If you are a webmaster and know a thing or two about SEO, then you should know that having a Sitemap on a website can be very helpful. There are two types of sitemap that you can make. One is a XML sitemap and then there is a HTML Sitemap. In this article we will share the WordPress plugins you need to create a XML Sitemap and to create a HTML sitemap.
Sitemap helps search engine bots finding each page on your site. This is a page that contains all URLs within your site, so it will have any and all pages that you can imagine. There are pros and cons to having either type of sitemap. The reason why you should have a XML Sitemap is because it puts frequency, and importance to each page, so the bots know exactly what to visit and which page is more important. The reason why HTML Sitemap is important is because it is User Friendly unlike the XML Sitemap.
To have a XML Sitemap like ours, all you have to do is download the plugin called Google XML Sitemaps
Step - 1. Install plugin click here
Step - 2. Active plugin
Step - 3. Select the priorities and setting you want.
Step - 4. Click on update than click on create sitemap. (if you want xml sitemap check on xml site map / if you want gz format sitemap than click on gz)
your sitemap is ready now.
Step - 5. Go to Webmaster Tool click here
Step - 6. Submit your sitemap.
Google will verify your website/blog.
After this google will start index your website/blog
Check your site map
for example:
www.yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
or
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