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Sitemap and Status CodesSeverity: High

XML sitemap not reachable: Check status code

A sitemap with error status cannot provide search engines with a reliable URL list.

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Short version

A sitemap with error status cannot provide search engines with a reliable URL list The sitemap is a control signal. It should only contain URLs that are reachable, relevant and meaningfully indexable from an SEO point of view.

Retrieve sitemap index and individual files separately

A reachable sitemap index can point to a no longer existing partial sitemap. Therefore, check the reported address closely and track the referenced files. Possible causes are access protection, a wrong path or an error in dynamic generation.

Example: Recognizing the Result

Illustrative example: The sitemap index provides 200, but a partial sitemap linked to it provides a login page. The successful index retrieval is not sufficient as proof.

Limit cause and implement correction

After repair, check status and XML content without logged in session. An error page with status 200 is not a valid sitemap. In addition, test the regular update run so that the file is not only reachable manually once. In the case of large exports, the production process should remain reliably within the available duration.

What makes you recognize a suitable correction

Retrieve index and any relevant part file as an unlogged client. Check the status, XML content and retrieval of these URLs separately.

Classification and boundaries

When is this indication not a clear error?

An HTML error page with status 200 is not a valid XML sitemap. Even successful compression must be delivered correctly.

XML sitemap not reachable by CMS and cause

Many audit messages can be resolved faster if they are grouped by system, page type and technical cause. CMS indentations are only linked where XML sitemap does not have a clear cause or fixed route in the respective system.

XML sitemap not reachable in TYPO3Target TypoScript, Site Config, Fluid Templates, Extensions, Language Tree and Caches. XML Sitemap Unreachable in MagentoCheck catalog rules, layered navigation, product variants, store views, extensions and cache/indexer.

Frequent causes of this error

Sitemap generatorSitemap plugins, core sitemaps or shop sitemaps deliver URLs that are not indexable, redirected or obsolete. Relaunch and migration residuesAfter relaunch, domain change or CMS migration, old URLs, canonicals, redirects and internal links remain in the system. Cache and CDN RulesCaching, CDN, edge rules or minification deliver old, blocked or technically modified pages. Shop and product dataProduct status, variants, categories, prices or availability generate SEO errors on many shop URLs simultaneously.

Related SEO Errors

404 in SitemapUnreachable URLs do not belong in the sitemap Noindex in SitemapIf URLs are in the sitemap, but are excluded from the index via noindex Redirect in SitemapWhy Sitemaps Should Only Contain Final 200 URLs robots.txt blocks URLWhen Crawl Rules Exclude Important Sites or Resources

Appropriate Seitenreport checks

This error should not be checked in isolation. The following tools and clusters help to narrow down the cause faster and to cleanly prioritize the affected URL groups.

Indexability CheckerCheck indexability and conflicting signals.Open the check -> Sitemap Audit ToolCheck sitemap URLs for status code, canonical, and noindex.Open the check -> Robots.txt CheckerControl crawling rules and blockages.Open the check ->