What is Sitemap And Its Types?

 

Sitemap SEO Me Kya Hota Hai?

Sitemap Kya Hai?

Sitemap ek file hoti hai jo website ke pages ki list rakhti hai, jisse search engines jaise Google aur Bing ko ye samajhne me madad milti hai ki kaunse pages crawl aur index karne hain.

Agar aap SEO kar rahe hain, to sitemap Google ko aapki website ke structure ka pata lagane me help karta hai aur indexing fast hoti hai.

✅ Search engines ko pages jaldi discover karne me madad milti hai
✅ Website crawling aur indexing improve hoti hai
✅ New aur updated pages jaldi index hote hain
✅ Website structure search engines ke liye clear hota hai

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Types of Sitemap (With Examples)

1. XML Sitemap (SEO Friendly)

➡ XML Sitemap search engines ke liye hota hai aur Google Search Console me submit kiya jata hai.

📌 Example:

xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/</loc>
      <lastmod>2024-04-01</lastmod>
      <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
      <priority>1.0</priority>
   </url>
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/about</loc>
      <lastmod>2024-03-28</lastmod>
      <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
      <priority>0.8</priority>
   </url>
</urlset>

✅ Google ko batata hai ki kaunse pages index karne hain
✅ Dynamic aur large websites ke liye useful hai
✅ Search engines ke crawling ko optimize karta hai

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2. HTML Sitemap (Users Ke Liye Useful)

➡ HTML Sitemap users aur search engines dono ke liye hota hai, jo website structure dikhata hai.

📌 Example:

html

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://www.example.com/">Home</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.example.com/about">About Us</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.example.com/services">Services</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.example.com/contact">Contact</a></li>
</ul>

✅ Users ko website navigate karne me help karta hai
✅ SEO ke liye helpful hota hai
✅ Small websites ke liye best hota hai

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3. Image Sitemap (Image SEO Ke Liye)

➡ Image Sitemap Google ko batata hai ki kaunse images website me index karni hain.

📌 Example:

xml

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1">
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/gallery</loc>
      <image:image>
         <image:loc>https://www.example.com/images/photo1.jpg</image:loc>
         <image:title>Example Photo</image:title>
      </image:image>
   </url>
</urlset>

✅ Google ko images crawl aur index karne me madad karta hai
✅ E-commerce aur photography websites ke liye useful hai

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4. Video Sitemap (Video SEO Ke Liye)

➡ Video Sitemap Google ko batata hai ki kaunse videos index karne hain aur unke details kya hain.

📌 Example:

xml

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:video="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-video/1.1">
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/video-page</loc>
      <video:video>
         <video:thumbnail_loc>https://www.example.com/videos/thumbnail.jpg</video:thumbnail_loc>
         <video:title>Example Video</video:title>
         <video:description>This is an example video.</video:description>
         <video:content_loc>https://www.example.com/videos/video.mp4</video:content_loc>
      </video:video>
   </url>
</urlset>

✅ YouTube aur video-based websites ke liye best
✅ Video indexing aur rankings improve karta hai

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5. News Sitemap (Google News Ke Liye)

➡ News Sitemap Google ko batata hai ki kaunse news articles jaldi index karne hain.

📌 Example:

xml

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9">
   <url>
      <loc>https://www.example.com/news-article</loc>
      <news:news>
         <news:publication>
            <news:name>Example News</news:name>
            <news:language>en</news:language>
         </news:publication>
         <news:publication_date>2024-04-01</news:publication_date>
         <news:title>Breaking News Example</news:title>
      </news:news>
   </url>
</urlset>

✅ News websites ke liye essential
✅ Google News me fast indexing ke liye important

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Sitemap SEO Me Kaise Help Karta Hai?

1. Google ko website fast discover karne me help karta hai

2. New pages jaldi index hote hain

3. Images aur videos Google ke search results me rank karte hain

4. SEO performance improve hoti hai

5. News articles jaldi Google News me appear hote hain

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Sitemap Kaise Banayein?

Sitemap banane ke liye aap automatic tools ya plugins use kar sakte hain:
✅ Yoast SEO Plugin (WordPress ke liye)
✅ XML-Sitemaps.com (Free Online Tool)
✅ Google Search Console se manually generate kar sakte hain

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Sitemap Google Search Console Me Kaise Submit Karein?

1. Google Search Console Open Karein
2. "Indexing" > "Sitemaps" Section Me Jaayein
3. Apni Website Ka Sitemap URL Enter Karein (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml)
4. "Submit" Button Click Karein