Title: tag image:image
Last modified: January 9, 2020

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# tag image:image

 *  Resolved [wp_shaitan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codenam/)
 * (@codenam)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-imageimage/)
 * Remove the tag <image:image> from sitemap.xml or make it optional.

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 *  [Md Mazedul Islam Khan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mazedulislamkhan/)
 * (@mazedulislamkhan)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-imageimage/#post-9339227)
 * In order to better assist you, we’ll need more information. Can you please explain
   the issue you’re experiencing step by step and why should we remove the `<image:
   image/>` tag from the sitemap?
 * Notice that the Yoast SEO generates `sitemap_index.xml` and not the `sitemap.
   xml`.
 *  Plugin Support [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/)
 * (@amboutwe)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-imageimage/#post-9343364)
 * The `wpseo_xml_sitemap_img` filter allows you to modify the sitemap images and
   the code below will remove the images when the sitemap updates. You can force
   an update after adding this code by disabling and enabling the sitemaps.
 * `add_filter( 'wpseo_xml_sitemap_img', '__return_false' );`
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/).
 *  Thread Starter [wp_shaitan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codenam/)
 * (@codenam)
 * [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-imageimage/#post-9356146)
 * This does not always help, either it does not work correctly, it does not work
   after updates, in a word, it’s not so much an important thing in the site map,
   because of it there were such problems, it’s easier to remove or optional to 
   do.

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 * Last reply from: [wp_shaitan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/codenam/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tag-imageimage/#post-9356146)
 * Status: resolved