Sitemap.xml is not correctly redirected to sitemap_index.xml

[Rbcafe]

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Please give us a description of what happened.

Sitemap.xml is not correctly redirected to sitemap_index.xml

Please describe what you expected to happen and why.

Redirect from sitemap.xml to sitemap_index.xml, based on the initial scheme from /wordpress-seo/css/main-sitemap.xsl

How can we reproduce this behaviour ?

1. I use qtranslate-x
2. I use also domains with different tld . (fr,de,es,etc...)
3. I go to sitemap.xml
4. I obtain a 404 error.
5. The 404 request for the file : /wordpress-seo/css/index-sitemap.xsl

My fix

• Creation of the file /wordpress-seo/css/index-sitemap.xsl
• Creation of the file /wordpress-seo/css/qwp-sitemap.xsl
• Both files are based on /wordpress-seo/css/main-sitemap.xsl

Technical info

• WordPress version: 4.9.8
• Yoast SEO version: 8.0
• Tested with a private theme.

[benvaassen]

Thanks for reporting this bug! I can reproduce I'm not being redirected when I visit /sitemap.xml with only Yoast SEO 8.0, default theme Twenty Seventeen and WordPress 4.9.8. Instead, I see my homepage.

I’ve marked it as backlog so it appears on the to-do list for our developers.

[Rbcafe]

Greetings @benvaassen

Thanks for the information.

Best regards

@Rbcafe

[felixarntz]

@Rbcafe Can you verify whether this bug is new in 8.0? Or might it have existed in previous versions (7.9) as well? If it is new, it is likely caused by #10353. I can't replicate the issue at the moment with 8.0, so it appears to be environment-related.

[Rbcafe]

Greetings @felixarntz ,

• The bug was already in previous version (7.8,7.7,7.6 and so on...)
• I did the test on 8.0 and obtained the bug (404)
• It's not caused by sitemap.xml may not redirect to sitemap_index.xml #10353 .

Requesting the sitemap.xml expects for qwp-sitemap.xsl and sometimes for index-sitemap.xsl generating a 404 error. Each time I update the wordpress-seo plugin, I must prepare file index-sitemap.xsl and file qwp-sitemap.xsl on the css folder to avoid a 404 error.

The fix would be : Why there is a qwp-sitemap.xsl and index-sitemap.xsl request ?

Best regards

@Rbcafe

[felixarntz]

@Rbcafe Thank you for the quick response, we will look into this.

@benvaassen It didn't redirect for you without having qtranslate-x active? In that case it likely has a different source, might be covered by #10661.

[felixarntz]

I tested a bit further:

• Using WordPress 4.9.8 and development version of Yoast SEO (i.e. >= 8.0).
• I installed and activated qTranslate-X. sitemap.xml redirects to sitemap_index.xml. main-sitemap.xsl opens correctly.
• Then I also installed and activated the plugin Integration: Yoast SEO & qTranslate-X as recommended. Now, sitemap.xmlstill redirects to sitemap_index.xml, but the page is entirely blank. main-sitemap.xsl still opens correctly.

I'm not quite sure where the index-sitemap.xml and qwp-sitemap.xml are coming from. There appear to be some issues with the integration plugin. Are you using it to @Rbcafe or only qTranslate-X itself?

[Djennez]

I'm going to close this as outdated (as both WP and Yoast have been renewed and qTranslate-X on WordPress.org is no longer maintained).

If the same, or a similar, issue arises with the latest versions, please do let us know so that we may investigate.