Sitemap error

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Zummatul, Dec 29, 2012.

  1. #1
    I have created a sitemap using www.xml-sitemaps.com/ for my website http://play333.com/
    When i added this to my website and went to google webmaster it say there is a error
    The error is :
    Parsing error
    We were unable to read your Sitemap. It may contain an entry we are unable to recognize. Please validate your Sitemap before resubmitting.
    So what do I do??
     
    Zummatul, Dec 29, 2012 IP
  2. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    #2
    Try check the source of the file (view source in browser)

    This is what it states:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://play333.com/wp-content/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/sitemap.xsl"?><!-- generator="wordpress/3.5" -->
    Code (markup):
     
    websitetools, Dec 30, 2012 IP
  3. gaahl

    gaahl Active Member

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    #3
    you might want to run a check with a proper sitemap validation app :p

    http://sitemapinspector.com

    the app will run some checks and if any error is found, you will be able to get a working version of your sitemap free from errors.
    it does also ping all major search engines if the sitemap is ok :)
     
    gaahl, Jan 15, 2013 IP
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    abishxq Peon

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    I have sent my website to google for 5days ,when i use google webmasters tools find that these are 144 pages not found . How can l slove this problem? I am a new for seo
     
    abishxq, Jan 17, 2013 IP
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    I recommend you to install Sitemaps plugin in your website that will be more comfortable and hassle free site map generator :)
     
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    It's always good idea to validate your sitemap before notifying the search engines. This way you can catch any errors in a sitemap. There are couple good ones out there but I use http://www.xmlcheck.com. They also have desktop software that can validate remote sitemaps.
     
    lindagreene, Jan 21, 2013 IP