Title: Two site maps
Last modified: May 8, 2022

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# Two site maps

 *  Resolved [billbennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billbennett/)
 * (@billbennett)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-site-maps/)
 * The plug-in generates two site maps on my site:
 * [https://billbennett.co.nz/sitemap.xml](https://billbennett.co.nz/sitemap.xml)
 * And
 * [https://billbennett.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml](https://billbennett.co.nz/sitemap_index.xml)
 * They appear to be identical and in both cases there’s a message saying they are
   generated by The SEO Framework.
 * Is this normal? If so why are there two? If not, how can I fix it?

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 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-site-maps/#post-15631291)
 * Howdy!
 * We added the `/sitemap_index.xml` endpoint to support misconfigured hosts that
   cater to Yoast SEO. If you can access `/sitemap.xml`, your website is configured
   correctly in this regard, and you can ignore the “index” one.
 * Both endpoints are virtual; no actual sitemap file exists on your server on either
   location. In fact, TSF generates a sitemap on a near-infinite number of locations
   to support translation plugins: `https://theseoframework.com/sitemap.xml/example-
   language-123`.
 * TSF maintains a cache of each unique sitemap in the database (togglable at “SEO
   Settings > General > Performance”). The cache key of this sitemap remains the
   same until the blog ID (multisite) or site language setting (translation plugin)
   changes. Both `/sitemap.xml` and `/sitemap_index.xml` share the `base` key, thus
   sharing the same database store. Consequently, you need not worry about it filling
   up your database.
 *  Thread Starter [billbennett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billbennett/)
 * (@billbennett)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-site-maps/#post-15633841)
 * Thanks. That answers my question. And I think it answers the other question I
   had: Is it safe to delete the second sitemap from Google Search Console?
 * Presumably the answer is yes?
 *  Plugin Author [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * (@cybr)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-site-maps/#post-15634514)
 * Cheers 🙂 Yes, that’s correct — I recommend keeping `/sitemap.xml` for best support.

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 * Last reply from: [Sybre Waaijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cybr/)
 * Last activity: [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/two-site-maps/#post-15634514)
 * Status: resolved