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Last updated by Prosenjit Barman 2 months, 1 week ago.

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February 10, 2026 at 12:36 am #17807092

nataliaM-26

Problem description

Some default-language (German) pages:

are published

have meta robots: index, follow

have a correct canonical URL

have correct hreflang tags in the HTML

are indexed by Google

BUT
they do NOT appear in the Yoast XML sitemap (page-sitemap.xml / sitemap index).

At the same time:

all translated versions (EN, IT, ES, TR, RU, AR, etc.) are present in the sitemap

only 1–2 German default-language pages are missing

February 10, 2026 at 7:08 am #17807301

Prosenjit Barman
WPML Supporter since 03/2023

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Dhaka (GMT+06:00)

Hi Natalia,

Thanks for contacting WPML Support!

I'm Prosenjit from the WPML Development Team, and I'll be happy to help you resolve this sitemap issue.

I completely understand what you're experiencing. If you've confirmed that the meta settings are correct for these pages (index and follow), then they should definitely appear in the sitemap, especially with WPML SEO active on your site.

Since the pages are still not showing up, it's possible that Yoast's sitemap generator somehow missed including them for some reason. The effective way to fix this is to regenerate the sitemap.

Could you please follow these steps to regenerate the sitemap?

1. Go to "Yoast SEO → Settings"
2. Disable the XML Sitemap option and save changes
3. Go to "Settings → Permalinks"
4. Click Save Changes (even without making changes — this flushes the rewrite rules)
5. Go back to "Yoast SEO → Settings"
6. Re-enable the XML Sitemap option and save changes

Once you've completed these steps, open the sitemap URL in each language and check if your pages are now appearing.

Please try this and let me know how it goes. I'm here to help if you need any further assistance!

Best regards,
Prosenjit

February 10, 2026 at 6:11 pm #17810856

nataliaM-26

I have tried all steps a several times, but the page still not in sitemap....

February 11, 2026 at 7:25 am #17811552

Prosenjit Barman
WPML Supporter since 03/2023

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Dhaka (GMT+06:00)

Hi there,

Thank you for the update!

Since the issue persists, would you mind sharing the link(s) to the page(s) that aren't appearing in the sitemap?

It would also be helpful if you could provide access to your site along with those links so I can take a closer look. A detailed review of the affected pages should help identify any settings or underlying issues preventing them from being included in the sitemap.

I've enabled the private information box for you to securely share your access credentials. You'll see this option when composing your next response.

Once I receive the details, I'll begin investigating right away and work with you to resolve this as quickly as possible.

I look forward to hearing from you, and I'm here to help with anything you need.

Best regards,
Prosenjit

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