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Changefreq

Illustration showing that Google ignores the priority and changefreq tags in XML sitemaps, with those tags crossed out and loc and lastmod highlighted as the signals actually used.

Crawl Systems

By Victor Ijomah

Does Google Use the Priority and Changefreq Tags in My Sitemap?

Google has confirmed publicly that it ignores both priority and changefreq. What…

I help marketers, developers, and businesses navigate the Technical SEO behind getting crawled, indexed, and cited across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews. Practical, honest, and built for real-world results.

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