sitemap.xml Explained

sitemap.xml is a file that helps search engines discover and index your website's most important pages.

Impact on SEO

Without a valid sitemap.xml, search engines may miss important pages or take longer to index them — especially on large or poorly linked websites.

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-06-01</lastmod>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

How to Fix

Create and submit a sitemap.xml file with clean, working URLs. Include only canonical, indexable pages and regularly update it when content changes.