About XML Sitemaps
XML sitemaps help search engines discover and index your website's pages.
Sitemap Requirements
- Must be UTF-8 encoded
- Must use correct XML syntax
- URLs must be properly escaped
- Should be less than 50MB (uncompressed)
- Should contain less than 50,000 URLs
Common Issues
- Missing XML declaration
- Invalid characters in URLs
- Incorrect namespace declarations
- Missing required tags (like <loc>)
- Invalid date formats