On Page Guidelines for Sitemap XML and Sitemap HTML

 

1. XML Sitemap – Search Engine ke liye

πŸ”Ή a. File ka Naam aur Location

  • File ka naam ho: sitemap.xml

  • Isse website ke root folder mein rakhein:
    https://example.com/sitemap.xml

πŸ”Ή b. Sirf Important Pages hi Include karein

  • Home, Services, Contact, Blogs, etc.

  • Jo pages noindex ya redirect hote hain, unhe include na karein.

πŸ”Ή c. Proper XML Tags ka Use karein

Har URL ka format kuch is tarah ho:

xml
<url> <loc>https://example.com/page</loc> <lastmod>2025-05-10</lastmod> <changefreq>monthly</changefreq> <priority>0.8</priority> </url>

πŸ”Ή d. Limit Follow Karein

  • Max 50,000 URLs per sitemap allowed hain.

  • Max size: 50MB (agar zyada ho to multiple sitemaps banao aur ek index sitemap use karo).

πŸ”Ή e. Search Console mein Submit karo

  • Google Search Console aur Bing Webmaster Tools mein apna sitemap submit karna na bhoolen.

πŸ”Ή f. Robots.txt mein Sitemap Mention karo

arduino
Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

βœ… 2. HTML Sitemap – Users ke liye (aur SEO boost ke liye bhi)

πŸ”Ή a. Readable aur Simple Page Banao

  • Ye ek normal HTML page ho jisme important pages ke links ho.

  • Example: https://example.com/sitemap ya site-map.html

πŸ”Ή b. SEO Friendly Anchor Text ka Use karo

  • ❌ β€œClick here” jaisa generic text mat likho.

  • βœ… β€œDr. Dinesh Kumar ke Orthopaedic Services” jaisa clear text likho.

πŸ”Ή c. Internal Linking Boost milta hai

  • Isme Home, About, Services, Blog, Contact β€” sabka link hona chahiye.

  • Ye link juice distribute karta hai (SEO benefit milta hai).

πŸ”Ή d. Footer mein Link do

  • Apne HTML sitemap ka link footer mein zaroor do taaki users easily access kar saken.

πŸ”Ή e. Mobile-Friendly aur Fast Loading hona chahiye


πŸ”„ Bonus: Sitemaps ko Regularly Update Karo

  • Jab bhi naye pages bano, URLs change ho ya delete ho β€” sitemap ko update karo.


πŸ“Œ Quick Comparison Table (Hinglish):

FeatureXML SitemapHTML Sitemap
Kis ke liye?Search EnginesUsers + Search Engines
File Format.xml.html
LocationRoot domainWebsite ke ek page pe
SEO BenefitCrawling + Indexing FastUser navigation + Link juice
Submit Kahan?Google/Bing Search ConsoleSite footer ya menu mein link

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