Technical SEO
XML sitemap
Why it matters
An XML sitemap lists the pages you want search engines to find. It speeds up discovery of new and updated pages, especially on larger or newer sites.
How to fix it
- Publish /sitemap.xml with your indexable URLs only.
- Reference it in robots.txt and submit it in Google Search Console.
- Keep it updated automatically.
Check it with
- XML Sitemap Generator – Crawl your site and generate a ready-to-upload sitemap.xml.
- XML Sitemap Checker – Find and validate an XML sitemap, count its URLs and test a sample for errors.
Scoring: a passed check earns its full weight, a warning half and an error none. How the SEO score works