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How to remove a link from sitemap.xml in my WordPress site?

Rank Math SEO plug-in that we're using has an option to enter Post ID for the pages that need to be excluded from the sitemap.xml. But it doesn't seem to be working.

Is there a standard way to do it?

Solution

  • If your link is in the sitemap.xml and you want to remove the link, please do and check the following steps.

    1. Make sure the sitemap.xml is not cached if you are using any cache plugin, check these steps
    2. for excluding the post or page from the Rank Math plugin please follow this document
    3. Also, as I recommended please set the page as no follow, no index by doing these simple steps