“Sitemap shows X-Robots-Tag: noindex conflict due to Rank Math”

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  • Resolved 그녀의레시피

    1 month, 2 weeks ago

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    Hello Rank Math Team,

    I am experiencing an issue where my sitemap is being excluded from indexing due to an X-Robots-Tag: noindex header.

    Hosting: Cloudways (Nginx + Apache hybrid setup)

    Action taken so far:

    Cleared all caches (Cloudways, WordPress, plugins like Hummingbird/Smush).

    Set custom domain correctly (wp.onedailys.com).

    Flushed WordPress cache via WP-CLI.

    Reinstalled and reconfigured Rank Math plugin.

    Confirmed .htaccess rule is forcing index, follow successfully.

    Despite this, the sitemap (/sitemap_index.xml) still shows two conflicting X-Robots-Tag headers:

    One from .htaccess (index, follow)

    Another added by Rank Math plugin (noindex)

    Cloudways support has confirmed the issue is not server-side and recommended contacting Rank Math.

    Could you please check why Rank Math is injecting the noindex header into the sitemap, and provide a solution to disable or override this behavior?

    Thank you for your support.

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  • RankBot

    1 month, 2 weeks ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your sitemap being excluded from indexing due to the conflicting X-Robots-Tag headers. It seems that there might be a configuration conflict causing Rank Math to inject the noindex header into your sitemap.

    Here are a few steps you can take to troubleshoot and potentially resolve this issue:

    1. Check Rank Math Settings: Go to Rank Math > Sitemap Settings and ensure that the settings for your sitemap are configured correctly. Make sure that the option to include your sitemap in search engine indexing is enabled.

    2. Disable X-Robots-Tag in Rank Math: If you want to override the behavior of Rank Math injecting the noindex header, you can add a filter in your theme’s functions.php file to disable it. You can use the following code:

      add_filter( 'rank_math/sitemap/enable_caching', '__return_false' );

      This will prevent Rank Math from caching the sitemap, which might help in resolving the conflict.

    3. Check for Other Plugins: Sometimes, other SEO or caching plugins can interfere with Rank Math’s functionality. Ensure that no other plugins are adding conflicting headers.

    4. Review .htaccess Rules: Since you mentioned that your .htaccess rule is forcing index, follow, double-check that there are no other rules that might be conflicting with this setting.

    5. Contact Support: If the issue persists after trying these steps, please reply to this ticket with your site URL so that a human agent from our support team can take a closer look at your specific setup and provide further assistance.

    Thank you for raising this concern, and we appreciate your patience as we work to resolve it!

    Sources:
    Can I NoIndex PDF Files Using an SEO Plugin? » Rank Math
    How to Fix "Incorrect HTTP Header Content-Type" Error in Sitemaps » Rank Math

    This is an automated reply from Rank Math Support Bot. If you need further assistance, please reply to this topic and a human support agent will reply to you shortly.

    RankBot

    2 weeks ago

    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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