Technical SEO

Sitemap

Also known as: site map · sitemap.xml

A file telling search engines about website URLs and optional resource metadata.

A practical example

The sitemap lists current categories, products, and articles.

What should I know?

Listing a URL does not guarantee crawling or indexing.

Technical SEO in practice

Check crawler access, server responses, and content processing separately. Then assess indexing and search appearance. These stages are connected but distinct and need different diagnostic methods.

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Related terms

IndexingProcessing and organizing information a system can later use in search results.CrawlingA program discovering and retrieving website resources, such as a search crawler.lastmodSitemap information about a significant resource change.

Documentation and further reading

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