Title: Missing XML tag Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Missing XML tag * Resolved [netvision](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netvision/) * (@netvision) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/) * I see this error at Google Webmaster Tools * Errors Missing XML tag * This required tag is missing. Please add it and resubmit. * Sitemap: [http://www.site.com/sitemap_post_format.xml.gz](http://www.site.com/sitemap_post_format.xml.gz) Parent tag: urlset Tag: url * This error started to appear after I activated All in One Seo Pack xml sitemaps. * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [Peter Baylies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbaylies/) * (@pbaylies) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091805) * netvision, * Uncheck Post Formats in your sitemap settings if you aren’t using them. Also, unless you have a very large site, you probably don’t need to be using sitemap indexes either. * Thread Starter [netvision](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netvision/) * (@netvision) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091806) * Sorry for my terrible English but I can’t find “Post Formats” anywhere on sitemap settings. You probably mean Post Types. * I simply unchecked All “Post Types” under “Post Types” and then checked only Posts and Pages. * My site has 600 posts so should I uncheck sitemap indexes? * [Peter Baylies](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pbaylies/) * (@pbaylies) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091808) * netvision, * Yes – uncheck sitemap indexes, that should fix this issue. * Thread Starter [netvision](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netvision/) * (@netvision) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091811) * Thanks sir. * Plugin Support [Steve M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsmort/) * (@wpsmort) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091848) * Hi netvision, * If your XML Sitemap has less than 50,000 URLs and is less than 10MB in size then you do not need to use Sitemap Indexes. * [sumonbdinfo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumonbdinfo/) * (@sumonbdinfo) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091855) * Hi, I’m facing the same issue and that’s why I am here now. I don’t have any big sites. So, what should I need to do now? * Also, I am not getting the Post Formats option too. How may I fix that? * Thread Starter [netvision](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netvision/) * (@netvision) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091857) * Thanks wpsmort, I simply give up using sitemap indexes. sumonbdinfo after unchecking sitemap indexes the issue solved. Everything seems fine with webmaster tools. * Plugin Support [Steve M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsmort/) * (@wpsmort) * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091873) * The XML Sitemap protocol is very clear on this issue. You should only ever use Sitemap Indexes if your XML Sitemap contains more than 50,000 URLs or if your XML Sitemap file size is greater than 10MB. * [http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html](http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html) * [sammond7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammond7/) * (@sammond7) * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091993) * does anyone know how to instruct SEO WordPress by Yoast to NOT use sitemap index? It seems to do so automatically? * Plugin Support [Steve M](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsmort/) * (@wpsmort) * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091994) * Hi sammond7, * You are posting in the wrong forum, please post your questions about the WordPress SEO plugin here – [http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo](http://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-seo) * [sammond7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammond7/) * (@sammond7) * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091995) * thanks. reposted: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-not-use-sitemap-index?replies=1#post-5547295](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-not-use-sitemap-index?replies=1#post-5547295) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘Missing XML tag’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/all-in-one-seo-pack/assets/icon.svg?rev=2443290) * [All in One SEO – Powerful SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Increase Traffic](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-seo-pack/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/all-in-one-seo-pack/reviews/) ## Tags * [sitemap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sitemap/) * 11 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [sammond7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sammond7/) * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-xml-tag/#post-4091995) * Status: resolved