L’errore 404 sulla sitemap di Yoast SEO in WordPress può essere frustrante. Yoast SEO è uno strumento popolare, ma a volte un conflitto tra plugin o impostazioni errate possono causare questo errore.
Quindi, se provate a visitare la vostra sitemap XML e vedete un errore 404, potete fermarvi. Ma non preoccupatevi, ci sono facili correzioni.
Noi di WPBeginner abbiamo incontrato e corretto questo problema, se non centinaia di volte. In questo articolo, vi guideremo passo dopo passo per correggere l’errore 404 della sitemap di Yoast SEO. Seguiteci per far sì che la vostra mappa del sito funzioni di nuovo senza problemi.
Cosa causa l’errore 404 di Yoast SEO Sitemap in WordPress?
La sitemap di Yoast SEO aiuta i motori di ricerca a trovare tutti i contenuti del vostro sito web che volete che trovino e indicizzino.
La correzione dell’errore garantisce che i motori di ricerca possano accedere alla sitemap e scoprire tutte le pagine e i contenuti del sito. Questo può portare a una migliore visibilità e posizionamento sui motori di ricerca e aiuterà anche a classificare i contenuti più velocemente rispetto a quanto avviene senza una sitemap.
WordPress ha una sitemap XML predefinita che si può inviare a Google Search Console e ad altri motori di ricerca.
La sitemap XML può essere visitata inserendo il seguente URL nella barra degli indirizzi del browser:
https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Tuttavia, la sitemap predefinita generata da WordPress è molto semplice. Per correggere questo problema, tutti i plugin SEO di WordPress in alto, come Yoast SEO e All in One SEO, creano le proprie sitemap XML con più caratteristiche.
Quando si utilizza la sitemap XML generata dal plugin WordPress SEO, il plugin riscrive lo scorciatoia predefinita di WordPress XML sitemap.
Ciò significa che l’URL della sitemap di cui sopra invierà gli utenti alle sitemap generate dal plugin SEO di WordPress.
Purtroppo, questo può causare un errore 404 su alcuni siti web a causa di conflitti tra plugin o impostazioni errate di WordPress.
Nelle sezioni seguenti, vi mostreremo come correggere facilmente l’errore 404 della sitemap di WordPress nel plugin Yoast SEO. Ecco una rapida panoramica di tutti i metodi che metteremo in copertina:
Pronti? Entriamo subito nel vivo.
1. Ricarica della struttura dei Permalink di WordPress
WordPress è dotato di una struttura di URL orientata alla SEO, chiamata permalink. Questa struttura di URL utilizza un sistema di reindirizzamento per indicare al server di hosting web quale pagina caricare quando un utente inserisce un URL nel proprio browser.
Di norma, le impostazioni dei permalink vengono aggiornate automaticamente quando si apportano modifiche al sito web.
La cattiva notizia è che a volte WordPress non è in grado di aggiornare la struttura dei permalink, il che può causare la comparsa dell’errore 404 della sitemap di Yoast SEO.
Detto questo, il problema può essere facilmente corretto andando alla pagina Impostazioni ” Permalinks dall’area di amministrazione di WordPress e facendo clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche”.
In questo modo si ricaricano le impostazioni dei permalink di WordPress. Ora è possibile visitare la pagina della sitemap XML per verificare se il problema è stato corretto.
Se il problema non è stato corretto, potete continuare a leggere.
2. Aggiornamento manuale dei permalink
Se la ricarica della struttura dei permalink di WordPress non corregge l’errore 404, è possibile indicare manualmente al server web di reindirizzare gli utenti alla pagina della sitemap di Yoast SEO.
A tal fine, è necessario aggiungere il seguente codice al file .htaccess
.
# Yoast SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^sitemap_index.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 [L]
RewriteRule ^locations.kml$ /index.php?sitemap=wpseo_local_kml [L]
RewriteRule ^geo_sitemap.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=geo [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)?-?sitemap.xsl$ /index.php?yoast-sitemap-xsl=$1 [L]
# END Yoast SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
Nota: se il vostro sito web WordPress è installato in una sottodirectory o cartella (ad esempio https://example.com/mywebsite/
), dovrete utilizzare il seguente codice.
# Yoast SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /mywebsite/
RewriteRule ^sitemap_index.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 [L]
RewriteRule ^locations.kml$ /index.php?sitemap=wpseo_local_kml [L]
RewriteRule ^geo_sitemap.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=geo [L]
RewriteRule ^([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([a-z]+)?-?sitemap.xsl$ /index.php?yoast-sitemap-xsl=$1 [L]
# END Yoast SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
Non dimenticate di sostituire /mywebsite/
con il nome della vostra sottodirectory.
