What Is XML Sitemap?
A file listing the URLs you want search engines to crawl.
Definition
A file listing the URLs you want search engines to crawl.
What XML Sitemap means
A file listing the URLs you want search engines to crawl.
Why it matters
Sitemaps help Google discover pages, especially on large or new sites. They don’t guarantee indexing.
Practical tip
Include only canonical, indexable URLs. See XML sitemaps explained.
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