Sitemap 404 error

#461498
  • Resolved Heather
    Rank Math free

    Hi there,
    I have installed rankmath hundreds of times and have it running on numerous sites with no issues.

    I have one site that isn’t working and is showing a 404 error.

    i followed the guide and flushed permalinks etc but it still says 404 error
    https://www.lifelongwanderlust.eu.org/sitemap_index.xml

    I have a coming soon page up right now so you can’t see much of the site but rank math sitemaps are just not working.

    Any ideas?

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  • Anas
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math, and sorry for any inconvenience caused.

    The sitemap is generated automatically once you have published at least one page or post and it is set to index.

    If you have already published a page, flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast and check the sitemap:
    https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp

    Hope this helps.

    We look forward to helping you.

    Heather
    Rank Math free

    As I said in my first post, I have flushed the permalinks etc already, as I followed the guide which I did explain in my ticket.

    Flushed them around 20 times so far. Uninstalled, reinstalled etc.
    Done everything you would do as someone with 20 years IT and web developing experience.
    Unfortunately it doesn’t work.

    Still says 404 error page cannot be found

    I have no caching plugins etc either.

    Hello,

    We understand the situation you’re going through.

    Assuming you are using the latest version of all the plugins and the themes (please update if not yet), it would seem like a conflict with one of the plugins or the theme you are using.

    To determine that, please follow this troubleshooting guide:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/check-plugin-conflicts/

    Here is a video you can follow as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcIWRhcUP2c

    Only the site admin would know and your users won’t be affected by this troubleshooting.

    If the issue still persists, then we might need to take a closer look at the settings. Please edit the first post on this ticket and include your WordPress & FTP logins in the designated Sensitive Data section.

    Please do take a complete backup of your website before sharing the information with us.

    Sensitive Data Section

    It is completely secure and only our support staff has access to that section. If you want, you can use the below plugin to generate a temporary login URL to your website and share that with us instead:

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/temporary-login-without-password/

    You can use the above plugin in conjunction with the WP Security Audit Log to monitor what changes our staff might make on your website (if any):

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-security-audit-log/

    We really look forward to helping you.

    Thank you.

    Heather
    Rank Math free

    I uninstalled again for a 21st time and now it is working!

    Something definitely was broken somewhere.

    Hello,

    We’re glad that this resolved your issue.

    Please feel free to reach out to us again in case you need any other assistance.

    We are here to help.

    Thank you.

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