Cómo corregir el error 404 del mapa del sitio de WordPress SEO de Yoast

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2. D Moran says

   Feb 20, 2014 en 11:28 am

   I just bought the Genesis Framework theme and then installed the yoast seo plugin and activated. I then tried to generate my sitmap and get this same 404 error.

   “Not found, error 404
   The page you are looking for no longer exists. Perhaps you can return back to the site’s homepage and see if you can find what you are looking for. Or, you can try finding it by using the search form below.”

   Does this mean that the theme I got from Genesis is badly coded? Did I waste my money??

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   • WPBeginner Support says

     Feb 20, 2014 en 2:23 pm

     It is highly unlikely, Genesis Child Themes purchased from StudioPress are very well coded. Try deactivating all your plugin to find out if a plugin is causing this issue.

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     • Chris Sparks says

       Feb 28, 2014 en 11:06 am

       I had a similar issue after installing Yoast SEO. I deactivated the plugin, then restarted and the URL system picked up and started working as expected. This seems to be related to how the permalink structure is set up as only one of our sites has experienced this issue.

       Thanks for posting!

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3. Kase Dean says

   Feb 3, 2014 en 11:55 am

   I don’t know what just happened.

   But that fixed it!

   Thank you

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4. john says

   Ene 14, 2014 en 1:41 pm

   hello I tried fixing the 404 error code and now I get the following messege:

   Internal Server Error

   The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

   and after that i remove the folder of plugin seo and nothing is working again what can i do???

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   • WPBeginner Support says

     Ene 15, 2014 en 9:46 am

     Do you see an error? Can you access WordPress admin area?

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5. Eoin Healy says

   Ene 7, 2014 en 3:50 pm

   Another easy way to fix the sitemaps is to simply disable sitemap functionality and enable it again…. works for me every time, doesn’t matter what plugins i have installed.

   In Admin, to go SEO > XML SItemaps
   Under ‘XML Sitemap’ uncheck ‘Check this box to enable XML sitemap functionality.’, hit save, check the box again and hit save.

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   • Brent G says

     Ene 11, 2014 en 11:19 am

     Eoin, Thanks for the great solution!!!!

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   • George says

     Ene 19, 2014 en 4:04 pm

     This worked for me as well. Thanks!

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   • Fred Higson says

     Feb 5, 2014 en 11:51 am

     This worked for me too! Cheers Eoin!

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   • Jeremy Hogan says

     Feb 11, 2014 en 3:56 pm

     So simple and yet so effective. This was the answer for me as well. Thanks!

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   • Tyler says

     Feb 19, 2014 en 11:52 pm

     Great solution, Eoin! Thanks so much for letting us know!

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6. Margot Barrios says

   Nov 14, 2013 en 6:09 pm

   I already fixed using the first option, how would I know if it’s working already? Should I need to wait for Google’s webmaster report? This is where I saw the 404 error on my site.

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   • WPBeginner Support says

     Nov 14, 2013 en 10:59 pm

     yes you should be able to see your sitemap file in Webmaster Tools

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7. Eric Kuhn says

   Nov 11, 2013 en 9:56 pm

   I replaced the edit files with the XML sitemap fix and completely removed what was there initially. Google webmaster tools has accepted the sitemap however, my sitemap doesn’t show a 404 or anything. Does that mean everything is ok?

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   • WPBeginner Support says

     Nov 12, 2013 en 9:34 pm

     Yes, everything looks OK.

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8. Melissa says

   Oct 17, 2013 en 3:18 pm

   I tried fixing the 404 error code and now I get the following messege:

   Internal Server Error

   The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

   Please contact the server administrator, and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

   More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

   Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

   Apache/2.2.23 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.23 OpenSSL/1.0.0-fips mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at artattackfx.com Port 80

   I cannot access the WP Admin Site… How can I revert to before I added this code :

   # WordPress SEO – XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
   2

   3
   RewriteEngine On
   4
   RewriteBase /
   5
   RewriteRule ^sitemap_index\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 [L]
   6
   RewriteRule ^([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 [L]
   7

   8
   # END WordPress SEO – XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix

   to the htacess code in YOAST? Please Help.

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   • WPBeginner Support says

     Oct 21, 2013 en 7:10 pm

     As the tutorial suggests you added the code in .htaccess file on your webserver? If yes, then simply edit the .htaccess file and remove the code you added.

