Sitemap Validation
Search engines use an XML schema to define the elements and attributes that can appear in your Sitemap file. For example, you can download the Google schema from the links below:
There are many tools available to help you validate the structure of your Sitemap based on this schema. You can find a list of XML-related tools at each of the following locations:
Be advised that:
- If your websites use both HTTPS and HTTP you should not include both versions of your URLs but choose the one you find more appropriate for your content.
- It is not recommended to include session IDs in your URLs due to the fact that it might result in incorrect or no crawling of the certain page.
- The position of your URLs in your Sitemap does not affect the crawling process in any way.
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