sitemap.xml
A sitemap.xml file is used to inform search engines about the pages on a website that are available for crawling. It helps improve the visibility of a website in search results. Here’s a basic structure of a sitemap.xml:
```xml
http://www.example.com/
2023-10-01
daily
1.0
http://www.example.com/about
2023-10-01
monthly
0.8
http://www.example.com/contact
2023-10-01
yearly
0.5
```
In this example:
- <url>: Represents a single page on the website.
- <loc>: Specifies the URL of the page.
- <lastmod>: Indicates the last modification date of the page.
- <changefreq>: Suggests how frequently the page is likely to change.
- <priority>: Indicates the priority of the page relative to other pages on the site.
This structure helps search engines effectively crawl and index the website's content.