XML sitemap basics

Scope of this page

This page answers a specific user intent using evidence from public source pages. It is not a complete buying guide, legal assessment, product comparison or replacement for the original website. Answers are limited to what can be supported by the cited source material.

Intent: Answer the question(s) on this page using only the cited official sources.

Topic: Create Perfect Sitemap

Last updated:

Primary source: https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/create-perfect-sitemap

Quick Info

XML stands for Extensible Markup Language.

Purpose and usage

This page provides short, extractable answers for the topic above.

Key points

  • Which details belong in a complete sitemap?: URL, Lastmod, change frequency, and priority weighting.
  • When does the Lastmod attribute matter?: Lastmod matters when a URL has been updated. It lets search engine bots recognize the update and re-crawl the URL.

Terms and entities

Canonical definitions live on the Facts pages. This page only references them.

What does XML stand for in an XML sitemap?

XML stands for Extensible Markup Language.

Which details belong in a complete sitemap?

URL, Lastmod, change frequency, and priority weighting.

When does the Lastmod attribute matter?

Lastmod matters when a URL has been updated. It lets search engine bots recognize the update and re-crawl the URL.

Sources

  1. https://internetwarriors.de/en/blog/create-perfect-sitemap

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