Posted 2 years ago #
I installed WordPress using cPanel and Fantastico, then installed Arne Brachhold's Google XML Sitemap Plug-in, but google webmaster tools is giving me a big red X for sitemap status. What do I have to do to get that green check mark, instead of the red x?
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/
Does your sitemap exist at the URL that was submitted?
Posted 2 years ago #
I can see both versions of the sitemap (compressed and uncompressed) in my site's file structure on cPanel, but no, they do not come up when you point your broswer to their URL's. I receive an "error loading stylesheet."
In your admin panel, go to Settings/XML-Sitemap, make sure that all of the settings are correct, and click "rebuild the sitemap" near the top.
Posted 2 years ago #
Wow, that worked! Thank you so much for your help.
You're welcome!
Posted 1 year ago #
I have a problem with a red X dot in Google Webmaster Tools, but I can see the XML file in the root folder of my site, I can view it in the browser and it looks fine.
When I submit it manualy in Webmaster Tools it goes RED X.
I'm using wordpress 3.0 and Google XML Sitemaps 3.2.4
What could be the problem in my case?
P.S. I also tried submitting sitemap.xml.gz as in robots.txt, but no luck :(
Posted 1 year ago #
Same problem here, viewable through URL but still have red X in Google Webmaster Tools.
Anyone fix this?
Posted 1 year ago #
I am having the same issues with several different client websites as rpocaznoi and trentscott1.
Google webmaster tools is showing a red "X" but sitemap.xml is viewable via the url.
Posted 1 year ago #
Same problem here, I can see the sitemap at the URL, but getting red X in google webmaster tools. It says I have 14 URLs on the sitemap, but none are indexed. However, when I do a site:domain search on google, it shows my pages as indexed.
Posted 1 year ago #
hi.
i found the following solution for my site, please check if this work for you or not?
"In your sitemap.xml file urls must be with "www" prefix like "http://www.exapmle.com" rather than "http://example.com". to achive this you can manually add "www" before each url or you can do some settings in wordpress. first check your wordpress general settings that you have set your website address with www prefix or without it?
or there is a option in XML Sitemap Generator ("location of your sitemap"). choose custom location there and add "www" prefix with your site name.."
please reply this worked for you or not..!?
Posted 1 year ago #
Dear gau1987rock !
I have followed your www prefix instructions and WOW my problem has been solved ! Thanx a lot
Posted 1 year ago #
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