Title: sitemap error syntax error Last modified: February 6, 2018 --- # sitemap error syntax error * Resolved [gratuitance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gratuitance/) * (@gratuitance) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-error-syntax-error/) * 311/5000 Hello; I have a problem with my sitemap file, here is the error I have: * XML parsing error: syntax error Location: [http://gratuitance.ddns.net/main-sitemap.xsl](http://gratuitance.ddns.net/main-sitemap.xsl) Line Number 1, Column 50: ————————————————- ^ * could you help me please. I tried using it in Google’s search-console but it does not work. cordially. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsitemap-error-syntax-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * [Rumejan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/onlyincebu/) * (@onlyincebu) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-error-syntax-error/#post-9945920) * The stylesheet, [http://gratuitance.ddns.net/main-sitemap.xsl](http://gratuitance.ddns.net/main-sitemap.xsl), isn’t reachable (404) which is why the human-readable browser view of your sitemap index, [http://gratuitance.ddns.net/index.php/sitemap_index.xml](http://gratuitance.ddns.net/index.php/sitemap_index.xml), is blank. Please refer to this kb article: [https://kb.yoast.com/kb/my-sitemap-is-blank-what-s-wrong/](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/my-sitemap-is-blank-what-s-wrong/) * ​Please note that the stylesheet is only used to render the human-readable browser view of the sitemap and doesn’t affect how search engine crawls it. We confirm that the sitemap is being generated correctly by checking its source code and that Google will be able to parse it without problems. * Plugin Support [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * (@mikes41720) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-error-syntax-error/#post-9975940) * No further response, setting to resolved. Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘sitemap error syntax error’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/wordpress-seo/assets/icon-256x256.gif?rev=3419908) * [Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo/reviews/) * 2 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Michael Tiña](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikes41720/) * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-error-syntax-error/#post-9975940) * Status: resolved