Title: Ecwid Sitemap Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Ecwid Sitemap * Resolved [mobsey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobsey/) * (@mobsey) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/) * Hi support, * Thanks for your Ecwid plugin. It is working a charm on my wordpress store. * I also have Yeost SEO plugin installed. According to Ecwid plugin update 2.8, the Ecwid plugin is now compatible with Yeost SEO plugins. * The Yeost plugin is generating an ecwid sitemap for me. Here is the Sitemap Index Yeost has generated for my site: [http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/sitemap_index.xml](http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/sitemap_index.xml). You can see the last sitemap on the list is [http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml](http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml) * However, Google webtools is advising me that there is an error with the Yeost/ Ecwid Sitemap. Google says there is a “parsing error” i.e. Google says “We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting.” * When you have a look the Ecwid Sitemap you can see the problem comes up on the screen at [http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml](http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml). It says: “XML Parsing Error: not well-formed Location: [http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml](http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/ecwid-sitemap.xml) Line Number 173, Column 69: [http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/products/#!/Shielded-pouches-&-bags/c/1830533”](http://www.mobilesafety.com.au/products/#!/Shielded-pouches-&-bags/c/1830533”); * I do not know why this is happening but it is stopping Google from reading my Ecwid sitemap and so I don’t believe that all my Ecwid products are being properly indexed for SEO. * Please advise and help me to fix this. Thanks, Mobsey * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/) Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [makfruit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makfruit/) * (@makfruit) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004596) * Hi Mobsey, * Thanks for the report. It might be a a bug in the plugin. * We will investigate the issue and get back to you soon. * Thanks. * [makfruit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makfruit/) * (@makfruit) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004608) * Hi Mobsey, * We found the reason of the issue – it’s a bug in our plugin. We should process“&” characters in URLs in a special way to prevent such issues. * We will fix it in the next version of the plugin, which will be issued in a few weeks. * Sorry for the troubles caused by this. * Thanks. * Thread Starter [mobsey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobsey/) * (@mobsey) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004639) * Hi Makfruit, * That’s fantastic!I am glad you found a solution and thankyou. However can you please provide me with a solution in the meantime that comes quicker than the update in 4 weeks time? * I ask this because for the next 4 weeks I cannot get my sitemap indexed which means my products are not showing on Google or Google search results. This is a BIG blow to my business at present. I’m asking for a quicker turn around on this issue if possible please. * Kind regards, Steve * [makfruit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makfruit/) * (@makfruit) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004643) * Hi Steve, * As a workaround, you can remove the “&” symbol from the product titles in your store. As far as I can see, there is only one such product so the fix should be easy for you. You can replace it with “and”, I think. * Thanks. * Thread Starter [mobsey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mobsey/) * (@mobsey) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004645) * Thanks Makfruit. That’s brilliant. I’ve done that and it works fine now. Kind regards, Steve * [makfruit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makfruit/) * (@makfruit) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ecwid-sitemap/#post-6004716) * Hi Steve, * We fixed the issue in the new version of the plugin (v 3.1). It’s released so please update the plugin and the problem should be fixed. 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