Sitemap issue in Google Web Master Tool

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Paresh Shrimali, Sep 20, 2016.

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    In google Web Master tool have displayed 2 sitemaps for my websites.
    so which one i remove from GWT?
    I have added a yoast SEO plugin in my wordpress website. one sitemap is created by yoast seo plugin and another manual submitted by developer.
    so its effect is we had shown a xml sitmap url in google search results on my business keywords.

    My both xml sitemaps are display as a html sitemap in Google Web Master tool.
    i will remove one of them but why google web master tool count xml sitemap as a html sitemap?
     
    Paresh Shrimali, Sep 20, 2016 IP
  2. wgn_white

    wgn_white Active Member

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    I don't really get your problem but...

    I highly advice you keep Yoast sitemap.
    Delete any others.

    That is more than enough.

    Sitemap is just so your page will be indexed faster.
     
    wgn_white, Sep 20, 2016 IP
  3. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    What url specificly is google saying is a html sitemap? Have you checked it manually (view source in browser) to see that it is a valid XML sitemap?
     
    websitetools, Sep 23, 2016 IP
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    Hi Paresh,

    Could you please elaborate which two sitemaps ? You are talking here . As per my understanding you can enable yoast sitemap and submit it in webmaster tool , sitemap_index.xml, yoast sitemap is effective and well indexed by Google .

    Cheers
    G
     
    geetsngh, Oct 18, 2016 IP
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    In my opinion you should delete the sitemap created by Plugin keeping the sitemap which has been created manually and uploaded by the developer. I hope it may help. Thanks
     
    Web Spero, Oct 19, 2016 IP
  6. Paresh Shrimali

    Paresh Shrimali Well-Known Member

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    Paresh Shrimali, Oct 23, 2016 IP