sitemaps org Hcme Fioocol FAc Language: English What are Sitemaps? Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters t0 inform search engines about pages on their sites that are available for crawling_ In its simplest form; Sitemap an XML file that lists URLs for site along with additiona metadata about each URL (when was last updated_ how often usually changes, and how important it is, relative to other URLs in the site_ so that search engines can more intelligently crawl the site_ Web crawlers usually discover pages from links within the site and from other sites. Sitemaps supplement this data to allow crawlers that support Sitemaps to pick up all URLs in the Sitemap and Iearn about those URLS using the asscciated metadata. Using the Sitemap PrOtocol does not guarantee that web pages are included in search engines, but provides hints for web crawlers better job of crawling your site. Sitemap 0.90 offered under the terms of the Attribution-ShareAlike_Creative_Commons_License and has wide adoption, includling support from Google, Yahool . and Microsoft. Las: UFtlalec: 17 Apri 2020 Tetms andconditiong