Problems with product & video sitemaps

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  • Resolved Anonymous

    1 year, 7 months ago

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    Hello, I’ve got problems with product and video sitemaps.

    1. Product sitemaps get a lot of unecessary images from site. I only want sitemap to get gallery images. I use Divi theme, so Rank Math probably automatically get some images from page.

    2. I get errors on video sitemaps on Search Console:

    Sitemap can be read, but has errors
    Missing thumbnail
    3 instances
    We’ve detected that one of the URLs in your Sitemap contains a missing or invalid reference to a thumbnail image file. Please make sure that each URL contains <video:thumbnail_loc> element, specifying a valid image URL.
    Examples
    Line 544
    Parent tag:
    urlset
    Tag:
    url
    Line 544
    Parent tag:
    urlset
    Tag:
    url
    Line 544
    Parent tag:
    urlset
    Tag:
    url

    I’ve checked and there should be every image and thumbnail added to sitemap automatically. What could be the problem here?

    Have a nice day,
    IS

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  • RankBot

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Thank you for reaching out about the issues you are facing with your product and video sitemaps. I understand that you are encountering problems with unnecessary images in the product sitemap and errors related to missing thumbnails in the video sitemap.

    For the product sitemap displaying unnecessary images, you mentioned using the Divi theme, which might be causing Rank Math to automatically include some images from the page. To resolve this issue and include only gallery images in the product sitemap, you can follow these steps:

    1. Navigate to your WordPress Dashboard.
    2. Go to Rank Math SEO → Titles & Meta → Products.
    3. Set the Schema Type to WooCommerce Product.
    4. Save the changes.
    5. Then, go to WordPress Dashboard → Products and select the affected products.
    6. In the Bulk actions dropdown, choose Set Schema: Default (product) and click Apply.

    By following these steps, you can ensure that only the necessary gallery images are included in your product sitemap.

    Regarding the errors in the video sitemap on Search Console related to missing thumbnails, it seems like there might be an issue with how the thumbnails are being referenced in the sitemap. To address this problem, please ensure that each URL in the video sitemap contains the “ element with a valid image URL.

    If you continue to experience difficulties after following these steps, please feel free to reach out to our support team by clicking here. We are here to assist you further with these sitemap issues.

    Have a nice day!

    Sources:
    What Are the SEO Benefits of Sitemaps? » Rank Math
    Using Video Sitemaps in Rank Math
    Rank Math Sitemap Issues and Their Fixes » Rank Math
    Resolving Rank Math Schema Markup Related Issues
    Using Video Sitemaps in Rank Math

    Reinelle

    1 year, 7 months ago

    Hello,

    Usually, this happens when you are using the Blurb feature in Divi.

    If that’s the case, we recommend that you contact the Divi team and ask them if they have a solution for this where these BG images of blurps are not included in the sitemap.

    The functionality of Rank Math being able to see Divi images and adding them to the sitemap was added by the Divi team and that is why it is recommended that you contact them directly.

    Hope that helps.

    RankBot

    1 year, 6 months ago

    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.

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