XML sitemap
XML sitemap is a file that lists all the URLs of a website, helping search engines like Google to crawl and index the site more efficiently. It provides valuable information about the site’s pages, including when they were last updated and how important they are in relation to each other.
Here is an example of how an XML sitemap looks like:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://www.example.com/page1</loc>
<lastmod>2022-01-01</lastmod>
<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
<priority>0.8</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.example.com/page2</loc>
<lastmod>2022-01-02</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.6</priority>
</url>
</urlset>
Each URL in the XML sitemap includes the location of the page, the date it was last modified, how frequently it changes, and its priority in relation to other URLs on the site.
Having an XML sitemap can improve the visibility of a website in search engine results, leading to more organic traffic and better user experience.
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