# Google blocks me due to sitemap issue

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [May 18, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294 "2024-05-18T20:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294/1 "2024-05-18T20:33:47Z")

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Hi all. Published a website last month but none of the search engines can see it. Just went through Google Search Console and it is blocking the site apparently because “no referring sitemaps detected”. I can see sitemap.xml sitting under public\_html so not sure what is up.

Running RWC 9.2.1 and Cordial Pro.

Any pointers to get this site indexed?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294/2 "2024-05-19T02:21:42Z")

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Added the www prefix to the web address in the General settings and republished then used a 3rd party sitemap generator and FTP’d that overwriting the RW one and then resubmitted to Google. Guess I will just have to wait and see if it does owt.

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**Author:** ![ToF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@ToF](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ToF)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294/3 "2024-05-19T07:55:14Z")

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```auto
<url>
<loc>http://www.blackrockq.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2024-05-19T02:03:57+00:00</lastmod>
<priority>1.00</priority>
</url>

```

There is an **s** missing http **s** ://www.blackrockq.com/

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**Author:** ![jbyfield](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbyfield/32/82_2.png) [@jbyfield](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbyfield)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-blocks-me-due-to-sitemap-issue/43294/4 "2024-05-19T10:44:01Z")

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Thanks T. Looks like the HTTP was auto generated by the sitemap app I used but fixed, uploaded and indexed immediately.