RANK MATH and W3 TOTAL CACHE plugin, alongside ISSUES

Hello @xpanos

Thank you for contacting the support.

Please add the following code:

sitemap(_index)?\.xml(\.gz)?
[a-z0-9_\-]*sitemap[a-z0-9_\-]*\.(xml|xsl|html)(\.gz)?
([a-z0-9_\-]*)?\.xml

To these areas:
Performance > Page Cache > Never cache the following pages
Performance Database Cache
Performance > Minify
Performance > Browser Cache
404 error exception list

Once added, please clear the cache. That should help.

If you need any further assistance, please let us know. We are here to help.

Thanx for the fast response.

1.Where exactly to add this code. On your plugin settings or in W3 Total cache?
2.What exactly does that code?
3.If I add it which plugin will create the sitemap, Rank Math or W3 Total Cache?
4.Are there any optimal settings between Rank Math and W3 Total cache in order to use them both for better SEO ranking and Caching?
Rgrds

Hello @xpanos @rankmath

It’s Marko, W3 Total Cache suppot.
@xpanos the mentioned code need to be added to W3 Total Cache support as suggested by @rankmath.
Adding this code to the mentioned fields prevents the sitemap from being cached.
W3 Total Cache does not create a sitemap as W3TC is a caching plugin.
I hope this helps!

Ok I figure out..

1. We add this code on W3 Total cache plugin..
2. This code avoid W3 Total Cache on caching the above areas..
3. It is answered by mr. Marco above (Thanx again for clarification)
but 4. is still unanswered in my head though.. ??

• This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Panos.

Hello @xpanos

Here are the answers to your questions:
1. Those are the settings pages of the W3 Total Cache plugin.
2. This code instructs W3 Total to exclude the Sitemap files from caching which is likely the cause of the error you are seeing.
3. The Rank Math plugin creates Sitemaps. W3 Total is a caching plugin.
4. While we are at it, we highly recommend going through the following guides to set up the plugin completely and correctly:

and
https://www.wpmediamastery.com/rank-math-seo/?utm_campaign=Rank+Math

For the W3 Total Cache plugin, you can follow this guide:
https://mythemeshop.com/blog/w3-total-cache-tutorial/

Hope that helps further. Thank you.

Dear Bhanu and Rank Math,
Thanx a lot for the clarification and the tips you provide above. Really need it! ??

Just to let you know that in my second(2.) question I didn’t find any problem (yet) as I haven’t complete the installation on both plugins at my site.
Do you advise me to add that code either ways or should I add it only if I face a problem?

Namaste

Hello @xpanos

Yes, you should exclude the Sitemap files from caching. That will avoid any possible conflicts.

Hope that helps further. Thank you.

Clear as the water~!
Thanx a lot!

Hello @xpanos

Glad that helped. Please feel free to reach out again in the future, if you need any assistance. We are here to help.

If it isn’t too much to ask for – would you mind leaving us a review here?
https://www.ads-software.com/support/plugin/seo-by-rank-math/reviews/#new-post

It only takes a couple of minutes but helps us tremendously.

It would mean so much to us and would go a really long way.

Thank you.??

As for the review you already have my 5 stars + 5 more fom saving me so much time these days by avoiding to install all these plugins you combined it in one and 100% free! (Schema, Redirections, 404s, Local Seo etc)!

At the moments Im in deep (beep) with all the things Im running around but definitely during the next days, as I will have a greater picture of Rank Math I ll DEFINITELY add my five stars but with a great explanation on Why in order to be right with my fair explanation! :))
So say u ve already have it! ??
Namaste

Hello @xpanos

Thank you and sure. Please take your time.

In the meantime, if there’s anything we can help you with, please let us know.

We are here to assist.

Have a good one.