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Sitemap Contains Redirecting URLs on WordPress

Sitemaps should list final destination URLs, not redirects.

Issue ID: SITEMAP-REDIRECT-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

Sitemaps should list final destination URLs, not redirects. This affects crawlability, rendering, and whether the site can be interpreted correctly by search engines.

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How to fix this on WordPress

Check robots, sitemap, and noindex settings in your SEO stack.

  1. 1Inspect Yoast or Rank Math indexing settings.
  2. 2Confirm the page is indexable and the sitemap is enabled.
  3. 3Resubmit the sitemap in Search Console if needed.

After you fix it

  • Check that sitemap URLs resolve without redirects

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