Why won't my Wordpress XML sitempaps update?

Question

Anonymous · Answer

If you're not already using it, there's a google XML site map plugin for WordPress. That should solve problems.

If you're already using that, it could be just a settings issue.

Terry Chadban · Answer

We will need a lot more information than that to be able to help you. What page builder are you using, what other plugins are you using, what theme are you using? Have you tried de-activating all other plugins except your page builder plugin? Were you able to save then? If so, the problem is a conflict between your page builder plugin and one of the other plugins, most likely a caching plugin.

Anonymous · Answer

We’d have to see the code before your changes, after your changes, and a link to the site. (You might have your browser caching the site, so the changes aren’t showing up on your browser, but they are on the site.)

Mark Chaves · Answer

Hi, thanks for asking.

Here’s a list of possible reasons off the top of my head.

1. Maybe there’s a Save or Update or Publish button you need to click. Sometimes these buttons are not in plain view. Or, if you are like me, I hit preview—love what I see, then forget to hit Update. Duh. Yes, we’ve all been there.
2. Ok, so you swear you saved your page or post. But, the browser window where you are viewing the result is not showing the changes you made. Try to force the browser to reload i.e., Cmd-Shift-R or Ctrl-Shift-R.
3. If that didn’t work, then your browser might have an older copy in it’s cache. So, try clearing your browser’s cache.
4. Still no joy? Then, make sure you purge your server’s cache. You might even have to purge your server’s memcache and/or object cache if that’s enabled. ah, welcome to the exciting world of web development.
If any of the terms above make you cross-eyed, I suggest your contact your tech support team. Or, do some reading up on caches.

best of luck!

VW Themes · Answer

If you’re a WordPress user, you’ve probably had the frustrating experience of trying to update your WordPress site only to be met with an error message. While WordPress is a great platform, it’s not perfect. One of the most common issues WordPress users face is not being able to update their WordPress site.

There are a number of reasons why you might not be able to update your WordPress site. The most common reason is that your WordPress files are out of date. WordPress releases regularly updates to its core software, which include new features and security fixes. If your WordPress files are out of date, you won’t be able to install the latest update.

There are a few more possible reasons:

* You're using an outdated version of WordPress.
 * You don't have sufficient permissions to update WordPress.
 * Your WordPress files are corrupt.
 * Your WordPress database is corrupt.
 * Your hosting provider is blocking WordPress updates.

Sabirah Islam · Answer

These are the steps I usually follow, and trust me, it’s not as daunting as it sounds.

Step 1: Check Your Current PHP Version

First things first, let’s see what version you’re currently running.

1. Log in to your WordPress Admin Dashboard.
2. Navigate to Dashboard %3E Tools %3E Site Health.
3. Click on the Info tab and expand the Server section. Here, you’ll spot your current PHP version.
Step 2: Backup Your Website

Before making any big changes, it's a good idea to back up your site. Use plugins like UpdraftPlus to handle this automatically. Or, you can manually export your database through phpMyAdmin.

Step 3: Check PHP Compatibility

Install a PHP compatibility checker plugin. This plugin will scan your site and let you know if there are any issues with your current themes or plugins in relation to the new PHP version.

Step 4: Update PHP Version

Now, onto the actual update. Depending on your hosting setup, you’ll do it a bit differently:

Via Hosting Control Panel:

* cPanel: Log in to your cPanel account. Go to Software %3E Select PHP Version. Choose your desired PHP version and click Set as current.
 * Plesk: Log in to Plesk. Navigate to Domains %3E Your Domain %3E PHP Settings. Select the new PHP version from the dropdown and click Apply.
Via Hosting Provider Support:

* If you’re unsure how to do it or if your host doesn’t offer a control panel, just reach out to their support team. They’re usually pretty quick to help you with the update.
Step 5: Test Your Website

Alright, it’s time to check if everything’s still working smoothly.

1. Check Your Frontend and Backend: Visit your website and log into your WordPress admin area to make sure everything looks good.
2. Enable Debugging (if you run into issues): Add these lines to your [code ]wp-config.php[/code] file to turn on debugging:
define('WP_DEBUG', true);
define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', true);

define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false);

[code ] [/code]Check the [code ]wp-content/debug.log[/code] file for any errors.

