Title: Encoding error for opening sitemap
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Encoding error for opening sitemap

 *  Resolved [hong00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hong00/)
 * (@hong00)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-error-for-opening-sitemap/)
 * Hi there,
 * I am trying to open site map [http://myagency.azurewebsites.net/sitemap.xml](http://myagency.azurewebsites.net/sitemap.xml),
   but shows below error:
 * This page contains the following errors:
 * error on line 3 at column 1: Encoding error
    Below is a rendering of the page
   up to the first error.
 * can you show me what could i do? Thanks!
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/)

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 *  Plugin Support [Steve M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsmort/)
 * (@wpsmort)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-error-for-opening-sitemap/#post-7276027)
 * What language are you using in WordPress? The XML sitemap is being translated
   which results in an encoding error.
 *  Thread Starter [hong00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hong00/)
 * (@hong00)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-error-for-opening-sitemap/#post-7276102)
 * Chinese
 *  Plugin Support [Steve M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsmort/)
 * (@wpsmort)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-error-for-opening-sitemap/#post-7276105)
 * We’ve confirmed this is a bug and will fix it in the next release.
 *  [neilac333](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neilac333/)
 * (@neilac333)
 * [10 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/encoding-error-for-opening-sitemap/#post-7276215)
 * I am finding the same error even though the site is in English. It appears [sitemap.xml](http://www.websterfredrickson.com/)
   is corrupted. I don’t believe I am doing anything remotely exotic. Can you suggest
   some courses of action? Or is the same bug in play here?
 * Thanks.

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