NoIndex Posts in the Sitemap

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  • Resolved Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    I’ve been using Rank Math for a few days now. This is a wonderful tool, thank you very much.

    But, I have a question: I put a lot of posts on NoIndex. These nevertheless appear in the sitemap. This then leads to errors in the Webmaster Console.

    How do I get these posts removed from the sitemap?

    I had postet the problem on facebook and your team asked me, to open this ticket.

    Best regards,

    Thomas

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  • Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.

    I am having a hard time locating the posts that have been affected by this problem, I have checked a couple of noindex posts and they are not listed in the sitemap. Could you please share some links on the sensitive data section so that we can check this further?

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hello Michael,

    did you change something now? The post-sitemap is now only about 2 pages, yesterday there were four pages left with all 700+ posts.

    Best regards,

    Thomas

    Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thanks for getting back to us.

    Yes, I have modified the number of links on each sitemap from 200 to 500 via Rank Math > Sitemap settings page.

    I hope this info helps. Thank you.

    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Ok,

    then there are still all posts in the sitemap.

    Example NoIndex post:

    https://www.reisen-fotografie.de/unsere-reiseplaene-fuer-das-2-halbjahr-2016/

    You find the post in this sitemap on position 3:

    https://www.reisen-fotografie.de/post-sitemap2.xml

    Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thank you for contacting Rank Math today.

    I cannot find this URL on your sitemap, here is a search for the affected posts:
    post sitemap

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

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    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi Michael,

    is it possible, that you see another sitemap? I can see the post in it.

    Sitemap

    Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi there,

    Thanks for the response.

    This could be as a result of browser caching, please clear your browser cache or test this from a different browser. This is how the first entries look on both entries:
    links

    The second page:
    Post sitemap 2

    I hope this info helps. Thank you.

    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    This is crazy.

    I’ve used another browser now, with cleares chache.

    I see 236 URLs in Sitemap 2, where you can see 200.

    But, the complete 682 post, of your example is too much. I have 736 posts on the blog, 421 with NoIndex. So there should be only 315 posts in the sitemap.

    https://www.reisen-fotografie.de/wp-admin/edit.php?s&post_status=all&post_type=post&action=-1&m=0&cat=0&wpvgw_sufficient=0&wpvgw_marker=0&seo-filter=noindexed&filter_action=Auswahl+einschr%C3%A4nken&paged=1&action2=-1

    Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    Thank you for getting back to us.

    I have raised this problem with our dev team for closer investigation and we will be getting back to you in a short while.

    We appreciate your patience. Thank you.

    Pratik

    5 years, 9 months ago

    Hello,

    Even I see 236 URLs in Sitemap 2. Can you please confirm server cache is not enabled on your site?

    Looking forward to helping you. Thank you.

    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi Pratik,

    I have only a webhosting-package. These are the settings that I can change myself. As I see it, there is no server caching active.

    Server Settings

    I only use a cache-Plugin: WP Rocket.

    You can clear the cache, in the header line in the admin-panel: WP-Rocket-Cache leeren (if that is not in English)

    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    Hi,

    do you have anything news for me and my problem?

    Best regards,

    Thomas

    Anonymous

    5 years, 9 months ago

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    I have the solution.

    When I open the posts, clear the keyword-field (old entrys) and safe the post – then they are still no more part of the sitemap.

    Best regards,

    Thomas

    Michael Davis

    5 years, 9 months ago

    Rank Math pro

    Hello,

    We are super happy that this resolved your issue. If you have any other questions in the future, know that we are here to help you.

    If you don’t mind me asking, could you please leave us a review (if you haven’t already) on https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/?rate=5#new-post about your overall experience with Rank Math? We appreciate your time and patience.

    If you do have another question in the future, please feel free to create a new forum topic, and it will be our pleasure to assist you again.

    Thank you.

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