Title: remove noindex
Last modified: February 25, 2018

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# remove noindex

 *  Resolved [fabrixx2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fabrixx2/)
 * (@fabrixx2)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/)
 * In my source sitemap.html i have:
    `content="noindex,follow"/><style type="text/
   css">`
 * I received an error from Google because i have included sitemap in my robots 
   allowed file
 * but if i have nofollow in this generate an error.
 * I can’t download sitemap with filezilla because is a virtual file generated by
   plugin.
 * How can modify this?
 * Thank you
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [fabrixx2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fabrixx2/).

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 *  [hhalfmann](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hhalfmann/)
 * (@hhalfmann)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10013410)
 * Hallo!
    I have the same issue without a solution 😉
 * Any suggestions?
 * Thanks
 *  [AlanP57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanp57/)
 * (@alanp57)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10013729)
 * I have the same issue.
 *  [tasmer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasmer/)
 * (@tasmer)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10014901)
 * I have the same issue. The value can’t be modified
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [tasmer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tasmer/).
 *  [ShmellyCat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmellycat/)
 * (@shmellycat)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10015925)
 * I just wanted to share what fixed this for me.
 * I was using the Genesis Framework. To remove the noindex issue in the sitemap,
   I’ve had to change something in the SEO Settings tab.
    I removed the checkmarks
   next to: 1. Apply noindex to Category Archives 2. Apply noindex to Tag Archives
   3. Apply noindex to Search Archives
 * I’m not sure which of those 3 exactly fixed the error.
 * So hopefully this helps you too; search not for the answer within the sitemap
   plugin. Search for noindex settings in your website (especially if you have SEO
   settings, or SEO plugins such as Yoast).
 *  [AlanP57](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanp57/)
 * (@alanp57)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10018043)
 * [@shmellycat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shmellycat/), what version 
   of Genesis are you using?
 *  [Cleio&Co](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exiledesigns/)
 * (@exiledesigns)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10031083)
 * Hello,
 * I’m having the same issue here but I don’t use any framework. The only thing 
   could have been my All In One SEO plugin that also has the noindex options @schmellycat
   mentions, but I don’t want to remove noindex on those?
 * Any help appreciated. Those Google Console errors freak me out, lol.
 * Thanks and cheers,
    Corinne
 *  [keremacar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keremacar/)
 * (@keremacar)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10031333)
 * Hello,
 * My sites have got same issue and down on Google.
 * I use just All-in-One-Seo and Google XML Sitemaps
 * Anybody solve that problem?
 *  [Kopsap4ik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kopsap/)
 * (@kopsap)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10031360)
 * Also recently encountered this problem in Google Search Console.
    And the .xml
   version does not have this tag. “noindex, follow” occurs only in the sitemap.
   html file (when activated – Include sitemap in HTML format).
 *  [michaelknau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelknau/)
 * (@michaelknau)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10033232)
 * Same issue, no framework, Yoast SEO options activated, but Google ignores sitemap.
   html.
    Is there a solution?
 *  [keremacar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keremacar/)
 * (@keremacar)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10035591)
 * I think there is no solution. I gonna remove that plug-in.
 *  Thread Starter [fabrixx2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fabrixx2/)
 * (@fabrixx2)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10035608)
 * I switched to WP Meta Seo (addon version) for send my sitemap.
 * This remains for me, however, a great free plugin that I have used with satisfaction
   for years
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [fabrixx2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fabrixx2/).
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [fabrixx2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fabrixx2/).
 *  [hisureshkumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hisureshkumar/)
 * (@hisureshkumar)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10047428)
 * Even I have the sme problem. Google web master thrown error saying “Search Console
   has identified that your site is affected by 1 new Index coverage related issue.
   This means that Index coverage may be negatively affected in Google Search results.
   We encourage you to review and consider fixing this issue” when I went into deep
   it shows that sitemap.html is the issue. In this it shows noindex and nofollow.
   I have checked “the button “Include Sitemap in HTML format”. Should I uncheck
   this?
 *  [gwkopy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gwkopy/)
 * (@gwkopy)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-noindex/#post-10182567)
 * I’m getting the same thing. Very frustrating. Switched from All In One SEO to
   Yoast SEO. Had premium for both of them. Went back to All In One SEO and removed
   the noindex checks for categories and tags, then cleared the cache, switched 
   back to Yoast, cleared the cache again.
 * Will see if this helps at all.

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