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Instead, just create the physical file sitemap_index.xml in the root directory of the WordPress website. My preferred solution was to use a hybrid of the two with a note inside of the sitemap_index.xml explaining what I had configured. | Instead, just create the physical file sitemap_index.xml in the root directory of the WordPress website. My preferred solution was to use a hybrid of the two with a note inside of the sitemap_index.xml explaining what I had configured. | ||
=== Sitemap Index XML File === | ===Sitemap Index XML File=== | ||
As noted above, a good starting point is to copy the Yoast sitemap_index.xml code. More information is available from sitemaps.org (AKA Google), here: https://www.google.com/sitemaps/protocol.html | As noted above, a good starting point is to copy the Yoast sitemap_index.xml code. More information is available from sitemaps.org (AKA Google), here: https://www.google.com/sitemaps/protocol.html | ||
Take a look at some of the pros to see what they do; | Take a look at some of the pros to see what they do; | ||
* https://www.cnn.com/sitemaps/cnn/index.xml | *https://www.cnn.com/sitemaps/cnn/index.xml | ||
* <nowiki>https://www.microsoft.com/learning/sitemap.xml</nowiki> (not a good example in terms of readability | *<nowiki>https://www.microsoft.com/learning/sitemap.xml</nowiki> (not a good example in terms of readability | ||
* https://www.google.com/sitemap.xml (they're the boss) | *https://www.google.com/sitemap.xml (they're the boss) | ||
Where can you find a site's sitemap or sitemap index? Here: WhatEverURL/robots.txt (a fairly universal file that dictates what search engines should look for on a site) | |||