Step 6: Update Plugins and Themes

Make sure all your plugins and themes are up-to-date:

1. Go to Dashboard %3E Updates and update all plugins and themes to their latest versions.
Step 7: Disable Debugging (after you’ve sorted everything out)

Once you’ve fixed any issues and everything’s running smoothly, you should turn off debugging:

1. Edit [code ]wp-config.php[/code] and either set the debug constants back to false or remove them:phpCopy code[code ]define('WP_DEBUG', false); define('WP_DEBUG_LOG', false); define('WP_DEBUG_DISPLAY', false); [/code]
And there you have it! With these steps, you can update your PHP version [ https://wedevs.com/blog/409582/how-to-update-php-version/ ]. It’ll keep your WordPress site running smoothly and securely.

WiseQues · Answer

To replace the WordPress XML (WXR) file, you can follow these steps:

1. Make sure you have a backup of your current website. This is important in case anything goes wrong during the process.
2. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
3. Go to Tools %3E Export. This will allow you to export your current website's content as an XML file.
4. Download the exported XML file to your computer.
5. Go to Tools %3E Import. This will allow you to import the new XML file.
6. Click on the "WordPress" option and install the plugin if it is not already installed.
7. Select the new XML file you want to use to replace the old one and import.
8. You will be prompted to assign the authors for the imported content, you can either choose an existing user or create a new one.
9. Once the import process is complete, you will be able to see the new content on your website.
10. If the new XML file was for a different site, you should review the website, check for any missing elements, adjust the settings, and correct the permalinks if necessary.
11. Please, be aware that replacing the XML file will remove all of the previous website's content and replace it with the new one. So, it's important to make sure that you have a backup of your previous website before proceeding with this process.

if you have issues replacing or Wordpress XML you can check youtube, or if you still have the same problem I suggest checking Fiverr services [ https://go.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=611132&brand=fiverrcpa&landingPage=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fiverr.com%2Fnaveenonwork%2Fdesign-and-code-for-php-joomla-asp-dot-net-dnn-hourly ] to be assisted by a professional.

Jacek Rużyczka · Answer

Not much. An XML basically helps the search engine to find out about your website’s internal structure in order to save at least a bit of the crawling budget assigned to your website. So, the crawler will possibly crawl new or updated pages more quickly. But a presence or absence of a sitemap will not affect your rankings.

Valli Nayaghi · Answer

* Have you followed these steps:
 * Go to menu and click on link and add your pdf url
 * Then click on the add to menu button
 * After that, did you save the menu.
 * Even after following these, your menu hasn’t updated means, clear the cookies.
 * Restart the computer and open the link in the incognito window of chrome.
 * This will definitely show you the desired result.

Tate Lowry · Answer

While an XML Sitemap isn't important for ranking its one of the first files a search engine will access when it lands on your site.

Crawling + Sitemaps

When Googlebot lands on your site it will scan your site to collect details about each page like titles, h1's, images and keywords. This process helps them discover new or updated content across your website.

The XML sitemap makes it easier for them to discover your content. It functions as a table of contents and provides a road map of your website.

Coverage Reports

Outside of being a road map your XML sitemap will allow you to see how many of your pages are being indexed vs. not indexed by search engines. Within Google Search Console you can submit your sitemap and access their coverage report. This will help you identify any inconsistencies.

While nothing may happen if you don't have an XML sitemap uploaded you will miss out on the benefits. It's too easy to build a sitemap now so there's no excuse to not have one set up and submitted.

If you don't currently have one set up go ahead and install Yoast. This plugin will provide you with a dynamic XML sitemap.

Best of luck :)

Jairon Vater · Answer

i had the same issue and it was VERY frustrating, my problem was like others are saying below. The page was showing a cached version because my jetpack CDN was on. I talked to the WordPress help center about this and they resolved it by turning off my CDN while modifying images then turn it back on when it’s over.

Jason Wong · Answer

There are several reasons why you may not be able to add or update your WordPress plugins and theme:

1. Incorrect login credentials: Make sure you are using the correct login credentials for your WordPress site. If you're not able to log in, you won't be able to add or update plugins and themes.
2. File permissions: Check the file permissions on your WordPress installation. If the permissions are incorrect, you may not have the necessary access to add or update plugins and themes.
3. Incompatible plugins or themes: Sometimes, plugins and themes can be incompatible with your WordPress version or with other plugins and themes on your site. This can cause errors or prevent updates from being applied.
4. Outdated WordPress version: Make sure you are running the latest version of WordPress. Older versions may not be compatible with certain plugins and themes.
5. Server issues: Occasionally, server issues can cause problems with adding or updating plugins and themes. Check with your hosting provider to make sure everything is functioning properly.
If you're still having trouble adding or updating plugins and themes, you may need to troubleshoot the issue further or seek assistance from a WordPress developer or support forum.