Questo codice indica semplicemente al vostro server quali pagine visualizzare quando gli utenti accedono alle sitemap XML di Yoast SEO.
Ora si può provare a visualizzare la sitemap XML per vedere se il problema si corregge.
3. Passare a un plugin XML Sitemaps
Se i metodi sopra descritti non hanno risolto l’errore 404 sulla pagina della sitemap XML di Yoast SEO, si può provare a utilizzare un plugin separato per generare sitemap XML per il sito web. Un buon plugin è il plugin XML Sitemaps.
Lo svantaggio di questo approccio è che dovrete affidarvi a un plugin separato per generare sitemap XML e a Yoast SEO per altre caratteristiche SEO.
Per prima cosa, è necessario installare e attivare il plugin XML Sitemaps. Per maggiori dettagli, potete consultare la nostra guida passo-passo su come installare un plugin di WordPress.
Poiché si utilizza Yoast SEO, si riceverà automaticamente una notifica per disabilitare il plugin XML Sitemaps o la funzionalità sitemap di Yoast SEO.
Quindi, si può fare clic sul pulsante “Attiva/disattiva la Sitemap XML di Yoast SEO” per continuare.
Si accede così alla scheda “Caratteristiche” sotto la voce SEO ” Generale”. Da qui, dovrete scorrere giù fino all’opzione “XML sitemaps” e disattivarla.
Non dimenticate di fare clic sul pulsante “Salva modifiche” per salvare le impostazioni.
Ora è possibile passare alla pagina Impostazioni ” XML-Sitemap per configurare le sitemap. Per la maggior parte dei siti web, le impostazioni predefinite funzionano subito.
Ma è sempre possibile configurare le impostazioni in base alle proprie esigenze.
Ora è possibile inviare l’URL della sitemap XML alla Search Console di Google e ad altri motori di ricerca.
4. Passare a Tutto-in-uno SEO per WordPress
Se tutto-in-uno non funziona e non si vuole usare un plugin separato per generare sitemap XML, questo metodo può aiutare a correggere l’errore 404 della sitemap.
Per questo metodo, è necessario All in One SEO per WordPress. È il miglior plugin SEO per WordPress presente sul mercato e un’alternativa molto migliore a Yoast SEO.
Per maggiori dettagli sulle differenze, potete consultare il nostro confronto Yoast vs All in One SEO.
Tutto-in-uno SEO (AIOSEO) è dotato di sitemap XML avanzate e di opzioni facili da gestire che consentono all’utente di avere il pieno controllo su cosa includere o escludere da esse.
Per prima cosa, installiamo e attiviamo il plugin All in One SEO for WordPress. Per maggiori dettagli, consultate la nostra guida passo-passo su come installare un plugin per WordPress.
Nota: esiste anche una versione gratuita di All in One SEO per WordPress, che include la maggior parte delle caratteristiche delle sitemap XML, ad eccezione di video e notizie.
Dopo l’attivazione, il plugin vi guiderà attraverso una configurazione guidata. Se avete bisogno di aiuto durante la configurazione, seguite la nostra guida su come impostare correttamente il plugin All in One SEO per WordPress.
All in One SEO vi permetterà anche di importare i dati SEO da Yoast SEO.
Questo assicura che tutti i meta tag e i titoli SEO precedenti rimangano invariati.
Dopo la configurazione iniziale, si può andare alla pagina All in One SEO ” Sitemaps per configurare le impostazioni della sitemap XML.
È possibile fare clic sul pulsante “Apri Sitemap” per verificare se è stato corretto l’errore 404 della sitemap di WordPress.
Successivamente, si configurano le impostazioni della sitemap, se necessario.
Per esempio, All in One SEO consente di scegliere cosa includere nelle sitemap. È possibile aggiungere o rimuovere post type, tassonomie, singoli articoli e pagine.
All in One SEO permette anche di creare video, notizie, sitemap RSS e sitemap HTML per il vostro sito web.
È sufficiente esplorare le schede per verificare se si desidera configurare altre impostazioni.
Queste sitemap possono anche essere inviate a Google Search Console e ad altri motori di ricerca. Questo aiuta i motori di ricerca a trovare rapidamente i nuovi contenuti del sito web.
Suggerimento dell’esperto: Non volete correggere da soli un errore di WordPress? Niente paura: siamo noi ad avervi messo alla copertina! Dite addio a errori frustranti e tornate a concentrarvi su ciò che amate. Lasciate che siamo noi a occuparci delle questioni tecniche e prenotate subito il nostro servizio di assistenza WordPress di emergenza!
