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Many of you may have faced Sitemap Couldn\u2019t Fetch<\/strong> error on google search console<\/strong> while submitting the sitemap. If you are a blogger and works on WordPress then it is a common error<\/strong> and you must have the idea on How To Fix Sitemap Couldn\u2019t Fetch Error.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Basically, it is a Bug present in Google Search Console<\/strong> and they need to fix it.\u00a0But what if you need to fix the Could’t Fetch Sitemap Error<\/strong>\u00a0yourself.<\/p>\n

In this article, we are sharing multiple ways to fix Sitemap Couldn\u2019t Fetch<\/strong> error on google search console.\u00a0<\/strong>You just need to follow them correctly to get rid of this Google Bug.<\/p>\n

Before moving to the solution lets first know the actual reason which causes couldn’t fetch sitemap error.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Cause Of Sitemap Couldn\u2019t Fetch Error<\/h2>\n

This error occurs for a Bug in Google Search Console<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Google is trying to fix it. Many users have already reported to google about this error.<\/p>\n

No one knows what time it will take to solve this problem. Sometimes it automatically solves within some days but sometimes it takes longer to fix the error.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But we can say that most of the time people reported this Sitemap Couldn\u2019t Fetch error\u00a0<\/strong>because of using Yoast SEO Plugin.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

So if you also have faced this type of error then we think that you are also using Yoast SEO Plugin.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

How does it look?<\/h3>\n

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The above image is a live example of Couldn’fetch sitemap error<\/strong>. When you try to submit XML sitemap on Google Search Console it shows status as Couldn’t Fetch.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Impact Of Couldn’t Fetch Sitemap Error On Your Website<\/h3>\n

The sitemap is the path for your website’s content<\/strong> that the Crawler<\/strong> understands. It is very important to have a site for your site. Using a sitemap is always a good practice if you have a blog or website.<\/p>\n

Every search engine has its own crawlers that crawl every website’s content and rank them according to their content. So if your site does not have a sitemap, it is very difficult for the crawlers to understand your site.<\/p>\n

The sitemap works as the door to your website<\/strong> for search engine crawlers. So always use the sitemap for your blog or website. It will highly valuable for your site ranking.<\/p>\n

Steps To Follow Before Fixing Sitemap Couldn’t Fetch Error<\/h2>\n

Sometimes a wait and watch<\/strong> policy may solve your problem. So before doing some complicated task just submit your sitemap on Google Search Console and wait for some days<\/strong>. It may automatically detect and add the sitemap.<\/p>\n

If this doesn’t happen then follow the below tasks. This definitely solves your Sitemap Couldn’t Fetch problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1. Check If Your Sitemap Is Ready To Be Fatch<\/h3>\n

If the Sitemap Couldn’t Fetch<\/strong> error comes in your search console then first check that your sitemap is ready to be fetched or not. For this, you have to visit your search console dashboard.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There you will see a section called Inspect Any URL.\u00a0<\/strong>Put your site address there and click enter. It will show that your URL is indexed by Google or not.<\/p>\n

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If yes, then good but if no then click on \u201cRequest Indexing\u201d<\/strong> so Google\u2019s crawler review your URL again. It will index your site on Google.<\/p>\n

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But the main thing is that this feature does allow us to index SItemap on google. But we can check whether our sitemap is ready to be index or not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To do that just put your sitemap address on the URL section and press enter. It is obvious that it will show “URL is not available to Google”.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The trick starts here. Just click on the Live Test<\/strong> and wait for some time. It will show you the result.<\/p>\n

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In the result section move to Page Fetch.\u00a0<\/strong>If it is successful\u00a0<\/strong>then don’t worry. You are getting the Sitemap Couldn’t Fetch<\/strong><\/em> error just because of Google’s bug.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

This means you just have to wait for some days. Your problem will be shut out automatically. If not then you can follow the below steps to solve Couldn’t Fetch Sitemap error.<\/strong><\/p>\n

#2. Use XML Sitemap Validator<\/h3>\n

What to do if your Sitemap Couldn’t fetch error<\/strong> is not because of any bug? If you are getting Page Fetch as Successful\u00a0<\/strong>then you have to check whether your sitemap is valid or not.<\/p>\n

For this, you can use \u00a0XML Sitemap Validator. <\/strong>This is a great tool for checking whether any sitemap is valid or not. It will tell you the proper formatting of your sitemap.<\/p>\n