Image sitemaps are a way of telling Google about other images on your site, especially those that
we might not otherwise find (such as images your site reaches with JavaScript code). You can
create a separate image sitemap or add image sitemap tags to your existing sitemap; either
approach is equally fine for Google.
Image sitemaps are based on generic sitemaps so the
general sitemap best practices
also apply to image sitemaps. We also recommend that you follow the
general best practices for publishing images.
Example image sitemap
The following example shows a regular sitemap with image sitemap extension, with two
<url> elements:
https://example.com/sample1.html, which contains two imageshttps://example.com/sample2.html, which contains one image
Image sitemap reference
The image tags are defined in the Image Sitemaps namespace:
http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1
To make sure Google can use your image sitemap, you must use the following required tags:
| Required tags | |
|---|---|
<image:image> | Encloses all information about a single image. Each <url> tag cancontain up to 1,000 <image:image> tags. |
<image:loc> | The URL of the image. In some cases, the image URL may not be on the same domain as your main site. This is |
Troubleshooting sitemaps
If you’re having trouble with your sitemap, you can investigate the errors with Google Search Console.
See Search Console’s
sitemaps troubleshooting guide
for help.
Additional resources
Want to learn more? Check out the following resources:
So setzen wir das um
Image sitemaps matter for sites where images are the product. We add them for portfolio, ecommerce and publishing clients, and skip them where images are decorative.
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