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A sitemap is an XML file listing all the pages, videos, and other files on your website. Google uses this to identify pages on your site and intelligently crawl them.

Technical SEO

Google: Sitemap showing for search queries indicates Site Quality Issues

If you are Googling something specific on your site and one of the results is your XML sitemap, then it is likely that you have site quality issues.

Jonathan Griffin

· 3 min read

Technical SEO

Google: Don't use Crawlers to build Sitemaps. Automate them.

Google's John Mueller replied to a Reddit Thread with some advice on how best to build an XML sitemap, including warning against crawler-based

Jonathan Griffin

· 2 min read

Technical SEO

Use Multiple Sitemaps to Monitor Different Parts of Your Site, says Google's John Mueller.

Google recommends using multiple sitemaps so you can filter issues in the Search Console to parts of your site.

Jonathan Griffin

· 2 min read

Technical SEO

Google: When redirecting URLs upload and keep old sitemap for 6 months

Google confirmed that when redirecting content to new URLs you should upload a copy of the old Sitemap so that Google can pick up on the redirects faster.

Jonathan Griffin

· 3 min read
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