# Google not processing a sitemap

**URL:** <https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415>\
**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [July 26, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415 "2017-07-26T12:57:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415/1 "2017-07-26T12:57:02Z")

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Using Google Search Console I’ve verified ownership of a website by getting and uploading the little token - all that’s good. I’ve then submitted the sitemap.xml. Google recognises it and then just says ‘Pending’. It’s been like that for a month.

Testing the sitemap comes back fine, but it’s just not moving out of the Pending state.

Anyone come across this before?

Thanks

Rob

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**Author:** ![swilliam](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/swilliam/32/14799_2.png) [@swilliam](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/swilliam)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415/2 "2017-07-26T13:00:11Z")

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The last one I did took several weeks, not sure if it’s just the updating of the tools info or not. You can also ask individual pages to be indexed.

If you try site:yoursite in search do the pages show up?

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**Author:** ![DaveFox](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/davefox/32/129_2.png) [@DaveFox](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/DaveFox)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415/3 "2017-07-26T13:36:10Z")

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I’ve had two problems with Google sitemaps, once it refused to recognise it until I opened it in TextWrangler, added a space, took the space out and then saved it, another when it took 5 weeks before it was processed - I ended up submitting it every week!

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**Author:** ![robbeattie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/robbeattie/32/78_2.png) [@robbeattie](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/robbeattie)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2017, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/google-not-processing-a-sitemap/15415/4 "2017-07-26T14:29:15Z")

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Interestingly I’ve just submitted another of my sites (a test site) and the sitemap in there was accepted and logged within seconds, so I wonder if there’s something up with the XML file. I’ll take another look - maybe delete it and try again.

Thanks

Rob