FAQs about Google Sitemaps
Q. Is there a plug-in for Wordpress that will create a Google Sitemap?
A. Yes, a good one is by Arne at his own site and its pretty comprehensive and regulary updated.
Q. Wheres the best place to put my sitemap
A. We'd recommend putting it in the root folder, e.g. http://www.site.com/sitemap.xml
Q. Is there a maximum size for a sitemap?
A. Yes. it shouldn't be larger than 10MB in size - 10,485,760 bytes, and shouldn't contain more than 50,000 URLs.
If you go above the size of 10MB or number of URLs, you will need to create multiple sitemap files and use a sitemap index file.
Q. Should I include the full URL for each page?
A. Yes. The format should also include the protocol and any necessary slashes, e.g. http://www.site.com/default.aspx. The following would not be correct: www.site.com/default.aspx
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