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What does indexed not submitted in sitemap mean?
The “Indexed, not submitted in sitemap” status indicates that Google’s indexed URLs that aren’t included in your XML sitemap.
How do you fix sitemap could not be read?
“Sitemap could not be read” often mean that Google just hasn’t fetched the file. You can reload the page, or try to check the sitemap in the URL Inspection Tool.
What is Google Sitemap submission?
A sitemap is a file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site, and the relationships between them. Search engines like Google read this file to crawl your site more efficiently.
What does this mean your sitemap appears to be an HTML page Please use a supported sitemap format instead?
The sitemap error is often caused by accidentally submitting an HTML page rather than a properly formatted XML file. But if your XML sitemap is still claiming to be an HTML page, you may have a deeper problem. No worries: the issue usually lies with an easy-to-fix conflict in your WordPress plugins.
What does this mean your Sitemap appears to be an HTML page Please use a supported sitemap format instead?
How do I remove a sitemap from Google console?
How to remove your sitemap from Google Search Console
- Sign in to Google Search Console.
- In the sidebar, select your website.
- Click on ‘Sitemaps’.
- Under ‘Submitted sitemaps’, click on the sitemap you want to remove.
- Click on the 3 vertical dots in the top-right of the page then Remove Sitemap.
Why are some of my pages not being indexed?
Did you recently create the page or request indexing? It can take time for Google to index your page; allow at least a week after submitting a sitemap or a submit to index request before assuming a problem. If your page or site change is recent, check back in a week to see if it is still missing.
When should I submit a sitemap?
Ideally, you only need to submit your sitemap once (per search engine) in the search console. After that, they will keep re-crawling it on a schedule that they think makes sense based on what they know about your site. You should also reference your sitemap in your robots.
How do you fix duplicate submitted URL not selected as canonical?
How to fix “Duplicate, submitted URL not selected as canonical”
- Go to Coverage > Duplicate, submitted URL not selected as canonical and use the URL Inspection tool to find out which URL was chosen by Google as the canonical instead.
- Verify if Google has rightfully chosen a different canonical.
Why my sitemap is HTML?
How do you update sitemap?
5 Steps to Updating your sitemap. xml file
- Generate your XML Sitemap file. There are several websites you can visit to generate a sitemap file for your website.
- Upload your sitemap. xml file to your website’s root server.
- Make sure sitemap.
- Verify your sitemap.
- Submit your new sitemap to Google & Bing.
How long does it take for Google to index a site?
Did you recently create the page or request indexing? It can take time for Google to index your page; allow at least a week after submitting a sitemap or a submit to index request before assuming a problem.
What does it mean to submit a sitemap?
“Submitting” a sitemap means telling Google where to find it on your site. You cannot actually upload a sitemap to Google. You must have owner permissions for a property in order to submit a sitemap using the Sitemaps report.
What is a sitemap and do I need one?
A sitemap is a file on your site that tells Google which pages on your site we should know about. If you’re using a web hosting service such as Squarespace or Wix, they might generate a sitemap for you, in which case you don’t need to use sitemaps or this report.
Do I need to resubmit a sitemap that I already know about?
You shouldn’t need to resubmit a sitemap that we already know about, even if you’ve changed it. Google will notice any changes the next time we crawl your site.
How to tell if a sitemap is indexed or not?
Alas there is no real way (that I know of!) to tell between them. But can try using the URL Inspection on the sitemap url. it SHOULD say not indexed (its a sitemap not apage, so shouldn’t be indexed!), but can use the Live Test, to check if gogel CAN fetch it! Again as its a sitemap, NOT a page, DON’T use the ‘Request Indexing’ button!