{"id":6079,"date":"2024-04-14T13:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T05:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/?p=6079"},"modified":"2024-04-14T13:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T05:37:24","slug":"establish-a-sitemap-in-webflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webflow.tenten.co\/en\/establish-a-sitemap-in-webflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Establish a sitemap in Webflow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Similar to a catalog, a sitemap is a page that contains connections to different pages of your site that search engines and site visitors use to reach your site\u2019s content. Search engine web crawlers follow the routes provided in the sitemap to index site pages and make them accessible in search engine results.<\/p>\n

When you configure custom domain hosting with Webflow, you can automatically create an XML sitemap or include your own.<\/p>\n

To gain more insights, explore SEO and Webflow: the essential guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this module, you will understand:<\/p>\n

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  1. Techniques to automatically produce a sitemap<\/li>\n
  2. Strategies for adding a personalized sitemap<\/li>\n
  3. Methods to alter the root domain in your sitemap.xml address<\/li>\n
  4. Instructions to present your sitemap to Google<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Generating an auto-sitemap<\/h2>\n

    Webflow\u2019s automatic sitemap tool generates a sitemap.xml for your site and refreshes it every time you make your site public.<\/p>\n

    For websites with Localization activated, the auto-generated sitemap incorporates hreflang tags for all static and dynamic pages on your site to aid search engines in comprehending the accessible language and region versions of your site content. Delve deeper into sitemap hreflang tags.<\/p>\n

    To activate the automatic sitemap feature:<\/p>\n

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    1. Access Site settings<\/strong> > SEO<\/strong> tab > Sitemap<\/strong> section<\/li>\n
    2. Switch Auto-generate sitemap<\/strong> to \u201cYes<\/strong>\u201d to facilitate the automatic sitemap creation<\/li>\n
    3. Click Save changes<\/strong><\/li>\n
    4. Launch<\/strong> your site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Crucial:<\/strong> Ensure you set a default domain, as the sitemap will represent the domain you\u2019ve set as the default. Otherwise, Google\u2019s crawlers will encounter a 301 Redirect status when attempting to examine the URLs in your sitemap, which signals to them that the initial pages do not exist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

      Remark:<\/strong> Once you’ve formulated your sitemap and made your site public, you cannot delete the \/sitemap.xml page.<\/h6>\n

      Incorporating a personalized sitemap<\/h2>\n

      If you prefer, you can craft your custom sitemap.xml<\/a> and append it to your Webflow site.<\/p>\n

      Note that if you utilize a custom sitemap for websites with Localization enabled, you will need to manually attach hreflang tags for each page, or examine custom code alternatives. Dig into sitemap hreflang tags.<\/p>\n

      To attach your custom sitemap to your site:<\/p>\n

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      1. Visit Site settings<\/strong> > SEO<\/strong> tab > Sitemap<\/strong> section<\/li>\n
      2. Switch Auto-generate sitemap<\/strong> to \u201cNo<\/strong>\u201d to disable the auto-generated sitemap<\/li>\n
      3. Paste your custom sitemap in the Custom sitemap.xml<\/strong> field<\/li>\n
      4. Click Save changes<\/strong><\/li>\n
      5. Launch<\/strong> your site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        Note:<\/strong> Once you’ve created your sitemap and published your site, the \/sitemap.xml page cannot be removed.<\/h6>\n

        Customizing the primary domain in your sitemap.xml address<\/h2>\n

        Remark: Exclusive to Webflow Enterprise clients. For more information, <\/strong>reach out to our Enterprise sales team<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

        If you are using a reverse proxy to link multiple Webflow sites to a single domain, you may have faced SEO issues with the automatically produced sitemap.xml address Webflow inserts within your robots.txt file. You can erase the default sitemap.xml address and input your version to ensure search engines realize your sites are under the same domain.<\/p>\n

        To remove the default sitemap.xml address and input yours:<\/p>\n

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        1. Proceed to Site settings<\/strong> > SEO<\/strong> tab > Indexing<\/strong> section<\/li>\n
        2. Toggle Remove sitemap.xml from robots.txt <\/strong>to \u201cYes<\/strong>\u201d to exclude the auto-generated sitemap from your robots.txt file<\/li>\n
        3. Input the sitemap for your root domain in the robots.txt<\/strong> field<\/li>\n
        4. Click Save changes<\/strong><\/li>\n
        5. Launch<\/strong> your site<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Presenting your sitemap to Google<\/h2>\n

          After creating your sitemap, inform Google about it through one of the subsequent methods:<\/p>\n