Anonymous · Answer

Your WordPress menu will only add pages and posts if you specify for them to be added automatically otherwise you need to add them yourself

T Vyas · Answer

Wordpress Password reset emails. The email a user receives when they request a new password.

How does WordPress send emails?

WordPress uses a function called wp_mail to send emails via PHP.

Common WordPress not sending email issues

There are common threads that you can check before the hard work starts, including:

* PHP Mail. Perhaps your server has been sending too many emails, or the mail function just isn’t available on your hosting. Either way, verifying PHP Mail is enabled and working is the quickest way to rule out any WordPress email sending issues with your server.
 * Bad server reputation. Overall, this is a less common issue but noteworthy if you use shared hosting as everyone on the same server will use the same set of mailing IPs to send email. All it takes is a few bad neighbors to purposefully send spam emails in bulk for the server to end up being blacklisted, resulting in your WordPress emails not sending.
If password reset emails aren’t working, it’s indicative that PHP Mail might not be actually working on your site.

To check if PHP email is enabled, install the fantastic free WordPress plugin Check Email. See here

https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/check-email/
Our Recommendation To Use a dedicated email solution

Why? A dedicated email sending solution will prevent the common pitfalls that come with using PHP Mail, host email limits, or blocking issues, along with most spam issues. Using a dedicated solution will instantly eliminate the majority of WordPress not sending email issues.

Nitin Joshi · Answer

Upgrading the database

If you set up your WordPress site a couple of years ago chances are it is still running on a MySQL 4.x database which is no longer supported by WordPress 3.x. In other words, to keep your site safe and get the use of the latest and greatest WordPress has to offer you have to upgrade your database. Some hosting providers will let you automatically upgrade your 4.x database to 5.x, but a lot of them won’t.

In other words you have to set up a new 5.x database, dump the old 4.x database and import the dump to your 5.x database, then rewrite your wp-config.php file to access the new one. Tricky, yes, but it’s a necessary evil of running a WordPress site, so let’s get crackin’.

Create a new 5.x database

Whichever method you use there are two vital components to this step:

1. Make sure the new database is running MySQL 5.0 or greater
2. Set a strong password. I use a random password generator and create 32 to 64 key passes every time.
Create a dump of your old database

To do this you have to go to phpMyAdmin and do a password dump. The WordPress Codex has a full rundown of how to do this but here’s how to do it on 1&1 if you don’t want to follow the link.

1. Go to phpMyAdmin and find the database you want to back up
2. Click Export to get to the export page (position of the Export option varies depending on host and phpMyAdmin version)
3. Under Export you want the following options checked (see grab below):
4. Export type: SQL
5. Structure: Add DROP TABLE, Add AUTO_INCREMENT value, Enclose table and field names with blockquotes
6. Data: Complete Inserts, Use hexadecimal for binary fields
7. Save as file
8. Compression: None
9. Click Go to save the file on your computer
Import the old database content into the new database

To import the old database dump you first go to phpMyAdmin for your new 5.x database. From here you have to find the import function. As with the export function it’ll be found in different places depending on hosting provider and phpMyAdmin version. On 1&1 it’s located in the Query Window. To get to it click the SQL icon underneath the 1&1 logo and the query window will open.

I’m getting a SQL error! The sky is falling!

There’s a chance you’ll get a SQL error here. If you do, it’s most likely something along the lines of “Cannot create new database dbXXXXX because dbXXXXX already exists” or some such message. Infuriating, but as always there is a simple solution:

Because phpMyAdmin was a little too smart and added an entry into your backup telling itself to create a new database with the same name when the file was imported. It makes sense in certain cases, but not in ours so we need to get rid of it for everything to work.

First, make a copy of your backup file just in case. It’s always a good idea to make extra backups. Then open the backup file in your favorite text editor. I use Notepad++. Somewhere towards the top of the file you’ll find something similar to these two lines of code:

phpMyAdmin sees these two lines and goes “Oh, I need to create a new database with this name. But wait, this current database has a different name, and the database name it’s asking me to use is already being used by another database. I’m confused. Error. Error. Error.”

Setting up WordPress to talk to the new database

With the old database content running on a fresh new 5.x database we can do what we set out to do initially: Upgrade WordPress manually.

You see, you can upgrade WordPress manually by simply deleting all the old files of the installation and replacing them with new ones. Since all your content and configurations is housed in the database, WordPress itself is replaceable.

