Title: Unsupported file format errors – Google Webmaster Tools Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Unsupported file format errors – Google Webmaster Tools * Resolved [Summer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summer313/) * (@summer313) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/) * On Google webmaster tools I am seeing errors but when I actually open the sitemap I can see the sitemaps that are showing the error below. * [http://pain-and-depression.com/Library/sitemap-pt-post-2014-05.xml](http://pain-and-depression.com/Library/sitemap-pt-post-2014-05.xml) * Screenshot of errors: [http://pain-and-depression.com/sitemap-errors.jpg](http://pain-and-depression.com/sitemap-errors.jpg) * Errors * Unsupported file format * Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit. * — Next Issue— * And I guess I am not real clear about excluding categories as it still shows the posts in the excluded categories. Do I have to copy each post id from those categories and keep adding them to the list? * Thank you for your help, * Summer * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Arne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/arnee/) * (@arnee) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093658) * Hi, * do you have the plugin installed? I can’t find your sitemap.xml * Thread Starter [Summer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summer313/) * (@summer313) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093660) * Hi arnee, * It’s on now. * Summer * [wbxpress](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wbxpress/) * (@wbxpress) * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093685) * Me too facing the same issue recently. Google WMT says error. Invalid XML file. * [michellecoates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michellecoates/) * (@michellecoates) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093691) * I’m having the same issue with 6 websites, I’m managing that were just recently launched. The are some samples of what is on the sitemap.xml pages which then drill down to the actual sitemap. I have deleted the plugin and re-installed it and am still having the same issue! * HELP!!!! There is obviously a bug in the plugin, as I have seen multiple posts in this forum on this. * [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-misc.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-misc.xml) 2014-07-24 13:45 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2014-04.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2014-04.xml) 2014-04-30 20:46 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2013-11.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2013-11.xml) 2014-05-16 15:50 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2013-04.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-post-2013-04.xml) 2014-06-25 21:29 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-05.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-05.xml) 2014-07-17 18:14 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-04.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-04.xml) 2014-07-03 14:06 [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-11.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-11.xml) 2014-07-24 13:45 * [banthafoodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/banthafoodoo/) * (@banthafoodoo) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093710) * I am also having the same issue. * What I don’t understand is why it changed. This was a great plugin a few versions ago. I am using am older version currently, with no problems. * The older versions just find posts/pages, and spit out an accurate file in the form of sitemap.xml. There are no sitemap-misc.xml or sitemap-pt-page-2014-11. xml files. * Is there anyway to use this plugin like the older versions, without all of the extraneous files? Just a simple sitemap.xml, that updates when post/pages are added or removed. * Thank You. * Thread Starter [Summer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summer313/) * (@summer313) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093711) * Update: Mine is working fine now. My link above shows the correct sitemap. My newest ones just appeared working and then I cleaned up my sitemaps on webmaster tools–testing and resubmitted the ones with errors. * Hello, michellecoates– When I manually typed in your sitemap address, I am get a working site map as shown below, it lists almost 30 pages that go to the corresponding page of the site. I noticed on mine that contain ‘sitemap-pt-post-2014-05.xml’, are all the posts I published for that month, my archives. I am not seeing that date info at all in your sitemap like you have listed above. * [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap.xml) * [banthafoodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/banthafoodoo/) * (@banthafoodoo) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093712) * Hello **summer313**, * Did you do anything in particular to achieve the end result? Was there some configuration that you adjusted, or something like that? * **michellecoates**, how did you fix your XML sitemaps, so that sitemap.xml is reflecting all of your post and pages, and is the ONLY sitemap showing? * The link [http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap.xml](http://fourpointsorlandohotel.com/sitemap.xml) is exactly what I am trying to achieve. * Here is my sitemap URL [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap.xml). Which returns the following: * [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-misc.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-misc.xml) [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-05.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-05.xml) [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-04.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-04.xml) [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-03.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2014-03.xml) [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-06.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-06.xml) [http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-05.xml](http://www.getlegalpracticebuilder.com/sitemap-pt-page-2013-05.xml) * Any help/advice is greatly appreciated. * [michellecoates](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michellecoates/) * (@michellecoates) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093713) * The sitemap is now working because I uninstalled the most current version and installed version 3.4.1 and that seemed to fix the issue. You can find the previous versions of the plugin here: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/developers/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/developers/) * good luck! * Thread Starter [Summer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/summer313/) * (@summer313) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093714) * Hi banthafoodoo, * I reinstalled it and then tested and resubmitted the sitemaps on webmaster tools, other than that I did nothing else. * [banthafoodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/banthafoodoo/) * (@banthafoodoo) * [11 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unsupported-file-format-errors-google-webmaster-tools/#post-5093715) * Thank you **michellecoates** and **summer313**. * I will just continue using version 3.2.6. 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