Google Search Console can't read the sitemap

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Hi!

It looks like Google Search Console can’t read one of the sitemaps. The main sitemap sitemap.xml (https://forum.pragmaticentrepreneurs.com/sitemap.xml) is read correctly, but only sitemap_recent.xml is imported.

The image shows a webpage interface with sitemaps data, including a date, number of discovered pages, and videos, and a button for treated indexes. (Captioned by AI)
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If I try to add sitemap_1.xml by myself to Google Search Console, I get an error. If I try it in the validator, it looks good.

The image shows a screenshot of a sitemap page for "https://forum.pragmatic-centrepr.eu/sitemap_1.xml" with a date of 01/04/2025, indicating zero pages and videos discovered, and an error message stating "Impossible de lire le sitemap" (Unable to read the sitemap). (Captioned by AI)
The image shows a screenshot of a sitemap page for "https://forum.pragmatic-centrepr.eu/sitemap_1.xml" with a date of 01/04/2025, indicating zero pages and videos discovered, and an error message stating "Impossible de lire le sitemap" (Unable to read the sitemap). (Captioned by AI)2306×862 58.7 KB

Do you have any idea why GSE can’t read sitemap_1.xml?

Thanks for the help.

EDIT:
Bing is reading both sitemaps correctly, so it looks specific to Google.

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Also, everything is fine with I try to inspect sitemap_1.xml

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It looks like you had the same issue last year: Troubleshooting sitemap indexing issues in Google Search Console.

Did it eventually work?

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Just saw I already posted a question about this :slight_smile: But no I didn’t get a solution.

Let me know if I can give more info to help.

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I have no idea, either.

The URL is accessible to me. I tried various tools to validate the XML, no issue. Reading Manage your sitemaps using the Sitemaps report - Search Console Help, you should see a detail page below the error that tells you what’s wrong (doesn’t look like the case for you, though).

At the very least, I would encourage you to read this article. You might find a clue.

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Indeed, I’ve no detail about the error. I tried to inspect the URL as they said, but not error here :frowning:

Let me know if I can do something else to help.