Warning Technical SEO
Non-indexable URL in XML sitemap
- Severity
- Warning
- Impact
- Medium
- Effort to fix
- Low
- Issue code
sitemap_noindex
Why it matters
The sitemap lists a URL that is noindexed or canonicalised elsewhere, which sends conflicting signals.
How to fix it
Remove non-indexable URLs from the sitemap.
How it affects your score
Finding this issue on any page costs the Technical SEO score 3 points, plus up to 12 more depending on the share of crawled pages affected. Weakens rankings, crawling or measurement. Fix after critical issues.
Find the affected URLs
Open Crawl > Issues and pick Non-indexable URL in XML sitemap. Each affected URL is listed with its evidence, and Copy URLs or Export URLs hands the list to a developer. The issue also appears in the Action Plan, ranked by impact (medium) and effort (low), and in the issues CSV under the code sitemap_noindex. After fixing, run a new audit and use Compare to confirm the URLs moved to fixed.