google webmaster won't accept sitemap

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A wordpress site, im using the free SITEMAP.XML plugin, and when i try submit the sitemap to google webmaster it denies it.
Any ideas why anyone?
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  • Profile picture of the author guitarjosh
    Originally Posted by richeerich View Post

    A wordpress site, im using the free SITEMAP.XML plugin, and when i try submit the sitemap to google webmaster it denies it.
    Any ideas why anyone?
    lol.. now how could we possibly know that or help when you haven't even told the reason it says you were denied??
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  • Profile picture of the author Jonathan Beaton
    Originally Posted by richeerich View Post

    A wordpress site, im using the free SITEMAP.XML plugin, and when i try submit the sitemap to google webmaster it denies it.
    Any ideas why anyone?
    Your sitemap is most likely the reason they denied your sitemap.
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    • Profile picture of the author richeerich
      Sorry bout lack of info, the following has been cut n pasted from GWT

      The paths do not match
      We have detected that you submitted your Sitemap using a URL path that includes the www prefix (for example, IANA — Example domains). However, the URLs listed in your Sitemap do not use the www prefix (for example, IANA — Example domains).
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  • Profile picture of the author Microsys
    Make sure to your website usage of with-www versus non-www is consistent (and redirect one to the other) and have your XML sitemap match those paths. Here's more info about duplicate URL problems.
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