First off, get the newest version of WordPress from Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS - WordPress [ http://WordPress.org ]. WordPress’ upgrade frequency is pretty high these days so don’t trust even a week-old copy. Next do a standard WordPress setup by configuring wp-config.php:

1. Open wp-config-sample.php in your text editor
2. Go to line 19 and insert the database name of your new database
3. Go to line 22 and insert your database username
4. Go to line 25 and insert that long password we created towards the beginning of this tutorial
5. Go to line 28 and insert the database host name if necessary (your host will tell you if it is)
6. Visit https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ to get fresh Salt for your installation
7. Copy the entire bulk of code you find on the Salt page
8. Highlight lines 45 to 52 in wp-config-sample.php, delete the code and paste in the Salt you just copied in step 7
9. Save the file as wp-config.php
Note: I hope you get the answer.

Felipe Moura · Answer

There are several possible reasons why your WordPress site is not showing anything. The most common include: an incorrect domain name, a faulty hosting service, a corrupt WordPress installation, an incompatible theme or plugin, an outdated version of WordPress, an outdated version of PHP, an incorrect database configuration, or an incorrect WordPress configuration file. If none of these appear to be the cause, you may need to contact your hosting provider for further assistance.

Dennis Eichenlaub · Answer

There are hundreds of possibilities but one simple solution. Restore your website from a previous backup. Then you will have time to investigate the problem.

Rudy · Answer

I've had this same thing happen before.

Try to work on one page at a time, this will eliminate the replication factor, where the changes you made were not saved on the page you worked on.

Clear your cashe folder, your website host cache folder on you Cpanel dashboard, and clear your computer's history.

Logout and log back into your WordPress admin, and view the page again.

Open a view of the website home page and click on your menu pages to make sure they open correctly.

In my case, the menu was out of order, no matter what I did to correctly align the pages.

The remedy was an easy fix.

In the customize panel, under menu, there is a section to declare the menu location as primary, footer, etc. Once I checked the box, the menu self-corrected. Now the page order was right.

Sometimes its the simplest things that can cause a page to fail.

Rudy

Athif Amirudin Muhtadi · Answer

Things that can cause a page can not update are conflicts with plugins or conflicts with themes. The solution to the problem is you can disable plugins and themes leaving the web builder. Then try to save the page changes.

Shane Bishop · Answer

First, let’s clear something up here, MySQL isn’t “in” WordPress. Your WordPress site has two parts: the code, which is mostly PHP and run by your web server, and the database, which is stored in MySQL. Note that your server might be running a MySQL-compatible alternative like MariaDB or Percona.

There are two primary scenarios we’ll look at, and truthfully, I’m not going to walk you through all th

There are two primary scenarios we’ll look at, and truthfully, I’m not going to walk you through all the steps to get there. But let’s get you going in the right direction.

1. You run and have control over the server running your WordPress site, so you can actually update MySQL yourself. This could be the case if you’re running a dedicated server, a VPS, or something along those lines. Though of course, you can have a “managed” dedicated server or VPS, which falls into #2.
2. The server hosting your site is controlled and managed by your web host, like WP Engine, SiteGround, GoDaddy, etc.
#1 is more involved, so we’ll tackle #2 first:

You don’t…

You ask your web host to upgrade MySQL. As of 2022, you’d likely be asking for version 5.7 or 8.0 (there isn’t a 6.0 or 7.0, that was essentially 5.6 and 5.7).

Not all web hosts are ready for MySQL 8, but if they won’t upgrade you to 5.7, then you find a competent web host (like WP Engine), and they’ll often help you move [ https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-migration-plugins/ ] your site to their servers.

If your web host is really good, they upgrade MySQL without you asking, and you wouldn’t be reading this!

Now, back to #1

You don’t…

If you have control over your server, the best option is to upgrade the operating system. For example, you use the built-in upgrader [ https://www.layerstack.com/resources/tutorials/How-to-upgrade-from-Ubuntu-20.04-Ubuntu-22.04 ] to go from Ubuntu 20.04 to version 22.04. If you’re running RHEL, then you ask Red Hat how to upgrade. Ok, to be fair, they have docs [ https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/9/html/upgrading_from_rhel_8_to_rhel_9/index ] for that :)

An even better option, especially if you’re running a VPS, is to start up a new server with the new version of your operating system, install WordPress, and then migrate [ https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-migration-plugins/ ] your site over to the new server with a newer version of MySQL.

Now, some of you might say, “but what if I just want a newer version than what my operating system comes with?” And to you I would say, “what are you doing asking how to upgrade MySQL in WordPress then?” Okay, if you really want the latest MySQL on Ubuntu, here’s an example tutorial:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-the-latest-mysql-on-ubuntu-20-04
Realistically, most folks asking this question need to go ask their web host. And if they don’t help you out, you desperately need a new web host.