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A Bing Help thread has a solo report of an issue with Bing leaving new sitemaps in the "pending" status.
Sitemaps can be submitted to Bing via their Webmaster Tools interface. The issue is, if you recently submitted a sitemap file, it may just be sitting in "pending" status.
Will from Bing confirmed the issue saying:
Our product team is aware of this and is being addressed at this time. Currently, we have no ETA yet due to testing and developing.
It is hard to tell how far back the issue goes but there is an Bing Help.
Comments:
Black Seo Guy
07/29/2011 01:33 pm
I have ran into this problem also..I really don't understand it but hopefully they can get it fixed soon. "Black Seo Guy "Signing Off"
seo expert
07/29/2011 04:45 pm
I cant understand the actual problem but if it is an issue then it should have to be solve very soon..
Doug Reimer
07/29/2011 05:37 pm
The problem has been ongoing for at least a month for my sites. Bing is completely non-responsive. Solution: don't bother submitting and avoid the agro of dealing with MS.
incrediblehelp
07/29/2011 06:16 pm
I cant even delete old sitemaps in Bing. I get an "unexpected error" every time. Posted a question about it, but no one there is answering at Bing.
CM
08/01/2011 10:11 am
same here. Moreover last time bing crawled my site was 4/3/2011. That's just outrageous ! Google catches new data on site within 12-24 hours... Bing is catching up with Google they say... yeah right...
Richard Weatherman
09/07/2011 02:09 am
Is Bing sinking? The link above that says, Bing Help is broken. Clicking it shows "Bad Request." Not a good sign. And our sitemap still pending for over a week. Sit and wait...not a good business plan Bing. You'll never catch Google like that.
AJB
09/08/2011 03:38 pm
It's September 8th - you still haven't fixed this yet? How do I know I"m being submitted ? This is kinda 101 guys....
Eric Kim
09/19/2011 05:30 pm
Having the same issue (and it's 9/19/11). Also, for some reason, I can't submit a compressed sitemap. e.g. sitemap.xml.gz - Bing doesn't add it when I submit it (google is perfectly fine with this format).
Robert lee
09/24/2011 01:48 am
yeah,same problem here, i dont know how long the issue will linger~~
Sosh Sosh
10/11/2011 02:46 pm
Man are they ever going to fix this?
Driving lessons Bradford
11/18/2011 01:22 am
Hmm I though It was just me. Upon reading this I guess I will just wait :/
Robert lee
11/20/2011 12:09 pm
my problems got fixed after waiting for almost 2 months,,well, anyway,,it's not too bad~~
Josh Reeve
12/08/2011 05:26 am
As someone who manages our companies entire site + PPC, the issue is this: if Bing dont get their sitemap submission system sorted, why the heck would I want to trust PPC on BING? I bet I am not the only one here that would be thinking the same. Bing/Microsoft: fix this and then you may get more $$ coming through your doors.
Aurelio Jargas
12/14/2011 03:03 pm
It's december (!) and the bug is still there...
PACIFIC 33 Architects, Inc.
12/14/2011 06:49 pm
My sitemap has been pending for 3 weeks. Thanks for posting about the bug. I wouldn't have know what was wrong otherwise.
Nuno
02/21/2012 03:41 am
same problem here
Ivarplaza
03/02/2012 11:11 pm
I have the same problem, but i have being waiting almost 3 months and it still shows pending. I have contacted Bing with the issue and they told me they would get back at me to not worry and to rest sure… It has being almost 3 weeks now and i have not heard jack from them… I contacted them again this week but as usual they did not get back at me… customer service seems to be no good… I have resubmitted the sitemp twice and still PENDING
Arunze
05/06/2012 06:28 pm
I tried to submit it so many times for last 2 months and it still showing pending. why didnt microsoft people take help from google :-) .Any way finally post a thread about this on Bing help forum and waitting for reply...
Kerala Ayurveda Packages
03/05/2013 11:05 am
I also face same problemm
Jimmy Jackson
09/09/2013 08:31 am
same problem, this has been going on for 2 years now
Reeda Mason
11/16/2013 10:14 am
Bing is broken, bottomline. Sitemaps won't take.