Title: xml parsing error
Last modified: February 27, 2018

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# xml parsing error

 *  [FireFlyWebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireflywebs/)
 * (@fireflywebs)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parsing-error-34/)
 * I am trying to set up my google sitemap.xml file. (Using All In One SEO)
    but
   when I go to view the site map string (generated by All in One SEO) I get:
 * XML Parsing Error: XML or text declaration not at start of entity
    Location: 
   [https://mysite/sitemap.xml](https://mysite/sitemap.xml) Line Number 2, Column
   1:<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″?> ^
 * I don’t see a sitemap.xml in the root of the site? (perhaps it is hidden)
 * There are no extra spaces in front of anything in the web config file or htaccess
   file.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parsing-error-34/#post-10016290)
 * I recommend asking at [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack#new-post](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack#new-post)
   so the plugin’s / theme’s developers and support community can help you with 
   this.
 *  Thread Starter [FireFlyWebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireflywebs/)
 * (@fireflywebs)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parsing-error-34/#post-10016478)
 * Thanks. Will do.
 * G

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 * Last reply from: [FireFlyWebs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fireflywebs/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-parsing-error-34/#post-10016478)
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