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Sitemap
Also called XML sitemap.
A sitemap is a file that lists the pages on your website, so search engines can find them.
It is usually an XML file at an address like yoursite.com/sitemap.xml. Many site builders, like WordPress and Wix, make one for you. Google says a sitemap helps new sites with few links, but does not guarantee every page gets indexed.
Find your sitemap, submit it in Google Search Console, and add its address to your robots.txt. Check that new pages appear in it. Link each new page from a page that is already indexed, and you get your website indexed faster.
Go deeper
- How to get your website indexed on GoogleGet your website indexed on Google: add it to Search Console, turn off anything that hides it, submit your sitemap and request indexing for your 5 main pages today, then link and request every new page each day and fix the pages that are not indexed every Sunday.
- Technical SEO checklist for a new websiteRun the technical SEO checks that matter for a new website in one afternoon: turn off every setting that hides it, check Google sees your words, one secure address, your sitemap in Google and Bing and a free crawl with 0 errors, then test each new page the day you publish it and the whole site every Sunday.
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Sources
- What is a sitemap, Google Search Central, checked 24 September 2026
Last checked 24 September 2026.