Find and Fix 404 and 500 Errors in XML Sitemaps
Find the URLs in your sitemap that return 404 or 500, trace the shared cause, then restore, redirect or remove them and fix how the sitemap is generated.
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How to Create an XML Sitemap: Format, Limits and Submission
Learn how to create an XML sitemap: choose the right URLs, write valid markup, respect the 50,000 URL and 50 MB limits, then publish and submit it.
HTML Sitemap vs XML Sitemap: What Each Does and If You Need Both
Learn how an HTML sitemap for visitors differs from an XML sitemap for crawlers, decide which your site needs, and build and check each one.
Image, Video and News Sitemaps: When They Help and How to Build Them
Decide whether your site needs image, video or news sitemap extensions, then build them with the right namespaces, required tags and size limits.
Sitemap Could Not Be Read or Couldn't Fetch: Causes and Fixes
Fix the Search Console sitemap errors \"Couldn't fetch\" and \"Sitemap could not be read\" by checking status codes, redirects, XML, host and firewall rules.
Sitemap lastmod, changefreq and priority: Which Tags Matter
Find out which sitemap tags Google and Bing actually use, set accurate lastmod dates from real edits and drop the changefreq and priority values.
Split Large Sitemaps into a Sitemap Index Without Errors
Split a sitemap that passes 50,000 URLs or 50 MB into stable child files with a sitemap index, then validate each file and submit the index.