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angelinagertz · 03-18-2016, 12:57 AM

Hello Friends,

What is the sitemap.xml file ?

amarsamar · 03-18-2016, 01:35 AM

It is a file which contains the list of urls that is the internal navigation links of your website. It helps search engine crawlers or robots to crawl(same as download) all the internal pages or links of your website easily. It also helps in faster indexing of your website in search engine pages. If you create a new webpage inside your website you can add add its url in this sitemap.xml file and it will help to index this new webpage quickly in search engine.

The following is an example of how a sitemap.xml file looks like -----

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd">
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<priority>1.00</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page1.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page2.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page3.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
</urlset>

ragulaussie · 03-19-2016, 12:55 AM

Sitemap.xml contain list of url for website and it used to crawl and indexing purpose

amanrai · 03-19-2016, 04:27 AM

Sitemap.xml contains the list of url for any website and it is generally used to crawl and for the purpose of indexing.

samedaytoursin · 03-20-2016, 02:32 AM

Sitemap.xml file using the website all pages crawling and helping for Google Read your website all pages.

jeffmccoy · 03-20-2016, 10:47 PM

A Sitemap is an XML file that lists the URLs for a site. It allows webmasters to include additional information about each URL: when it was last updated, how often it changes, and how important it is in relation to other URLs in the site. This allows search engines to crawl the site more intelligently.

accutranskpo · 03-20-2016, 11:23 PM

Sitemap.xml is a XML file which contain all the links of the webpages. which helps the search engine crawler to crawl and index each and every page in SERP.

brandqube · 03-21-2016, 12:38 AM

A sitemap is a file where you can list the web pages of your site to tell Google and other search engines about the organization of your site content.

yourpcoptimizer · 03-21-2016, 02:59 AM

Sitemap is file which contains all webpage in a site and google index site map.

dolphintours · 03-21-2016, 03:05 AM

Sitemap is a file to the show all inner pages of your website which is increase help to read your website by Google.

synergytrans · 04-01-2016, 03:37 AM

A Sitemap is an XML file that details the URLs for a web website. It allows website owners to consist of more details about each URL: when it was last modified, how often it changes, and how important it is in regards to other URLs in the website. This allows google to spider the website more wisely.

Admyrin · 04-02-2016, 01:53 AM

It is a file which contains the list of urls that is the internal navigation links of your website. It helps search engine crawlers or robots to crawl(same as download) all the internal pages or links of your website easily. It also helps in faster indexing of your website in search engine pages. If you create a new webpage inside your website you can add add its url in this sitemap.xml file and it will help to index this new webpage quickly in search engine.

The following is an example of how a sitemap.xml file looks like -----

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd">
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<priority>1.00</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page1.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page2.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.example.com/page3.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
<changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
<priority>0.80</priority>
</url>
</urlset>

Pankaj kumar · 04-04-2016, 08:09 AM

Sitemap is file which contains all webpage in a site and google index site map.

giftsdaniel · 12-21-2017, 10:50 PM

Sitemap.xml contains list of all url's used to submit to search engine to crawl and index.

yuvashri · 12-21-2017, 11:17 PM

A Sitemap is a XML document that rundowns the URLs for a site. It enables website admins to incorporate extra data about every URL: when it was last refreshed, how regularly it changes, and how vital it is in connection to different URLs in the webpage. This permits web search tools to creep the website all the more wisely.

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03-18-2016, 01:35 AM	#2
amarsamar Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: West Bengal, India Posts: 27	It is a file which contains the list of urls that is the internal navigation links of your website. It helps search engine crawlers or robots to crawl(same as download) all the internal pages or links of your website easily. It also helps in faster indexing of your website in search engine pages. If you create a new webpage inside your website you can add add its url in this sitemap.xml file and it will help to index this new webpage quickly in search engine. The following is an example of how a sitemap.xml file looks like ----- <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd"> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>hourly</changefreq> <priority>1.00</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page1.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>weekly</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page2.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>daily</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page3.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>hourly</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> </urlset> __________________ To Get The Daily Updated List Of Newly Launched And Elite Ptc Sites Visit New-PTC-List

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03-19-2016, 04:27 AM	#4
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03-20-2016, 10:47 PM	#6
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03-20-2016, 11:23 PM	#7
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03-21-2016, 12:38 AM	#8
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04-01-2016, 03:37 AM	#11
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04-02-2016, 01:53 AM	#12
Admyrin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Surat Posts: 396	It is a file which contains the list of urls that is the internal navigation links of your website. It helps search engine crawlers or robots to crawl(same as download) all the internal pages or links of your website easily. It also helps in faster indexing of your website in search engine pages. If you create a new webpage inside your website you can add add its url in this sitemap.xml file and it will help to index this new webpage quickly in search engine. The following is an example of how a sitemap.xml file looks like ----- <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd"> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>hourly</changefreq> <priority>1.00</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page1.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>weekly</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page2.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>daily</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> <url> <loc>http://www.example.com/page3.html</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-09T16:43:00+00:00</lastmod> <changefreq>hourly</changefreq> <priority>0.80</priority> </url> </urlset> __________________ mother's day, mothers day quotes, mothers day images, mother day, mothers day gifts, mothers day gift ideas, mothers day cards, happy mothers day pictures mothers day messages mothers day quotes, mothers day pictures, Happy Mothers Day 2016, Happy Mothers Day SMS

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12-21-2017, 11:17 PM	#15
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