Sitemap WAS OK......and now it isn't.

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by biofarmag, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. #1
    Help!

    My sitemap was perfectly fine. And now Google says there's an error in line one. It says:

    Line: 1 Invalid XML tag This tag was not recognized. Please fix it and resubmit

    I've added another URL (a new page on the site), but I used copying and pasting and changed only 1 number at the end of the new URL. So I can't see what I've done, if anything.

    Would somebody much wiser than me mind having a quick look at www.biofarmag.com.au/sitemap.xml and telling me if they can see what it is I'm supposed to fix? I'd be most grateful! :)

    Jeff
     
    biofarmag, Oct 23, 2006 IP
  2. seo_kate

    seo_kate Peon

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    sorry i don't get wht caused the error but ur site seem to be dynamic. why don't u use mod rewrite to avoid those wild characters in ur urls..
     
    seo_kate, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  3. evera

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    #3
    I get the same error since today.
    It says: Line: 5 Invalid XML tag This tag was not recognized. Please fix it and resubmit.
    Something to do with
    Tag:sitemap
    Tag:changefreq
    Its a sitemap of a phpbb Forum with mod_rewrite.
    Strange it worked perfect up to now, I hope its some flaw in googles system.
     
    evera, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  4. biofarmag

    biofarmag Guest

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    Are you talking about my site? Or yours?
     
    biofarmag, Oct 24, 2006 IP
  5. evera

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    I dont know what it was, but i replaced the sitemap script with another one and it worked again.
    Its still wierd because i hadn't changed anything.
     
    evera, Oct 26, 2006 IP
  6. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i dont get any error now
     
    trichnosis, Oct 30, 2006 IP