Sitemap contains no URLs
A sitemap that contains no URLs gives search engines nothing to discover.
What it is
This check flags a sitemap that responds successfully but has zero entries.
Why it matters for SEO
An empty sitemap defeats its purpose and may indicate a broken generation process hiding your URLs.
Example
<urlset xmlns='http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9'></urlset>
How to fix
- Fix the generator so it outputs your indexable URLs.
- Verify it includes new and important pages.
- Re-submit in Search Console.
- Re-crawl to confirm URLs are listed.