Title: Avoid listing specific term
Last modified: May 20, 2022

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# Avoid listing specific term

 *  [marcie73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcie73/)
 * (@marcie73)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-listing-specific-term/)
 * Hello!
    I found your plugin after replacing another one (dismissed), which caused
   my sitemaps not being indexed and in the meantime I lose 25 positions on Google:(.
   I installed your plugin and loaded sitemaps on Google Search Console, and I saw
   there is 1 error related to some media terms.
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/zZ02TRM)
 * 
    I have a plugin called “Enhanced Media Library” which categorizes images in
   Library in categories, it is for admin use only, therefore I don’t not need them
   to be indexed. I use Seo Yoast and I excluded indexation for this taxonomy. In
   your “Sitemaps defaults” window this taxonomy is not listed,
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/uHPRcuj)
 * 
    what I have to do to delete this error in Search Console? I fear this could
   worse my website position.
 * Thank you very much for your help!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Favoid-listing-specific-term%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [xmlsitemapgenerator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xmlsitemapgenerator/)
 * (@xmlsitemapgenerator)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-listing-specific-term/#post-15676628)
 * Sorry for the delay.
 * It would be unusual for your sitemap alone to cause a significant drop for a 
   temporary problem.
 * You can include/exclude individual tags / categories when you add / edit them.
   There will be sitemap options on each individual category.
 * I wonder if the error you showed me is from an older version. are you now on 
   2.0.7 and is the error still there?
 * I should forewarn you WordPress has been going after plugins. It will likely 
   become a commercial marketplace. This was never the intent for my plugin.
 * If it disappears from here, I will make sure it is available on my website.
 *  Thread Starter [marcie73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcie73/)
 * (@marcie73)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-listing-specific-term/#post-15685845)
 * Hello!
    Thank you for your answer. I updated to 2.0.7 but unfortunately the error
   is still there.
 *  Thread Starter [marcie73](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcie73/)
 * (@marcie73)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-listing-specific-term/#post-15685856)
 * Maybe do I need to wait for google to read it again?
 * > [View post on imgur.com](https://imgur.com/a/mjYJnAC)
 * 
    (last reading are 24 and 26 may?)
 *  Plugin Author [xmlsitemapgenerator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xmlsitemapgenerator/)
 * (@xmlsitemapgenerator)
 * [4 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/avoid-listing-specific-term/#post-15687321)
 * possibly. can you share more details about your website/sitemap so I can take
   a look?
 * if you prefer you can email me. support at xmlsitemapgenerator dot org.

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