sitemap.xml
A `sitemap.xml` file is an XML file that helps search engines understand the structure of a website. It lists all the important pages on the site, ensuring they are crawled and indexed effectively.
Here is a simple structure of a `sitemap.xml` file:
```xml
https://www.example.com/
2023-10-01
daily
1.0
https://www.example.com/about
2023-10-01
monthly
0.8
https://www.example.com/contact
2023-10-01
yearly
0.5
```
### Key Elements:
- <url>: Represents a single URL entry in the sitemap.
- <loc>: The location of the page (URL).
- <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 page relative to other pages on the site (range from 0.0 to 1.0).