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     • Remi says

       Nov 4, 2013 en 6:42 pm

       I thought I followed to the letter your second suggestion but have the same issue as Melissa. Now waiting for the Webhost for a solution. What about adding a warning in your second solution that it can lead to a 500 Internal Server Error.

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       • WPBeginner Support says

         Nov 4, 2013 en 8:37 pm

         You can also revery back by editing the file your modified through FTP. Connect to your website using an FTP client. Locate the file you modified (.htaccess or class-sitemaps.php) and remove the code you added. Alternately, you can also delete the WordPress SEO folder from your wp-content/plugins/ directory through FTP.

9. Todd says

   Oct 6, 2013 en 10:35 am

   Thanks a lot. The first fix worked for me as well.

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10. icejava says

    Ago 31, 2013 en 9:24 am

    Thanks, I had to apply both fixes to get mine too work! Job well done.

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11. Andy says

    Ago 10, 2013 en 1:31 pm

    Thank you very much for this. Works perfectly!

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12. Toni says

    Ago 8, 2013 en 1:20 am

    Can anyone advise on how to delete the post-sitemap.xml as I cannot find it in my root directory! I have turned of the generate sitemap in Yoast.

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13. Koen says

    Ago 6, 2013 en 4:38 pm

    Hi,
    I have wordpress 3.6 with Avada theme and WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin.
    First I got the 404 error page.
    Then I applied the .htaccess fix without any result.
    Then I applied the class-sitemaps.php fix, now the sitemap returns a blank page.
    What to do?
    Please help. Avada isn’t a crappy theme, I think.
    Cheers, Koen

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    • Frank says

      Sep 9, 2013 en 6:21 pm

      Koen,

      I’m having the same problem I was thinking it was a Nginx issue because I’m not hosting on an Apache server.

      are you hosted on a Apache server?

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    • glowzar says

      Ene 22, 2014 en 5:43 pm

      I know more than 1 with avada theme an the same problem.

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14. Gbenga Adebayo says

    Jul 28, 2013 en 7:19 pm

    Hi,

    Appears i still have a few issues to sort out. Google webmaster reporting http 403 errors with my sitemap. I can’t find the sitemap anymore in my root folder. I can navigate to the sitemap using my browser without getting a 404 error message.

    Any suggestions or help is appreciated.

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15. Gbenga Adebayo says

    Jul 27, 2013 en 4:40 pm

    Many thanks! .htaccess addition fixed the error for me

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16. Madhu says

    Jul 19, 2013 en 8:00 pm

    Phew … Thanks again!
    I updated my SEO pluggin and the sitemaps had the same issue.
    I had to incorporate both the fixes.

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17. Rajesh Thakur says

    Jul 9, 2013 en 11:26 am

    Thanks First one did worked for me need to clear w3 cache after that and wait a little also disable XML sitemap checkbox and check it again

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18. Erica says

    Jun 26, 2013 en 1:54 pm

    I tried the second set of instructions and it resulted in a “Fatal Error” message and I was unable to access my WP site, or even the login page. Scary!

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19. Nyla says

    Jun 23, 2013 en 1:28 pm

    Hi all

    I’m an very frustrated to say that I am too getting 404 error, I’m using kriesi replete theme.

    I have tried both options however nither worked

    I’m not sure if I’m doing it write, can somebody explain…. In simple terms are we deleting and replacing the existing code on both options? Or just adding? It’s not clear or does it make a difference if the prexisting remains

    Thanks in advance

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20. Jonny R says

    Jun 23, 2013 en 10:16 am

    Awesome thanks, implementing both worked perfectly!

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21. Fin O'Suilleabhain says

    May 29, 2013 en 4:58 pm

    Worked like a charm. Grateful for the helpful post.

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22. Ahmed Alahdal says

    May 10, 2013 en 4:51 am

    Thanks for the fix

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23. Joyce says

    May 8, 2013 en 10:13 am

    Thank you so much!
    this worked — had to make both changes, (edited the class-sitemaps.php file).

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24. Anudeep says

    Mar 25, 2013 en 11:28 pm

    Thanks a lot!
    It worked

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25. Rohin says

    Mar 24, 2013 en 2:00 pm

    Damn helpful.
    One of my clients had this problem and just took 5 minutes to solve the issue. Just because of this post.
    Thanks a lot.
    

