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Sitemap

A file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site, and the relationships between them.

An XML sitemap acts as a roadmap for search engine crawlers. It lists all the important pages on your website, ensuring that Google and other engines can find and index them quickly.

Why You Need One

  • Faster Indexing: Helps new content get discovered and ranked sooner.
  • Organization: Clarifies the hierarchy and structure of your site.
  • Completeness: Ensures that even “deep” pages aren’t missed.

Modern content management systems and frameworks can automatically generate and update sitemaps, ensuring search engines are always aware of new content.