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Submit a Sitemap in Google

A sitemap is like a roadmap of your website that helps search engines understand its structure and find all your important pages. By submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console, you're ensuring that Google can efficiently crawl and index your content, which is especially important for large websites or those with complex structures.

Instructions:

Submit a Sitemap in Google

  • 1
    Access Google Search Console: Log in to your Google Search Console account.
  • 2
    Select Your Property: Choose the property (website) for which you want to submit a sitemap.
  • 3
    Navigate to Sitemaps: In the left-hand menu, click on 'Sitemaps' under the 'Indexing' section.
  • 4
    Enter the Sitemap URL: In the 'Add a new sitemap' field, enter your sitemap's URL (e.g., 
    sitemap.xml
    ).

    1. Example If your website is 

      https://example.com
      , the sitemap URL would be 
      https://example.com/sitemap.xml
      .

  • 5
    Submit the Sitemap: Click the 'Submit' button to add your sitemap to Google Search Console.
  • 6
    Check Submission Status: Review the status of your submitted sitemap to ensure it has been processed without errors.