id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 54010 Redirect from /sitemap.xml to /wp-sitemap.xml needs to be 301 and not 302 RedBMedia "/sitemap.xml is the standard naming nomenclature for XML sitemaps submitted to search engines. It is widely accepted in the search community and is the defacto default for most automated sitemap tools. Because of the term's popularity when a user accesses this file off of the WordPress root they are automatically redirected via 302 to WordPress' builtin XML site map at /wp-sitemap.xml This redirect should be a 301 not a 302, because 302's are ignored by search engines as they are meant to only be temporary. This issue is causing confusion for users that aren't familiar with the WordPress default and submitting /sitemap.xml instead to search engines who then ignore the redirect because it is a 302. " defect (bug) new normal Awaiting Review Sitemaps 5.5 normal