Crawl Systems
Crawl budget, robots.txt, XML sitemaps, discovery mechanics and Googlebot behaviour. The infrastructure layer that decides whether search engines find your pages in the first place.
How to Build a Sitemap Using WordPress Plugins
The three main plugins, the settings that matter, and the configuration mistakes…
Choosing How to Build a Website Sitemap
Plugin, native, generator, or manual? The right choice depends on what your…
How to Find Your Existing Website Sitemap
Before you build, audit, or submit a sitemap, find what's already there.
The Limits of a Sitemap: What It Can and Can’t Do
Sitemaps do real work, but they don't do as much as articles…
Does Google Actually Use Priority and Changefreq in XML Sitemaps?
Google has confirmed it ignores priority and changefreq in XML sitemaps. Here's…
What Each XML Sitemap Element Does
The four XML sitemap elements have specific jobs, specific formatting rules, and…
The Anatomy of an XML Sitemap (with Example)
You've read about XML sitemaps. Here's what one actually looks like, with…