Title: XML ERROR
Last modified: March 27, 2017

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# XML ERROR

 *  Resolved [ankitispace](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ankitispace/)
 * (@ankitispace)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-error-14/)
 * Hi, In this plugin sitemaps XML File display below error.
 * “This page contains the following errors:
 * error on line 7 at column 6: XML declaration allowed only at the start of the
   document
    Below is a rendering of the page up to the first error.”
 * Why this error display? How solve this?

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 *  Plugin Support [amboutwe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amboutwe/)
 * (@amboutwe)
 * [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-error-14/#post-8963342)
 * This happens when something in your WordPress install, either a plugin or your
   theme, is outputting white space and it shouldn’t.
 * The fastest way to find out what is outputting the white space is to run a conflict
   check. If you are unfamiliar with checking for conflicts, we wrote a small guide
   that will walk you through the steps. You can find it here: [How To Check For Plugin Conflicts](https://kb.yoast.com/kb/how-to-check-for-plugin-conflicts/#utm_source=support&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=support-link)

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-error-14/#post-8963342)
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