Too Many Sitemaps

Hello,

I’m sorry to hear about the issue you’re facing with the empty sitemaps on your site after deleting posts. To address this problem, you can follow these steps:

1. Regenerate Sitemaps: You can try regenerating the sitemaps to ensure they reflect the current state of your website. To do this with Rank Math:

   • Head to your WordPress Dashboard and navigate to Rank Math > Sitemap Settings.
   • Click on the Save Changes button without making any modifications. This action will trigger Rank Math to regenerate the sitemaps based on the current content of your site.

2. Exclude Empty Sitemaps: If regenerating the sitemaps doesn’t resolve the issue, you can exclude specific post types or categories from being included in the sitemap. Here’s how you can exclude post terms:

   • Go to Rank Math > Sitemap Settings > Exclude Post Terms.
   • Select the post terms (categories or tags) you want to exclude from the sitemap.
   • Save your changes.

If you continue to face difficulties or need further assistance, please feel free to reply here, and a human agent from our support team will assist you promptly.

Thank you for reaching out with your concern.

Sources:
Remove Blank Lines From Sitemaps » Rank Math
Remove Blank Lines From Sitemaps » Rank Math
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How to Configure Sitemaps in Rank Math – Best Settings and Tips