Speriamo che questo articolo vi abbia aiutato a correggere l’errore 404 di Yoast SEO Sitemap in WordPress. Potreste anche consultare la nostra guida completa alla risoluzione dei problemi di WordPress o vedere come correggere gli errori più comuni di WordPress.
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D Moran
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??
WPBeginner Support
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.
Admin
Chris Sparks
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!
Kase Dean
I don’t know what just happened.
But that fixed it!
Thank you
john
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???
WPBeginner Support
Do you see an error? Can you access WordPress admin area?
Admin
Eoin Healy
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.
Brent G
Eoin, Thanks for the great solution!!!!
George
This worked for me as well. Thanks!
Fred Higson
This worked for me too! Cheers Eoin!
Jeremy Hogan
So simple and yet so effective. This was the answer for me as well. Thanks!
Tyler
Great solution, Eoin! Thanks so much for letting us know!
Margot Barrios
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.
WPBeginner Support
yes you should be able to see your sitemap file in Webmaster Tools
Admin
Eric Kuhn
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?
WPBeginner Support
Yes, everything looks OK.
Admin
Melissa
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.
WPBeginner Support
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.
Admin
Remi
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.
WPBeginner Support
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.
Todd
Thanks a lot. The first fix worked for me as well.
icejava
Thanks, I had to apply both fixes to get mine too work! Job well done.
Andy
Thank you very much for this. Works perfectly!
Toni
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.
Koen
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
Frank
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?
glowzar
I know more than 1 with avada theme an the same problem.
Gbenga Adebayo
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.
Gbenga Adebayo
Many thanks! .htaccess addition fixed the error for me
Madhu
Phew … Thanks again!
I updated my SEO pluggin and the sitemaps had the same issue.
I had to incorporate both the fixes.
Rajesh Thakur
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
Erica
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!
Nyla
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
Jonny R
Awesome thanks, implementing both worked perfectly!
Fin O'Suilleabhain
Worked like a charm. Grateful for the helpful post.
Ahmed Alahdal
Thanks for the fix
Joyce
Thank you so much!
this worked — had to make both changes, (edited the class-sitemaps.php file).
Anudeep
Thanks a lot!
It worked
Rohin
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.
Ron MacGregor
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?
Editorial Staff
It is probably the issue with that other plugin.
Admin
Ricky
Thanks for the fix!
Jack Logan
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.
Jacques Karsten
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.
Kevin
Thanks!! your suggest worked perfectly!
John
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.
Hector Torres
Hi, just wanted to give my thanks, used the second option suggested ad it fixed my 404 error. Thanks!
Adam
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.
Prashant
Thanks Mate Perfect ! Suggestion for Me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Really Greatful Thanks
Ov3rfly
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
Brad Dalton
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.
Editorial Staff
Create a ticket in the support forum. We haven’t tried that feature yet.
Admin
Michi
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.
Sandie Wright
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.
Boah
@SANDIE WRIGHT: I followed your instructions but it did not solve my 404 problem.
raviteja
thanks you, the rewrite rule itself cured the problem of 404 not available sitemap
Jody
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!
Editorial Staff
If you are getting a 500 internal service error, you can simply undo the changes. Not sure why you would get that.
Admin
Brad Dalton
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.
Editorial Staff
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.
Admin
Eva
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
Sara
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.
Boah
… 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?
Boah
Typo: ‘I’d have an’ must be ‘I don’t have an htaccess file’
Rusty Solomon
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
Jay Wylie
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
Editorial Staff
You can simply take the code out. Use FTP <
Admin
Boah
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
Colin
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
Saki_Kawa
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..
Adam Parnala
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!
Editorial Staff
Yoast’s plugin is a more complete SEO plugin.
Admin
yoast
Anyone here who’s willing to test another (and better) fix with me?
Craig
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
Shawn Poole
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
Boah
Sure, send me an email!
zifana
thanks..i use wordpress seo,but not with sitemap,because have no idea to fix this error
Stephen Cronin
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.
jonbish
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.
yoast
@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.
wpbeginner
@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
@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
@yoast @jonbish Added a note at the beginning of this article, so users understand as well
yoast
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…
Boah
And now? It seems a lot of people can’t use your plugni as intended.
JustinVelthoen
Thanks! I was about to switch to All-In-One because I kept getting sitemap issues.
DrorBekerman
Do you know what to do when the sitemap returns a blank page?
icejava
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
Editorial Staff
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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