Webmaster Tools Sitemap Errors

Hi,

I am getting these errors in Googles Webmaster Tools:

- Duplicate URL
This URL is a duplicate of another URL in the sitemap. Please remove it and resubmit. URL: Sound Unsound Forums
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
- Duplicate URL
This URL is a duplicate of another URL in the sitemap. Please remove it and resubmit. URL: http://www.sound-unsound.com/forums/tags/&gt.html
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48586 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48592 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48598 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48604 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48610 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48616 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit.

Any ideas on how to fix these errors?

Cheers,

Ross

Try To disable your Tags pages from your sitemap generator settings
But about duplicate URLs check this thread : What am I doing wrong? I keep getting a RED X

Thanks for the reply Marco.

I tried as you recommended and resubmitted. Unfortunately, this didn't fix the issue and I still get the same issues shown:

- Duplicate URL
This URL is a duplicate of another URL in the sitemap. Please remove it and resubmit. URL: Sound Unsound Forums
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
- Duplicate URL
This URL is a duplicate of another URL in the sitemap. Please remove it and resubmit. URL: http://www.sound-unsound.com/forums/tags/&gt.html
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48586 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48592 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48598 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48604 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48610 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009
48616 Invalid tag value
This XML tag has an invalid value. Please fix it and resubmit. Parent tag: url
Tag: priority
Value: 5
Problem detected on: Aug 1, 2009


Cheers,

Ross

After you disable the tags pages you need to delete all .gz files located in data folder and then re-generate your sitemap manually and resubmit it

You will have to wait a few days until google scans your site again to see if the error was fixed. I don't get the tag error on my site. I get duplicate forum url error.

"Duplicate URL" in sitemap

Originally Posted by Julio

You will have to wait a few days until google scans your site again to see if the error was fixed. I don't get the tag error on my site. I get duplicate forum url error.

Thanks. I really shouldn't work on site in the early hours, as I forget things like that

Originally Posted by Brian Cummiskey

"Duplicate URL" in sitemap

Cheers Brian, replied to that thread as I noticed something interesting in Webmaster Tools today