noindex pages in sitemap?

I want to add noindex attribute to some pages, and those pages are in the sitemap, should they be excluded from the site map after adding noindex attribute?

You should exclude it from your site map.
If not, your search console will show the "Coverage issue"

Noindex attribute is just a way of informing search engines not to consider the particular pages, these pages would still be in sitemap.

jtwings said:

You should exclude it from your site map.
If not, your search console will show the "Coverage issue"

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As I assumed, thank you.

Digital Knight94 said:

Noindex attribute is just a way of informing search engines not to consider the particular pages, these pages would still be in sitemap.

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No, bro, you're wrong. If the page has a noindex attribute, it must be excluded from the sitemap, otherwise we will have a Coverage Issue in the Google Search Console. I just tested that.

The sitemap file is devised to point search engines to the pages you want to be crawled and indexed. Having pages with the “noindex” tag defeats the purpose of sitemap and causes confusion for search engines. This can result in search engines ignoring your sitemaps.

you should not include noindex pages inside your sitemap files.

Check with this - https://sitechecker.pro/site-audit-issues/noindex-page-sitemap/ - It shows you How does noindex URLs in Sitemap affect website indexing, and how to fix this issue with detailed .

Hope this Helps !