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    • xplodeguru
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      • somes
        somes last edited by

        I've also had this problem once, but fixed it by installing the newest version.

        Did you install the plugin manually (upload) or through WordPress?

        EDIT:

        I see you've already got a sitemap here:

        http://www.redfoxmagazine.com/sitemap.xml

        Perhaps the plugin that generated this sitemap interferes somehow with Yoast's.

        EDIT 2:

        Also make sure that under Settings > General there aren't two versions of the website (e.g. one with "http://" the other with "www.").

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          • somes
            somes @xplodeguru last edited by

            If you have W3 Total Cache or something similar read this:

            http://yoast.com/xml-sitemap-in-the-wordpress-seo-plugin/

            Otherwise, try adding the following code to your . htaccess file.

            <code># WordPress SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix
             <ifmodule mod_rewrite.c="">RewriteEngine On
            RewriteBase /
            RewriteRule ^sitemap_index\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=1 [L]
            RewriteRule ^([^/]+?)-sitemap([0-9]+)?\.xml$ /index.php?sitemap=$1&sitemap_n=$2 [L]</ifmodule> 
            # END WordPress SEO - XML Sitemap Rewrite Fix</code>
            
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            • xplodeguru
              xplodeguru @xplodeguru last edited by

              Yes, i am using W3 Total Cache plugin.

              I read that topic but it was didn't written about blank page.. however one guy also asked this same question but they didn't answer that question.

              I also added those lines to .htaccess file but still not work

              Second i see there is no sitemap file on root which is created by yoast..

              please help..

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              • alpen
                alpen last edited by

                Hello,

                I'm having a similar issue so perhaps what I add may help/shed light on a fix.

                • I am NOT using the W3 Total Cache plugin.
                • My website is set up as www. in both WordPress and Google Webmaster Tools
                • When I try to view my sitemap:  http://www.alifelessanxious.com/sitemap_index.xml it throws a 404
                • Going into Google Webmaster Tools - it is unable to find my sitemap
                • Adding the aforementioned .htaccess fix from Marko doesn't work - actually causes my site to flip out
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                • alpen
                  alpen last edited by

                  FYI - looks like today Yoast pushed out an update, after updating the plugin to version 1.4.1 sitemaps on all of my sites are now correct 🙂

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