sitemap.xml
A `sitemap.xml` file is used to inform search engines about pages on your website that are available for crawling. It helps improve your site's SEO by providing a structured list of URLs. Below is a simple outline of its structure:
```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
```
Key Elements:
- loc: The URL of the page.
- lastmod: The date when the page was last modified.
- changefreq: How frequently the page is likely to change (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly).
- priority: The priority of the page relative to other pages on the site (scale from 0.0 to 1.0).
Ensure that your `sitemap.xml` file is accessible at
http://www.example.com/sitemap.xml and submitted to search engines for optimal crawling.