Sitemap 404 Error

Hello,

I apologize for the issue you are facing with your sitemap. It sounds like you’ve already tried flushing the cache, which is a good first step. Here are a few additional steps you can take to resolve the 404 error for your sitemap:

1. Flush Permalinks: Go to your WordPress admin area and navigate to Settings → Permalinks. Click on the Save Changes button, even if you didn’t make any changes. This can often resolve sitemap issues.
   

2. Check Server Configuration: If you are using an Nginx server, ensure that the necessary rewrite rules are added. You can refer to this guide for more details: Why the Sitemap_Index.xml is Throwing a 404 Error.

3. Check .htaccess File: If you are on an Apache server, make sure the rewrite rules are correctly set in your .htaccess file. You can find the required code in the same guide linked above.

4. Disable Caching for Sitemap: Ensure that your caching plugin is not caching the sitemap. You may need to exclude the sitemap files from being cached. More information can be found here: Exclude Sitemaps from Caching.

5. Check Indexing Settings: Make sure that your posts/pages are set to index in the robots meta tag. You can check this by navigating to Rank Math SEO → Advanced tab in the post editing screen.
   

If you’ve tried all these steps and are still experiencing issues, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so we can assist you further. A human agent from our support team will take over and help resolve the issue.

Thank you for raising this concern!

Sources:
Why the Sitemap_Index.xml is Throwing a 404 Error » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support and sharing your concerns with us.

We checked the index sitemap and sub-sitemaps, and they are opening and validating correctly.

If the issue persists, please clear your browser cache and check again.

Let us know how it goes. We look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.