Legacy standalone thread
Google Webmaster Tools Error
Legacy sitemap support thread about Google Webmaster Tools errors tied to exported sitemap files. Preserved with archive context.
- Original title
- Google Webmaster Tools Error
- Category
- Webmaster Tool - Sitemap Generator
- Approved comments
- 3
Original Problem
This legacy thread is about Google Webmaster Tools rejecting a sitemap even though the user believed the required code was already present. The support answer points back to a common archive mistake: regenerating or exporting the wrong file format and then continuing to submit the stale file.
That makes it a useful standalone page because the symptom is clear and the preserved resolution is specific to the old AuditMyPC workflow rather than to generic search-console troubleshooting.
Selected Useful Comments
- One support reply says the user had generated an XML file but not the search-engine-ready sitemap format the tool actually expected.
- The user replies that the expected code was present in source view, which preserves the mismatch between browser display and actual file format.
- The final support reply says the error should disappear once the sitemap is regenerated instead of reusing the older file.
Editor Context
This page is useful because it preserves a repeated archive mistake: an XML-looking file was not always the correct submission file.
The keyword is weak on its own, so the stronger interpretive page is Google Sitemap Restrictions for Large Sites.
Related Pages
Related guide
Google Sitemap Restrictions for Large SitesUnderstand large-site sitemap limits, split-file issues, and crawl restrictions that affected older XML sitemap workflows.
Parent hub
XML Sitemap Generator HelpLegacy support hub for the AuditMyPC XML Sitemap Generator, including crawl limits, Java errors, odd exports, and duplicate URL problems.