The SEO Framework generates invalid URL for site map in robots.txt

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Tagged: Compatibility

This topic contains 7 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Bruno Kos 3 days, 14 hours ago.

Assisted by: Bruno Kos.

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September 19, 2024 at 10:00 am #16197619
dawidZ-5	Background of the issue: I use the directory for the default language, and the SEO Framework adds this default language directory to all sitemaps links for the rest of the languages inside robots.txt. My robots.txt: Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Sitemap: hidden link Symptoms: The SEO Framework generates invalid URLs for the sitemap in robots.txt. Questions: Why is the SEO Framework adding the default language directory to all sitemap links? How can I configure the SEO Framework to generate correct sitemap URLs for each language?
September 19, 2024 at 11:32 am #16198269
Bruno Kos Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Can you tell me if you see the issue here? hidden link Because this is what I get for sitemap URLs: hidden link hidden link
September 19, 2024 at 4:36 pm #16200282
dawidZ-5	Yes, the problem still exists, hidden link in the robots.txt file link to de language sitemap is incorrect Sitemap: hidden link there is added /en/ before /de/ There is no problem with generating the actual site map, there is a problem with adding the correct link to the site map in the robots.txt file for translated languages
September 20, 2024 at 8:52 am #16201687
Bruno Kos Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	I escalated this case to our Compatibility team and will keep you posted.
September 24, 2024 at 12:51 pm #16215014
Bruno Kos Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Can you please try the following: 1. Open the `.../wp-content/plugins/autodescription/inc/classes/sitemap/registry.class.php` file. 2. Locate line 173. 3. Replace the following line: $path_info = static::get_sitemap_base_path_info(); With this updated code: $path_info = static::get_sitemap_base_path_info(); // Workaround for compsupp-7598 $wpml_language_directory = apply_filters('wpml_get_setting', false, 'urls')['directory_for_default_language']; if ( $id != 'base' AND $wpml_language_directory ) { $path_info['path'] = '/'; } Does it work?
September 25, 2024 at 9:10 am #16219174
dawidZ-5	Hi, after updating this code sitemap.xml is returning 404
September 25, 2024 at 9:24 am #16219375
Bruno Kos Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	Let me check this with Compatibility team.
September 26, 2024 at 11:26 am #16224742
Bruno Kos Supporter Languages: English (English ) German (Deutsch ) French (Français ) Timezone: Europe/Zagreb (GMT+02:00)	We’ve made a small adjustment to the workaround. Could you please try it again? 1. Open the file located at: `.../wp-content/plugins/autodescription/inc/classes/sitemap/registry.class.php`. 2. Locate line 173. 3. Replace the following line: $path_info = static::get_sitemap_base_path_info(); With this: $path_info = static::get_sitemap_base_path_info(); // Workaround for compsupp-7598 if ( $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] == 'https://cdn.wpml.org/robots.txt' ) { $wpml_language_directory = apply_filters('wpml_get_setting', false, 'urls')['directory_for_default_language']; if ( $id != 'base' && $wpml_language_directory && $list['base']['robots'] ) { $path_info['path'] = '/'; } } Please note that this is just a temporary workaround. We'll still need input from the plugin author to implement a more comprehensive solution, as they are responsible for the compatibility updates. Let me know if this works!