What are some reasons that Google Webmaster Tools might report "This url is not allowed for a Sitemap at this location" when the URL is valid?

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The URLs in the Sitemap can point to a different site than where the Sitemap is hosted or in a location higher in the domain than where the Sitemap file is located if you have both locations verified in Google Webmaster Tools: http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2007/10/dealing-with-sitemap-cross-submissions.html

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Which URLs may be included in a sitemap file is determined by the location of the file. A sitemap file located at http://example.com/gallery/sitemap.gz may include any URLs starting with http://example.com/gallery/ but must not include URLs starting with http://example.com/pictures/

Andre Voget

From the http://Sitemaps.org FAQ (http://www.sitemaps.org/faq.php#faq_url_format): All URLs listed in the Sitemap must reside on the same host as the Sitemap. For instance, if the Sitemap is located at http://www.example.com/sitemap.xml, it can't include URLs from http://subdomain.example.com. If the Sitemap is located at http://www.example.com/myfolder/sitemap.xml, it can't include URLs from http://www.example.com.

Christina Chen

Reasons can be: - wrong subdomain (must be the same for sitemap and URL) - wrong protocol (http vs. https) - URL is redirected to another subdomain / domain

David Radicke

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