Sitemap is HTML error in GSC

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  • Resolved Karl Woll
    Rank Math free

    Hi. Just switching over and setting up Rank Math – so far it seems great! Just one issue. When submitting all the sitemaps to Google Search Console, two of them give an error that says they are HTML. It says ‘Your Sitemap appears to be an HTML page. Please use a supported sitemap format instead.’

    Sitemap screenshot

    Sitemap image 2

    Am I doing something wrong, or have you seen this issue before? Appreciate any help. Thank you!

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  • Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    You just need to add the sitemap_index.xml sitemap to the Google Search Console. Google will use that sitemap to find the others and you shouldn’t have any error that way.

    Looking forward to help you.

    Oh okay – should I delete all the other ones then (ie /product-sitemap.xml, /page-sitemap.xml?) The other ones were successfully indexed after I submitted them. Thanks!

    Alberto
    Rank Math business

    Hello,

    Yes, you should. Don’t worry, Google won’t deindex the pages added using them and the next pages you add will be found using the sitemap_index.xml file.

    Looking forward to help you.

    Okay, thank you!!

    Hello,

    We are super happy that this resolved your issue.

    If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

    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.

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