A site map is a special data page that helps search engines manage the website indexing and helps users navigate the main pages, sections, and categories of a website.
Site map in XML format (sitemap.xml)
Sitemap.xml is a special file that informs search engines about important website pages and gives recommendations for their indexing, such as priority, update information, and other data. This file may also contain information about media content, language versions, etc.
In Cartum stores, the sitemap.xml file is generated automatically.
Sitemap.xml contains:
All pages that are not closed for indexing;
Links to alternative versions of pages in other languages open for indexing;
Images for products and news, including image captions, either manually set or generated by templates.
The priorities specified for pages follow the standard page hierarchy:
Homepage — "1";
All category pages and filter presets — "0.9";
Product pages — "0.7";
Text and news pages — "0.6".
Sitemap.xml example
When the number of pages in a file exceeds 50k, the file is automatically split into several.
The site map is available at https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.
Updating sitemap.xml
The file is automatically updated once an hour.
If you need to regenerate the sitemap.xml manually, go to Marketing → SEO → sitemap.xml and click the Generate sitemap.xml button.
Warning: We do not make custom changes to sitemap generation algorithms for individual projects.
Adding sitemap to Google Search Console
In your Search Console account:
Go to the Sitemaps section.
Add the sitemap link and click Submit.
HTML site map
An HTML site map is a visual guide to a website in which the main sections and categories are arranged according to their hierarchy, often in the form of a category tree.
To enable the display of the HTML site map:
Go to Website → Pages → Sitemap.
Click the gear icon to enter the page settings area.
Check the Show on storefront box and click Save.
HTML site map contains:
Links to categories;
Links to filter presets;
Links to brand pages;
Links to sections with articles (News template).
The HTML site map is divided into pages, and the default setting is to display 300 links per page. To change the settings, please contact our support team.
Link to the HTML site map on the website
The link to the HTML site map can be found in the website footer.
By default, the map in HTML format is available at https:/yourdomain.com/siteindex/.