crawlingLearn about sitemaps
A sitemap provides information that helps Google more intelligently crawl your site. Discover how a sitemap works and determine if…
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Build and submit a sitemap
Google supports several sitemap formats. Follow this guide to learn about formats, how to build a sitemap, and how to…
imagesImage sitemaps
Image sitemaps help Google discover images. Follow these best practices on how to create an image sitemap and review image…
How to specify a canonical URL with rel=”canonical” and other methods
When a site has duplicate content, Google chooses the canonical URL. Learn more about canonical URLs and how to consolidate…