Sitmap error

#873766
Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
  • RankBot

    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    We apologize for the issue you are facing with your sitemap not being read by Google Search Console. Here are some steps you can follow to troubleshoot and potentially resolve the "Couldn’t fetch" error:

    1. Validate Your Sitemap

    First, ensure that your sitemap is correctly configured. You can use the Validate XML Sitemap tool. Enter your sitemap URL and click VALIDATE SITEMAP. If your sitemap is correctly configured, you should see a success message.

    An example displaying how to validate a sitemap

    2. Ensure the Sitemap is Located in the Root Folder

    Make sure your sitemap is located in the root folder of your WordPress installation. The URL should look like this:
    `https://rankmath.com/kb/how-to-change-canonical-url/

    3. Ensure Your Posts Are Set to Index

    Check if your posts are set to index. Go to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta and ensure the Index checkbox is enabled in the Robots Meta settings.

    Index Titles and Meta settings

    4. Flush the Cache

    If your sitemap appears outdated, you may need to flush the sitemap cache. Navigate to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings, increase the value of Links Per Sitemap by one, and save your settings.

    Increase links per sitemap

    Then, go to Settings → Permalinks and click Save Changes to ensure the current settings are applied.

    Flush Permalinks

    5. Add the Correct Sitemap to Google Search Console

    Make sure you have added the correct sitemap URL in Google Search Console. Navigate to Indexing → Sitemaps, paste your sitemap URL, and click SUBMIT. Ensure there are no spaces in the URL.

    Add the sitemap to Google Search Console

    If you continue to experience issues after following these steps, please reply to this ticket, and a human agent from our support team will assist you further. Thank you for raising this concern!

    Sources:
    Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math

    Rakibuzzaman Siam

    1 year, 6 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    We checked your sitemap and we can see it is working properly without any issues.

    In this case, please try to follow the steps below and see if that works for you:

    1. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
    https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp

    2. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server. For plugins or Cloudflare, please follow this article:
    https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/

    Once done, clear your website cache, remove all the submitted sitemap, and resubmit only the /sitemap_index.xml in the Search Console.

    Let us know how it goes. Looking forward to helping you.

    Thank you.

    RankBot

    1 year, 5 months 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.

Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)

The ticket ‘Sitmap error’ is closed to new replies.