Sitemap.xml

A sitemap.xml file is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site along with additional metadata about each URL. This helps search engines more intelligently crawl your site.

Basic Structure

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2023-01-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2023-01-15</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

Key Elements

• loc: The URL of the page. This URL must begin with the protocol (such as http) and end with a trailing slash, if your web server requires it.
• lastmod: The date of last modification of the file, in W3C Datetime format.
• changefreq: How frequently the page is likely to change. Valid values: always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly,
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