Warning after submitting sitemap to Google: "We found that some URLs redirect to other locations"

Warning after submitting sitemap to Google: "We found that some URLs redirect to other locations" - If a page has internal and external outgoing links to redirecting URLs, it’s returning 3xx (301, 302, etc.) HTTP status codes standing for redirection. This issue means that the page does not exist on a permanent or temporary basis. It appears on most of the popular web browsers, usually caused by a misconfigured website. However, there are some steps you can take to ensure the issue isn’t on your side. You can find more details about redirecting URLs by reading the Google Search Central overview. In this article, we’ll go over how you can fix the Warning after submitting sitemap to Google: "We found that some URLs redirect to other locations" error on your web browser. Problem :

I noticed that I have three warnings when I submitted my Sitemap. They all say this:

When we tested a sample of URLs from your Sitemap, we found that some
URLs redirect to other locations. We recommend that your Sitemap
contain URLs that point to the final destination (the redirect target)
instead of redirecting to another URL.

I'd like to try and resolve this issues but I'm not sure what to do.

Sitemap url for reference: http://www.teacupsandtulips.com/sitemap.xml

Solution :

Your XML sitemap is a signal to search engines that these are the most important pages on your site and you'd like them indexed. Thus, you don't want to introduce confusion into the process by including outdated URL's, which may get indexed instead of your intended ones. (Plus, crawlers don't like being made to work harder than they have to.)

You'll have to find those redirected URL's and swap the old URL's out for the new ones in the sitemap. No URL in your sitemap should send the crawlers to a different page.

The problem URL's can be as obvious as an outdated URL or as seemingly innocuous (but they're actually harmful) as the lack of a trailing "s" in http or a "www" where there isn't one.

In addition to Google Search Console or Bing Webmaster Tools, you can use software like Moz or a Chrome add-on like Check My Links to find these redirects. If your site is small enough, you can also manually eyeball your sitemap, paying attention to small differences. (And in some cases, you may need to flush your server cache or even rebuild your sitemap before resubmitting.)

We hope that this article has helped you resolve the sitemap, search-engine-indexing, error in your web browsers. Enjoy browsing the internet uninterrupted!