Sitemap issues

  • Resolved mjaitly123

    (@mjaitly123)


    2 years, 9 months ago

    I have a one-page site but when I check out the site map, the Yoast plugin takes me to the home page, though the URL of the site map seems to be correct. This is why the Google Search console gives me an error that the sitemap is an HTML page. There was another SEO plugin that was installed along with Seo (I had no idea how it got downloaded) but I removed it and now only Yoast is present but I am still facing this issue.

    Please help me out.

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  • Plugin Support Maybellyne

    (@maybellyne)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    Hello,

    Thanks for reaching out.

    Can you please ensure that the Yoast XML Sitemap feature is ‘Enabled’ in your WordPress dashboard > SEO > General > Features?

    Thread Starter mjaitly123

    (@mjaitly123)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    The sitemap was already enabled! I removed the Yoast plugin and installed it again but still, I am getting the same issue. It is just a one-page site but still, this is happening.

    Plugin Support Md Mazedul Islam Khan

    (@mazedulislamkhan)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    We are sorry to hear that you’re still having trouble with the sitemap index. Sometimes resetting the permalink structure will quickly solve a 404 error from a recent change to your installation. Go to Admin > Settings > Permalinks and click save without altering anything. (How to Guide available here.)

    If the issue remains, please try the suggestions here: My sitemap is giving a 404 error, what should I do?

    Thread Starter mjaitly123

    (@mjaitly123)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    I did what you advised but it is not working. The sitemap continues to point to the homepage.

    Saša

    (@stodorovic)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    There is an issue related to “forcing trailing slash”:

    $ curl -k -i https://furlytics.com/sitemap_index.xml
HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:22:29 GMT
Server: Apache
...
X-Redirect-By: WordPress
...
Location: https://furlytics.com/sitemap_index.xml/
...

    When I try to access via query string (/?sitemap=1) then the sitemap index works (same for sub sitemaps).

    Thread Starter mjaitly123

    (@mjaitly123)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    I deleted my site (it was just a one-page site) and created a new site with a fresh WordPress installation but still I am getting the same issue. I am clueless what I should do now.

    Plugin Support Michael Tiña

    (@mikes41720)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    Hi @mjaitly123

    The Yoast SEO XML sitemap URL uses a pretty permalink of example.com/sitemap_index.xml but, behind the scenes, this URL also has a non-pretty permalink of example.com/?sitemap=1. If you can load and see the sitemap using the non-pretty permalink, your server is not set up to redirect and, thus, you’ll need to add redirect rules.

    Upon checking, the Yoast SEO sitemap loads using the non-pretty permalink https://furlytics.com/?sitemap=1.

    However, when trying to access the pretty permalink https://furlytics.com/sitemap_index.xml, it seems to be an issue related to “forcing the trailing slash” (as it attempts to 301 redirect to https://furlytics.com/sitemap_index.xml/ with the trailing slash instead of just loading the version without the trailing slash).

    You may need to check with your web host for the settings that are enforcing this trailing slash. You can also learn more about setting up Yoast XML Sitemaps on Apache servers here – https://yoast.com/help/xml-sitemaps-apache/

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Michael Tiña.
    Thread Starter mjaitly123

    (@mjaitly123)

    2 years, 9 months ago

    I changed the permalink settings to post name only and then the issue got resolved. Thanks.

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