[Resolved] There is a wrong URL in my sitemap. “/start” appends the english Homepage

Hi Martin,

Thank you for contacting WPML support, I'd be happy to help you with this issue.

Please follow the workaround below to fix this issue and let me know how it goes:

- Edit the file wp-content/plugins/wp-seo-multilingual/classes/RankMathSEO/Sitemap/Hooks.php

- Around line 58-63, replace the code

$this->secondaryHomesById = Maybe::fromNullable( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) )
			                                 ->map( PostTranslations::get() )
			                                 ->map( Fns::reject( Obj::prop( 'original' ) ) )
			                                 ->map( Fns::map( $getIdAndUrl ) )
			                                 ->map( Lst::fromPairs() )
			                                 ->getOrElse( [] );

with this one

$this->secondaryHomesById = Maybe::fromNullable( get_option( 'page_on_front' ) )
                             ->map( PostTranslations::get() )
                             ->map( Fns::reject( \WPML\FP\Relation::propEq('language_code', apply_filters('wpml_default_language', 'en')) ) )
                             ->map( Fns::map( $getIdAndUrl ) )
                             ->map( Lst::fromPairs() )
                             ->getOrElse( [] );

❌ IMPORTANT: Please backup your database and website before proceeding ❌

Refer documentation https://wpml.org/errata/rank-math-seo-incorrect-url-in-sitemap-for-translated-front-page/

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks

Hi,

There is a server protection module that prevents accessing your staging site directly so I'm not able to check the sitemap on your staging site. However, I do not see that on your live site.

On the staging site, please try to clear some caches: plugin, browser, hosting ... and disable/enable the sitemap option to see if it works.

If not, I would like to request temporary access (wp-admin and FTP) to your staging site to take a better look at the issue. Your next reply is set to private to share the info.

❌ IMPORTANT: Please backup your database and website before proceeding ❌
You can use this plugin to create the backup: https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/
✙ I would need your permission to de-activate and re-activate Plugins and the Theme to change configurations on the site if needed. This is also a reason the backup is critical.

Look forward to your reply.
Thanks