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26. Ron MacGregor says

    Nov 25, 2012 en 7:15 pm

    I am new to WordPress and have only begun a using the Canyon theme. I got the 404 message as I was attempting to install a “contact info” plugin. Does anyone know if I just begin at the very beginning again, i.e. go through my GoDaddy account to reinstall WordPress and then reinstall the Canyon theme – might that solve the 404 problem?

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Nov 27, 2012 en 7:49 am

      It is probably the issue with that other plugin.

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27. Ricky says

    Nov 19, 2012 en 5:12 pm

    Thanks for the fix!

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28. Jack Logan says

    Oct 31, 2012 en 8:17 am

    I have two sets of websites (WordPress Multisite installs) and I have no issues with sitemaps on one of them and I get a 404 error with category_sitemap.xml on the other one.

    I tried both fixes suggested in this post, but they don’t solve the issue. The only thing that works is going to Posts -> Categories – Edit and changing from “Auto detect” to “Always include” on all categories.

    The issue here is that I have over 200 sites, and about 8 categories per page, so it would take too long to do it just to get category sitemaps, even though I could use it….

    Is there any way to mass change all the categories on WP Multisite to “Always include”. I think this would be a solution that would work for everyone.

    Thank you.

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29. Jacques Karsten says

    Oct 2, 2012 en 8:42 am

    If none of this works try create a file named sitemap_index.xml on your html root through ftp and make sure the permissions are set and the plugin should then take care of the rest.

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    • Kevin says

      Dic 14, 2012 en 1:57 pm

      Thanks!! your suggest worked perfectly!

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      • John says

        Dic 28, 2012 en 12:51 pm

        I did both and it started working. It sounds pretty obvious, but make sure if you copy and paste that you take the line numbers out. I forgot to and broke my .htaccess file for a few minutes.

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30. Hector Torres says

    Sep 28, 2012 en 3:42 pm

    Hi, just wanted to give my thanks, used the second option suggested ad it fixed my 404 error. Thanks!

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31. Adam says

    Sep 24, 2012 en 5:49 pm

    I’m not sure which part worked for me, but I found this page because I was getting the 404, too. I disabled the XML Sitemaps in the plugin, then enabled it and checked the boxes to exclude posts (since I only have pages). Now, it is working perfectly.

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    • Prashant says

      Abr 6, 2013 en 2:53 pm

      Thanks Mate Perfect ! Suggestion for Me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really Greatful Thanks

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32. Ov3rfly says

    Sep 24, 2012 en 6:41 am

    During research about a similar 404 sitemap xml feed problem, I found a different reason which I would like to share:

    WordPress adds a 404 header to all feeds if no posts exist in a site.

    More details and a hotfix here:
    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-xml-feed-is-shown-but-404-header-added-by-wordpress-if-site-has-no-posts

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33. Brad Dalton says

    Sep 23, 2012 en 11:30 am

    I think there are other issues with this plugin as well.

    The attachment pages aren’t all redirecting to the parent page which is something i noticed today.

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Sep 23, 2012 en 4:42 pm

      Create a ticket in the support forum. We haven’t tried that feature yet.

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34. Michi says

    Sep 22, 2012 en 11:29 am

    No other comment since April. That has been 5 months since. I have the 404 still in Sept 2012! Was able to fix it with the .htaccess fix. Thanks for posting
    Just wondering why this is STILL an issue.

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35. Sandie Wright says

    Sep 15, 2012 en 7:58 pm

    It worked for me! Open the class-sitemaps.php file located in plugins > wordpress-seo > inc folder. then find the code around line 79 and replace the old code with this new code:
    /**
    * Initialize sitemaps. Add sitemap rewrite rules and query var
    */
    function init() {
    global $wp_rewrite;
    $GLOBALS[‘wp’]->add_query_var( ‘sitemap’ );
    $GLOBALS[‘wp’]->add_query_var( ‘sitemap_n’ );
    add_rewrite_rule( ‘sitemap_index\.xml$’, ‘index.php?sitemap=1’, ‘top’ );
    add_rewrite_rule( ‘([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?\.xml$’, ‘index.php?sitemap=$matches[1]&sitemap_n=$matches[2]’, ‘top’ );
    $wp_rewrite->flush_rules();
    }
    Then, go back to your WP admin page and then go to the SEO plugin > XML sitemaps, and then click the button again (XML Sitemap). The 404 should be replaced with your sitemaps! Easy peasy.

