What is sitemap ?

 
Sitemap

Sitemap ka Kaam (Functions)

1. Search Engine Indexing:
   Sitemap search engines ko batata hai ki aapki site me kaunse pages hain, aur kaunsa page important hai. Isse pages jaldi aur efficiently crawl hote hain.

2. Website Structure dikhana:
   Sitemap se search engine ko samajh aata hai ki website ka structure kaisa hai, kaunse pages parent hai aur kaunse child pages.

3. Priority aur Update Frequency:
   XML sitemap me aap har page ke liye priority aur last modified date define kar sakte ho. Isse search engines ko pata chalta hai ki kaunse pages important hain aur kaunse pages frequently update hote hain.

4. Large Websites ke liye helpful:
   Agar website me bohot saare pages hain, ya new pages frequently add hote hain, to sitemap se search engines easily sab pages ko crawl kar sakte hain.

XML Sitemap ka Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/</loc>
      <lastmod>2025-11-06</lastmod>
      <priority>1.0</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/about</loc>
      <lastmod>2025-10-30</lastmod>
      <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
</urlset>

• <loc> → Page ka URL

• <lastmod> → Last update date

• <priority> → Page ki importance (0.0 se 1.0 tak)

HTML Sitemap Example

Ye ek normal page hota hai jisme links list hote hain:

<ul>
   <li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
   <li><a href="/about">About Us</a></li>
   <li><a href="/services">Services</a></li>
   <li><a href="/contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

Summary

• Sitemap search engines aur users dono ke liye website navigation easy banata hai.

• SEO me sitemap bohot important hai, especially new websites ya large websites ke liye.

Agar chaho, mai step-by-step bata sakta hoon ki kaise apni website ka sitemap create aur submit karein Google Search Console me.

Kya mai wo bata doon?