Hello,
Thank you for contacting Rank Math and bringing your concern to our attention. I’m sorry for any inconvenience this issue may have caused you.
Could you please share your website URL to check further? You can add it in the sensitive data section
![Sensitive Data Section](https://i.mythemeshop.com/SphEG0+)
It is completely secure, and only our support staff has access to that section.
Meanwhile, please follow the steps below for initial troubleshooting:
1. Ensure you’re using the latest version of your plugins/theme including Rank Math.
2. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
https://i.rankmath.com/xXXhDt
3. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server:
https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/
Here’s a link for more troubleshooting steps if the issue still persists:
https://rankmath.com/kb/fix-sitemap-issues/#file-appears-html-page
I hope that helps.
Thank you, and please don’t hesitate to contact us anytime if you need further assistance with anything else.
Hello,
I have updated the sensitive data as requested. Can you please check further?
Thank you.
I’ve checked all the site maps. there are no HTML tags. Wonder why is error is showing!
Hello,
I’ve checked your sitemap, and it is redirecting to your homepage. Please follow the steps above to fix this issue.
Once done, remove all your submitted sitemaps in your Google Search Console account and resubmit your main sitemap `/sitemap_index.xml then give Google some time to recrawl your site.
I hope that helps.
Thank you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.