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1. jdorenbush
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   I am receiving the following two error messages when trying to generate my site map:
   "- There was a problem writing your sitemap file. Make sure the file exists and is writable."
   "- There was a problem writing your zipped sitemap file. Make sure the file exists and is writable."

   I have a custom location set to where the sitemap is at, and have double checked to confirm it is in the place I have listed, and it is.

   I have both "sitemap.xml" and "sitemap.xml.gz". The permissions for these files are "rwx r-x r-x".

2. jdorenbush
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   Anyone?

3. jdorenbush
   Member
   Posted 3 months ago #

   A complete uninstall and re-creation of files seemed to have fixed it. Still unsure of the root of the problem, but oh well.

4. panan
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   You can do this:
   When you come to this section, some of the blogger will found difficulties to create the sitemap, you require to create a “sitemap.xml” file and “sitemap.xml.gz” file and upload it into the public_html directory.

   How to create sitemap.xml and sitemap.xml.gz ?

   If you do not know how to create “sitemap.xml” file and “sitemap.xml.gz”, simply open a notepad, save file as “sitemap.xml” and another one save file as “sitemap.xml.gz“

   Upload it to ur webhosting public_html directory, you definitely found the same issue,

   There was a problem writing your sitemap file. Make sure the file exists and is writable

   There was a problem writing your zipped sitemap file. Make sure the file exists and is writable

   The sitemap.xml and sitemap.xml.gz are not writable yet, to change the ftp file permission to become writable, click on the file, and edit the CHMOD. it require to be writable on this 2 file. You need to change the this the FTP file permission to become writable, or “777″.
   Once done, both file are writable. You can update the option or rebuild sitemap manually
   cheers.
   Panan

5. Dod
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I found 2 methods to get round this:

   1. Create 2 empty files named sitemap.xml and sitemap.xml.gz upload to your blog directory and CHMOD to 666. Then generate your sitemap

   or

   2. Temporarily CHMOD your blog directory to 777 to allow the plugin to write the files the 1st time. Then, once the sitemap files are created, CHMOD your blog directory back to 755 or whatever it was before.

   Cheers
   Dod

6. barbosay
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #

   I have the same problem for months in 1 site, I already contact the Plugin Designer, chek tons of forums, nothing works :(

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