sitemap.xml
A sitemap.xml file is used to inform search engines about the pages on your site that are available for crawling. Here’s a simple structure of a sitemap.xml file:
```xml
https://www.example.com/
2023-10-01
daily
1.0
https://www.example.com/about
2023-09-15
monthly
0.8
https://www.example.com/contact
2023-08-20
yearly
0.5
```
### Key Elements:
- <url>: Represents a single URL entry.
- <loc>: The URL of the page.
- <lastmod>: The date the page was last modified.
- <changefreq>: How frequently the page is likely to change (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
- <priority>: The priority of the URL relative to other URLs on your site (ranges from 0.0 to 1.0).
This format helps search engines to crawl your site more effectively and understand its structure.