Verwijderen sitemap en lokale sitemap + nieuwe aan maken

Hello,

I apologize for the issue you are facing while trying to delete the existing sitemap in Rank Math Pro. The instructions you received from the support robot might be outdated or unclear.

To address your concern, I recommend following these steps to remove the existing sitemap in Rank Math:

1. Log in to your WordPress website.
2. Navigate to Rank Math > Sitemap Settings in the WordPress dashboard.
3. Look for an option to delete the sitemap directly within the Sitemap Settings of Rank Math. If you do not see a specific “Delete Sitemap” button as mentioned, it’s possible that the process has been updated in the plugin.

If you are unable to locate the “Delete Sitemap” button within the Sitemap Settings, I suggest replying to this ticket for further assistance. A human agent from the Rank Math Support team will take over and provide you with the most accurate guidance.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we appreciate your understanding.

Best regards.

Sources:
Is It Possible to Disable the URL /local-sitemap.xml? » Rank Math
How to Configure Sitemaps in Rank Math – Best Settings and Tips
How to Get Your Website Listed in Google News » Rank Math
Working With the News Sitemap in Rank Math » Rank Math

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Rank Math support, and we are sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

Kindly ignore the response of the bot as there is no provision to delete the sitemap as you have discovered.

Sitemaps in Rank Math are handled using the sitemap module. If you do not want to use the sitemap by Rank Math, you can disable it by heading to WP Dashboard > Rank Math > Dashboard as shown below:

However, if your sitemap is not getting updated, all you need to do is to refresh the sitemap and also prevent it from getting cached.

In this case, please 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/

3. If the above steps don’t seem to work, kindly apply the following filter to your site.

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

Here’s how you can add filter/hook to your WordPress site:
https://rankmath.com/kb/wordpress-hooks-actions-filters/

For more information, you can refer to the full guide here: https://rankmath.com/kb/sitemap-404-error/

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

Thank you.