Title: post-sitemap2.xml
Last modified: September 26, 2026

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# post-sitemap2.xml

 *  Resolved [slservice33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slservice33/)
 * (@slservice33)
 * [5 days, 6 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/)
 * Hi, my new posts are being listed under `post-sitemap2.xml`
   They should be under`
   post-sitemap.xml` How can I fix this please ?

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 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [3 days, 2 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/#post-19031446)
 * Hello [@slservice33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slservice33/),
 * Thanks for reaching out.
 * By default, each sitemap can contain a limit of 1,000 items. If there are more
   than 1,000 items for a given content type, then the sitemap is split into multiple
   sitemaps. However, you can increase or decrease the sitemap limit by following
   [the steps here](https://developer.yoast.com/features/xml-sitemaps/api/#alter-the-number-of-sitemap-entries).
 *  Thread Starter [slservice33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slservice33/)
 * (@slservice33)
 * [2 days, 11 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/#post-19032002)
 * Hi, that sound right. I only have 23 posts actually listed under post-sitemap.
   xml but I have over 1000 posts excluded from the sitemap so that will be it and
   I will follow the link you kindly provided.
 * Will it cause any problems with search engines finding content having posts under
   both `post-sitemap.xml` & `post-sitemap2.xml `?
 *  Plugin Support [Maybellyne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maybellyne/)
 * (@maybellyne)
 * [2 days, 3 hours ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/#post-19032413)
 * When some items are excluded from the sitemap, that may lead to an XML sitemap
   being empty. This is expected and permissible behavior and there should be no
   problems with search engines finding your content.
 *  [mohsinapexdigitalco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohsinapexdigitalco/)
 * (@mohsinapexdigitalco)
 * [13 hours, 34 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/#post-19033697)
 * No, having posts split across post-sitemap.xml and post-sitemap2.xml won’t cause
   any problems — that’s exactly how sitemap indexes are meant to work.The sitemap_index.
   xml file at your domain root lists every individual sitemap, and Google discovers
   and crawls all of them through that index. It doesn’t expect everything in a 
   single file. Google itself allows up to 50,000 URLs per sitemap file, while Yoast
   uses a conservative default limit of 1,000 per sitemap, which is why yours split
   into two files. Both files are treated identically when you submit the index 
   in Search Console.On the count: sitemap files only include posts that are indexable.
   Anything set to noindex, redirected, canonicalized to another URL, or excluded
   in the plugin settings is left out by design — so the first file having fewer
   posts than your total is normal, and actually what you want. A sitemap that lists
   URLs your meta robots say shouldn’t be indexed would be the real problem.So you
   can leave it exactly as it is.
 *  Thread Starter [slservice33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/slservice33/)
 * (@slservice33)
 * [11 hours, 13 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/post-sitemap2-xml/#post-19033772)
 * Hi, thank you, I appreciate your comprehensive replies and will probably leave
   it as it is.
 * Stephen

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