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    • Boah says

      Sep 16, 2012 en 6:33 am

      @SANDIE WRIGHT: I followed your instructions but it did not solve my 404 problem.

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36. raviteja says

    Ago 15, 2012 en 5:27 am

    thanks you, the rewrite rule itself cured the problem of 404 not available sitemap

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37. Jody says

    Jul 29, 2012 en 9:25 pm

    Thanks for jacking up my site! i tried your code and now i got a 500 internal service error i have been trying for hours to fix! thanks for making my little problem into a HUGE problem!

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Jul 30, 2012 en 9:25 am

      If you are getting a 500 internal service error, you can simply undo the changes. Not sure why you would get that.

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38. Brad Dalton says

    Jul 28, 2012 en 10:58 pm

    I’m finding my sitemap gets removed everyday and then indexed again. Here’s what i get every day. http://postimage.org/image/3rb3d8qsr/932c5815/

    I don’t think it’s my theme as i’m using Genesis.

    Not sure but it may be the way my server is configured.

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Jul 29, 2012 en 9:22 am

      Has to be a conflict with something else (another plugin or server settings). We are using Genesis on this site as well and do not have that issue.

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39. Eva says

    Jul 17, 2012 en 10:49 am

    Hi!

    Thank you so much for posting this article! With the first fix, I managed to solve the 404 issue for most sitemaps, though there’s still 1 that is showing the error… Any suggestions of what to do?

    I thought about exporting the Yoast SEO settings and reinstalling the plugin to see if that does the trick. Just to be on the safe side: does exporting literally export all settings, even the page/article level SEO customizations OR only the general settings?

    Thanks!

    Eva

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40. Sara says

    Jul 17, 2012 en 6:11 am

    Thanks so much – this worked for me.

    I know you said the plugin is good, and the problem is in the theme or other plugins, but I tried disabling all plugins and switching to the twenty eleven theme, and the sitemap still gave a 404 error. The only thing that worked for me is editing the htaccess file.

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    • Boah says

      Jul 17, 2012 en 11:07 am

      … and I tried the same thing. Removed all the plugins, all the themes, and tried it again: 404 error. To make it worse: I’d have an .htaccess file because of IIS. Which options are there for me?

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      • Boah says

        Jul 17, 2012 en 11:08 am

        Typo: ‘I’d have an’ must be ‘I don’t have an htaccess file’

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41. Rusty Solomon says

    Jul 12, 2012 en 1:20 pm

    I guess SEO Yoast recent update have sitemap problem as I cant see any sitemap on the URL the plugin provide. Let me know if any one has the same issuee and Fix.

    Also is there any good plugin avaialble as same as SEO Yoast.

    Thanks & Regarsd

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42. Jay Wylie says

    Jul 12, 2012 en 3:22 am

    Hi, I have tried the first fix, but broke my site in the process. Is there anyway to re-edit my htaccess file, to stop it causing a 500 internal server error?

    thanks

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Jul 12, 2012 en 7:06 am

      You can simply take the code out. Use FTP <

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43. Boah says

    Jul 4, 2012 en 5:24 am

    Hi!

    I have edited the plugin as suggested but don’t have a .htaccess file. I still do receive a 404 error.

    I’ve also add message on the plugin forum. No replies yet. Suggestions are more than welcome!

    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-seo-by-yoast-404-when-viewing-xml-sitemap-1

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44. Colin says

    Jun 18, 2012 en 12:37 pm

    Hi Joots, I’m using the latest version of the SEO plugin. I’m going over previous posts and completeing the various fields, “Focus Keyword”, “SEO Title”, etyc, etc but after I update the post and then go back to “Edit” those fields are then blank again. I wondered how I could rectify this?

    Thanks,

    Colin
    Liverpool, UK

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45. Saki_Kawa says

    Jun 17, 2012 en 5:49 pm

    The solution doesn’t resolved my issue.. I still have a blank page at post-sitemap.xml
    Does someone have a solution?? Or I need to unistall this plugin and find another one for my sitemap..

