Options
- lastmod: today's date, or none. Only add it if it reflects when the page content really changed.
- changefreq and priority are optional and ignored by Google; they're off by default.
- More than 50,000 URLs are split into several files plus a sitemap index.
After generating
Upload the file to your site, add a Sitemap: line to robots.txt, and submit it in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. Validate it with the sitemap validator.
Frequently asked questions
Which URLs should I include?
Canonical pages that answer 200 and that you want in search results. Leave out redirects, noindex pages and URLs with tracking parameters.
Is my URL list uploaded?
No. The sitemap is built in your browser; nothing is sent to RankCortex.