Hello,
I’m sorry to hear that you are facing a 404 error with your sitemap on your website. This issue can impact how search engines like Google index your site.
To address the 404 error in your sitemap, please follow these steps:
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Flush the Sitemap Cache:
- Navigate to Rank Math SEO → Sitemap Settings and change the Links Per Sitemap. Save the changes.
- Go to Settings → Permalinks and click on Save Changes even if you didn’t make any modifications.
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Ensure the Sitemap is Located in the Root Folder:
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Validate Your Sitemap:
If the issue persists after following these steps, please let us know, and we will assist you further.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
Best regards.
Sources:
Why the Sitemap_Index.xml is Throwing a 404 Error » Rank Math
How to Configure Sitemaps in Rank Math – Best Settings and Tips
Troubleshooting the “Couldn’t Fetch” Error in Google Search Console » Rank Math
Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
how long it will take to fix this issue
IS ANYONE COMING TO SOLVE?
Hello,
Thank you for contacting us and sorry for any inconvenience that might have been caused due to that.
We deeply apologize for the delay in response. We are experiencing a higher-than-usual flow of tickets and that’s why it is taking longer than usual to respond.
We checked your sitemap and we can see it is currently working without any issues. Please check the screenshot in the sensitive data section for reference.
If you face the issue again in the future, please try to follow the steps below:
1. Flush the Sitemap cache by following this video screencast:
https://i.rankmath.com/pipRDp
2. Exclude the Sitemap files of the Rank Math plugin in your caching plugin. The cache could be via a plugin or from the server. For plugins or Cloudflare, please follow this article:
https://rankmath.com/kb/exclude-sitemaps-from-caching/
Hope that helps and please don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any other questions.
Thank you.
Hello,
Since we did not hear back from you for 15 days, we are assuming that you found the solution. We are closing this support ticket.
If you still need assistance or any other help, please feel free to open a new support ticket, and we will be more than happy to assist.
Thank you.
