# XML sitemap

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**Who can use this feature?**

* This feature is available for Pro and Enterprise plan users.
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An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the pages on a website, helping search engines like Google find and index them easily. 

It guides search engines like Google to the content you want noticed, improving visibility in search results.

We help you edit XML sitemap and manage sub sitemap & URLs.

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All Shopify stores automatically generate a sitemap.xml file here: `yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.`
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<summary>What is sub sitemap?</summary>

**A sub sitemap:** is a smaller, focused section of an XML sitemap that groups specific types of pages, like blog posts, product pages, or categories.&#x20;

Sub sitemap helps organize large websites by breaking down the sitemap into manageable parts, making it easier for search engines to crawl and understand content by topic or structure.

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### Create & submit XML sitemap

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#### Turn on XML sitemap

Go to SEO tools -> Click Sitemap generator -> Turn on XML sitemap
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#### Manage sub sitemap

You can select sub sitemap and URL you want to include in sitemap.

In URL management, you can add or exclude each URL to sitemap.
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#### Submit sitemap

Click Update for the latest sitemap -> Click Submit

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You need to connect your [Google Search Console](https://docs.avada.io/seo-suite-help-center/other-features/google-search-consoles) account to submit sitemap.
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Follow this interactive guide to create & submit XML sitemap.

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If you turn off XML sitemap (that has been submitted to Google Search Console), sitemap will stay in the GSC but all URLs in sitemap will be deleted.&#x20;
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### Custom XML sitemap

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#### In Settings, click Edit

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#### Edit your settings

You have options to custom XML sitemap:

* Set URL count limit for each sub sitemap: Set a limit for the number of URL in each sitemap. If number of URLs in a sitemap exceeds limit, a new sub sitemap will be auto-created.
* Set rules to auto-exclude pages from sitemap
* Set auto-update frequency: Sitemap will be updated automatically when you add new pages to your site (products, collections or blog posts)
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Follow this interactive guide to set rules to custom XML sitemap.

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