Hi. I just installed version 0.1.4 of WordPress SEO and i cant seem to generate a proper XML sitemap. I've deleted all of my exciting sitemap but when i access domain.com/sitemap.xml i get ERROR: sitemap is not a valid feed template. error. anybody getting the same problem?
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[resolved] ERROR: sitemap is not a valid feed template. (26 posts)
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thepcsamurai
Posted 1 year ago # -
Joost de Valk
Posted 1 year ago #That's weird, could you add your domain URL so I can check it out?
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windycitynews
Posted 1 year ago #Same issue here.
I will leave the "ERROR: sitemap is not a valid feed template." live so you can take a look at it.
gnom [dot] es / sitemap.xml
Thanks.
James -
Posted 1 year ago #Hmm ok that's weird. However, version 0.4, due later this week I think, has a complete new way of handling XML Sitemaps, once that's out please re-test.
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jelmer_bb
Posted 1 year ago #Hi Joost, how is the new version coming along? Have the same problem here. Admin shows the sitemap is creating successfully, but when browsing to http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap.xml I get an error message:
"ERROR: sitemap is not a valid feed template."
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You may be able to fix this by the following:
1. Deactivate and delete any installed XML sitemap-building plugin (other than the Yoast plugin).
2. Deactivate the Yoast plugin.
3. Delete existing XML sitemap files, both normal and GZIPed.
4. Reactivate the Yoast plugin.
5. Use the Yoast plugin to create the XML sitemap.
The sitemap should now create normally and the error should go away.
I initially had this same problem because the Google XML sitemaps plugin was installed. Even deactivating it did not work. Following the procedure above corrected the problem.
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Posted 1 year ago #Thanks for your reply edelen, unfortunatelly it did not help me. I use a clean WP install and the Yoast plugin is the only SEO / XML builder. Also after deactivating and reactivating and than rebuilding http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap.xml/ still shows the error.
Maybe there is something wrong with the redirect (trailing / ?)
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My sitemap has no trailing slash. I don't have the forced trailing slash enabled in the plugin because all my pages end in .html.
Always delete the old sitemap files, too, before you attempt a rebuild.
Also, did you rebuild your permalinks? All you need to do there is just resave your existing config.
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Posted 1 year ago #I don't have forced trailing slash enabled as well, but somehow there is a redirect from http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap.xml.gz to http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap.xml.gz/ and same for the .xml
Also did the rebuild permalinks - no success so far.
Any other ideas? I can't find the sitemap.xml in the root dir, where should I look? Think there is some redirect mistake or file don't actually create itself.
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Yes, you need to create a blank file with that name (and also .gz) and add them, both writable through CHMOD settings, to the same directory that contains the guts of your WordPress installation.
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Posted 1 year ago #It gets even stranger. I created the files myself and made them writeable using CHMOD. But after rebuilding, they get delete (I assume by the plugin) and not newly created..
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Posted 1 year ago #This has changed with 0.4, the complete functionality no longer uses static files so all these bugs are gone :)
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Posted 1 year ago #0.4 and also after upgrading to 0.4.1 which generates the sitemap_index.xml still the same error. Also after completely deleting the plugin and reinstalling. Maybe its my hosting or another setting.
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Posted 1 year ago #Are you running W3TC with this feature on?
"Skip 404 error handling by WordPress for static files"
If so, go into your htaccess, find this line:
# BEGIN W3TC Skip 404 error handling by WordPress for static filesand below that, remove xml from the list of file extensions.
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Posted 1 year ago #I have the cache 404 pages checked indeed (using W3TC), only don't have the mentioned line in my htaccess.
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Posted 1 year ago #No the other one, this one is in the browser cache settings.
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Posted 1 year ago #On that form you can add exceptions, if you add this one:
sitemap(_index)?\.xml
it should work.
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Posted 1 year ago #Yup, now I got a normal 404 instead of the invalid feed error: http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap_index.xml
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Posted 1 year ago #Hmm that's freaking weird. Could you save settings on the XML sitemaps page one more time?
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Posted 1 year ago #Ah wait and now WP isn't serving the error, you should either disable that feature OR add the exception mentioned above.
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Posted 1 year ago #Exception added, now the feed error is back. Resave of sitemap did not help. http://jelmerdejong.com/sitemap_index.xml
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Posted 1 year ago #Any chance of giving me admin access so i can check it out?
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Posted 1 year ago #what is your email address?
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Posted 1 year ago #joost at my domain.
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Posted 1 year ago #Turns out my problems was caused by the theme I'm using, that has a feed rewrite rule active. The latest post of @yoast helped me to fix this: http://yoast.com/xml-sitemap-in-the-wordpress-seo-plugin
I removed the redirect code from the theme file and disabled the rss rewrite in the themes admin menu.
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Posted 1 year ago #Cool.
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