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# PMoffitt

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI] [Plugin: WordPress SEO by Yoast] Google says 'unsupported file format' for sitemap.xml.gz](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-by-yoast-google-says-unsupported-file-format-for-sitemapxmlgz/)
 *  Thread Starter [PMoffitt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmoffitt/)
 * (@pmoffitt)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-by-yoast-google-says-unsupported-file-format-for-sitemapxmlgz/#post-1972726)
 * What even stranger is that the upzipped .gz file and the sitemap.xml file are
   identical. Ran them thru KDIFF3 and there is no difference, unless I’m missing
   something.
    Ideas as to why Google rejected?
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI] [Plugin: WordPress SEO by Yoast] sitemap.xml error STILL throws this error after 2.2 release](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-by-yoast-sitemapxml-error-still-throws-this-error-after-22-release/)
 *  Thread Starter [PMoffitt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pmoffitt/)
 * (@pmoffitt)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-by-yoast-sitemapxml-error-still-throws-this-error-after-22-release/#post-1925499)
 * Problem solved. Ran the address through [http://validator.w3.org/](http://validator.w3.org/)
   to find lines 1 and 2 blank. Checked all .php files in theme until I found the
   problem, extra blank lines after the final /> in the functions file. Removed 
   blank lines and sitemap.xlm now works fine. Just wanted to report back in case
   any one else has same problem.
 * Looking forward to playing with latest version, thanks Yoast for making an awesome,
   useful plugin and giving it away for free!

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