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    • ttb
      ttb last edited by

      Hey guys,

      I've noticed that my sitemap has been "pending" for quite some time in Google Webmaster tools. This leads me to believe that Google is not indexing my site. Could someone help me and point me to what I'm doing wrong?

      My site is The Tech Block

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      • NakulGoyal
        NakulGoyal last edited by

        How long has it been pending ? Can you post a screenshot of what exactly it says / looks ?

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        • ttb
          ttb @NakulGoyal last edited by

          So I submitted the links individually, and they seem to be working, but if you look at the last original.

          http://d.pr/i/1hPN 

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          • NakulGoyal
            NakulGoyal @ttb last edited by

            It's just your sitemap index file which is showing pending. All it needs to do is addup the values of your other sitemaps (which are referenced in the index file) and show the total stats next to it.

            Other then that, you are good. No need to worry.

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            • ttb
              ttb @ttb last edited by

              Should I delete that last one that is pending since all the files inside are duplicates?

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              • NakulGoyal
                NakulGoyal @ttb last edited by

                It's your index file, I would suggest you leave it as is. Nothing to worry. You are good.

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