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46. Adam Parnala says

    Jun 9, 2012 en 9:08 am

    Hi, I don’t have any problems with yoast seo plug in as I’m currently using it. I just I want to ask if it is better than the all in one seo plug in? I’m just curious because I found out that a lot of blogs in my niche uses it. Which is better? the all in one seo or yoast seo? (I’m already used to yoast). Oh, can I also ask how to set multiple focus keyword in Yoast seo? because there is only one field and I can’t figure out how to set a few more keywords for it. Sorry for my questions I hope you can answer me. Thanks!

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    • Editorial Staff says

      Jun 12, 2012 en 12:11 pm

      Yoast’s plugin is a more complete SEO plugin.

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47. yoast says

    May 14, 2012 en 3:00 am

    Anyone here who’s willing to test another (and better) fix with me?

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    • Craig says

      Jun 9, 2012 en 11:25 pm

      I’d be willing to test a better fix for this issue but I’m reluctant to commit to a timeframe as I’m not really good at keeping on top of my todo’s since my stroke. (This is one of the reasons I haven’t returned to work as a PHP coder yet.)

      And I’d be *very* interested in helping if I happen to be experiencing any of the issues cited above.

      Craig

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    • Shawn Poole says

      Jun 12, 2012 en 11:09 am

      Hi,
      Yoast, if the offer is still good, I would LOVE too! I am not to savvy with all of this but would be willing to allow you to guide me

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    • Boah says

      Jul 4, 2012 en 2:34 pm

      Sure, send me an email!

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48. zifana says

    Abr 21, 2012 en 11:25 am

    thanks..i use wordpress seo,but not with sitemap,because have no idea to fix this error

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49. Stephen Cronin says

    Abr 19, 2012 en 11:35 pm

    Hmm, I think the second part is going to cause the rewrite rules to be flushed on every page load, which <a href=”http://codex.wordpress.org/Rewrite_API/flush_rules”>the Codex</a> warns not to do due to performance issues:
     
    <blockquote>Because this function can be extremely costly in terms of performance, it should be used as sparingly as possible – such as during activation or deactivation of plugins or themes. Every attempt should be made to avoid using it in hooks that execute on each page load, such as init.</blockquote>
     
    I’m guessing that’s why Joost isn’t doing that by default
     
    Of course, I could be wrong because I don’t know his plugin well enough.

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    • jonbish says

      Abr 20, 2012 en 1:29 pm

      I was under the same impression when this article came through my RSS. I’m pretty sure going to your permalinks settings page would accomplish the same thing without having to flush the rewrite rules every time the page loads.

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      • yoast says

        May 15, 2012 en 8:42 am

         @jonbish Unless you’re running a crappy plugin or theme that DOES flush on every pageload before this plugin gets a chance to get its rewrites in.

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        • wpbeginner says

          May 15, 2012 en 9:00 am

           @yoast  @jonbish Yes we understand that this is probably a compatibility issue. Yoast sitemaps work fine on our sites. We had to do this on a client’s site.

        • yoast says

          May 15, 2012 en 9:09 am

           @wpbeginner  @jonbish I know YOU understand, question is: do your readers We’re working on a fix for these kinds of issues in core btw: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18450

        • wpbeginner says

          May 15, 2012 en 9:26 am

           @yoast  @jonbish Added a note at the beginning of this article, so users understand as well

    • yoast says

      May 13, 2012 en 2:52 pm

      You’re 100% right Stephen. Something else *is* doing it on each pageload, which forces this “fix”, which isn’t a fix but a workaround for a broken theme or other plugin…

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      • Boah says

        Jul 15, 2012 en 1:56 pm

        And now? It seems a lot of people can’t use your plugni as intended.

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50. JustinVelthoen says

    Abr 19, 2012 en 3:51 pm

    Thanks! I was about to switch to All-In-One because I kept getting sitemap issues. 

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51. DrorBekerman says

    Abr 19, 2012 en 1:18 pm

    Do you know what to do when the sitemap returns a blank page?

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    • icejava says

      Ago 31, 2013 en 9:26 am

      Its probably not blank, just how your browser renders XML (maybe Chrome, mine does it too). View the source code of the page and you shall see the light

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      • Editorial Staff says

        Sep 3, 2013 en 3:27 pm

        This happens for a few reasons. Either you’re running low on memory. Two the file that generates the visual layout in your /wp-content/ directory is not working properly. Perhaps because you blocked the php execution?

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