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    Google 4xx errors

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    Google is reporting these errors in my sitemap_1.xml.gz file.

    1. Parsing error (Line 14)
    2. Invalid URL (Line 14)

    I clicked on Google's diagnostic page to see what Google is complaining about and found a group of HTTP errors. Specifically 4xx errors for some 830 single post pages. Google lists all the URLs in question so I clicked on many of them, and they do in fact exist. Why are they listed as HTTP errors and more importantly how do I correct this with Google?
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    Hello,

    Google is reporting these errors in my sitemap_1.xml.gz file.

    1. Parsing error (Line 14)
    2. Invalid URL (Line 14)
    As I see, you have the URLs like "/store/cart.php" included in sitemap, while your vBulletin is located in forums/ folder.
    In this case you should submit all sitemap files manually to google webmaster account at the root of your site, as described here: Sitemap in www root

    I clicked on Google's diagnostic page to see what Google is complaining about and found a group of HTTP errors. Specifically 4xx errors for some 830 single post pages. Google lists all the URLs in question so I clicked on many of them, and they do in fact exist. Why are they listed as HTTP errors and more importantly how do I correct this with Google?
    Perhaps your site was temporarily not available when google bot tried to reach these pages.
    Oleg Ignatiuk / Crawlability Inc.
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