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XML SITEMAP FOR MAGENTO 2
USER GUIDE
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Contents
1. XML Sitemap for Magento 2 Extension Overview ..................................... 3
2. How does XML Sitemap for Magento 2 Extension work? ......................... 3
2.1 Hompage Options .......................................................................................... 3
2.2 Categories Options ........................................................................................ 4
2.3 Product Options ............................................................................................. 5
2.4 CMS Page Options ........................................................................................ 6
2.5 General Setting .............................................................................................. 7
2.6 Sitemap File Limit ......................................................................................... 8
2.7 Search Engine Submission Settings .............................................................. 9
2.8 Additional Link List ...................................................................................... 9
2.9 Generate Sitemap .......................................................................................... 9
3. Contact Us ......................................................................................................12
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1. XML Sitemap for Magento 2 Extension Overview
Google and other engines use programs which are often known as crawlers to “read”
(index) your pages and decide which ranking the content deserves on the search result.
Submitting an XML sitemap to these crawlers is how you can get your Magento store
indexed. XML Sitemap for Magento 2 is an effective tool for create and optimize the
best XML sitemap for SEO.
2. How does XML Sitemap for Magento 2 Extension work?
To configure XML sitemap for your Magento 2 store, please follow these 2 steps:
Step 1: Configure the extension settings as your wishes at Stores
Configuration BSSCOMMERCE Google XML Sitemap.
Step 2: Create a new XML sitemap at Marketing Google XML.
First, we will show you how to configure the extension settings.
2.1 Hompage Options
In Show Homepage: Choose Yes to show homepage in XML sitemap, otherwise choose
No to hide it.
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In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the search engine crawlers to index Homepage.
The options are: Always - Hourly - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Never.
In Priority: Choose the priority for the search engine crawlers to index Homepage. Valid
values range from 0.0 to 1.0.
In Enable Modify: Choose Yes to show the time of the latest modify of homepage in
XML sitemap file, otherwise choose No to hide it.
2.2 Categories Options
In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the search engine crawlers to index category
pages. The options are: Always - Hourly - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Never.
In Priority: Choose the priority for the search engine crawlers to index category pages.
Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0.
In Disable Category an All Products on Category: Fill in the ID of categories you want
to hide from sitemap (separated by a coma). All products in selected categories will be
hidden as well.
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2.3 Product Options
In Enable Path: This setting depends on the Use Categories Path for Product URLs of
your site. Please go to Stores Configuration Catalog Catalog Search
Engine Optimization Use Categories Path for Product URLs
If the setting is No, you will choose No at Enable Path.
If the setting is Yes, you will choose Yes at Enable Path.
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In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the search engine crawlers to index product
pages. The options are: Always - Hourly - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Never.
In Priority: Choose the priority for the search engine crawlers to index product pages.
Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0.
In Add Images to Sitemap: Choose how you want to add the images of products into
your XML sitemap. There are 3 options:
No: Do not add images into sitemap.
Base Only: Only add base image of products into sitemap.
All: Add all images of products into sitemap.
In Disable Product Type: You can choose to hide all products belong to (a) product
type(s) from the sitemap.
In Disable Product: Fill in the ID of products you want to hide from sitemap (separated
by a coma).
2.4 CMS Page Options
In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the search engine crawlers to index CMS pages.
The options are: Always - Hourly - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Never.
In Priority: Choose the priority for the search engine crawlers to index product pages.
Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0.
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2.5 General Setting
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In Enables: Choose Yes to enable frequency setting for the extension to update the
sitemap, otherwise choose No to disable it.
In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the extension to update the sitemap. The options
are: Daily - Weekly – Monthly.
In Error Email Recipient: Choose the recipient to receive error email once there is
error.
In Error Email Sender: Choose the name of the sender displaying in error email.
In Error Email Template: Choose the template for error email.
2.6 Sitemap File Limit
In Divide Sitemap: There are 4 options for dividing sitemap
None: Do not divide sitemap.
Date: Divide site map by the last modified date of the products.
Category: Divide site map by the products in the same category.
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Manufacture: Divide site map by the products with the same manufature.
Note: Sitemap is divided following maximum number of URLs per file and maximum
file size settings.
In Maximum No of URLs per file: Maximum number of URLs in an XML sitemap file.
In Maximum File Size: Maximum file size in byte.
2.7 Search Engine Submission Settings
In Enable Submission to Robots.txt: Choose Yes to display sitemap file location in
Robots.txt file, otherwise choose No.
2.8 Additional Link List
In Frequency: Choose the frequency for the search engine crawlers to index additional
links. The options are: Always - Hourly - Daily - Weekly - Monthly - Yearly - Never.
In Priority: Choose the priority for the search engine crawlers to index additional links.
Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0.
In List of Additional Links: Fill in the list of additional links to be shown in sitemap.
2.9 Generate Sitemap
After finishing setting up the extension, admins will generate a sitemap which will be
created following the above settings.
Please go to Marketing Google XML, select Add Sitemap to create a new sitemap.
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In File Name: Choose the name for the sitemap. The format is nameofthesitemap.xml.
In case you are already using an XML sitemap, there would be 2 options at this point:
Create a new sitemap with a different name from the old sitemap. You can submit
both sitemap on Google Search Console and the crawler will read both file.
Delete the old sitemap then create a new one with the same name as the old. The
new sitemap following the module setting will be over written on the search
console and will not affect SEO.
In Path: The default path is “/”. If you want to use a different path, you have to create a
new folder at the backend.
Choose Save.
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After saving the sitemap, click Generate for the sitemap to be created following the
module settings.
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3. Contact Us
Any questions or concern about us, feel free contact:
Website: http://bsscommerce.com
Support: [email protected]
Skype: support.bsscommerce
BSS Support team is always ready to aid you with any issue related to our products.
Additionally, we also give you Website development and Administration Support.
We do offer:
1. Free installation services for commercial products.
2. Free updates within offered support period.
Our duties:
1. Responsibility for resolving product bugs.
2. Help with technical queries.
3. Technical support in installation and product usage.
