Problem: The client is facing an issue where non-existent pages appear in the sitemap of their website. These pages are supposed to be German translations of French pages but are not found in the WordPress Admin. The sitemap is generated using Yoast SEO. Solution: 1. Check if the pages still exist in WordPress: - Go to Pages > All Pages. - Click on 'German' if visible at the top. - Check 'Trash', 'Draft', and any other filters. - Search for 'das team' and 'startseite'. 2. Force a reindexing of WPML + Yoast: - Go to WPML > Support > Troubleshooting. - Click on the link to force a sitemap regeneration. Note that sitemaps come from Yoast, and WPML does not generate them. If necessary, contact Yoast support for ways to regenerate the sitemap correctly. 3. Clear caches: - If using a caching plugin (like W3TC, WP Rocket, etc.), clear the cache. - If using a solution like Cloudflare, also purge the cache. 4. If the above steps do not resolve the issue, use SQL: - Open your database using phpmyadmin or adminer and run the following query (change the 'WP' prefix to match your database):
SELECT ID, post_title, post_name, post_status, post_type FROM wp_posts WHERE post_name IN ('das-team', 'startseite') AND post_type = 'page';
If this solution does not resolve your issue, or if it seems outdated or irrelevant to your case, we highly recommend checking related known issues at https://wpml.org/known-issues/, verifying the version of the permanent fix, and confirming that you have installed the latest versions of themes and plugins. If further assistance is needed, please open a new support ticket at WPML support forum.
