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Does Google use Lastmod in sitemap?
Google uses the value if it’s consistently and verifiably (for example by comparing to the last modification of the page) accurate. The position of a URL in a sitemap is not important; Google does not crawl URLs in the order in which they appear in your sitemap.
Do you need Lastmod in sitemap?
The lastmod tag is optional in sitemaps and in most of the cases it’s ignored by search engines, because webmasters are doing a horrible job keeping it accurate.
Is Lastmod important in sitemap?
A sitemap is still important to identify content on the site but even if the lastmod tag shows the content hasn’t been updated since the last crawl the crawler will still crawl it to confirm the content hasn’t changed.
How many Sitemaps can I submit to Google?
You can submit up to 500 sitemap index files for each site in your account. If you have multiple websites, you can simplify the process of creating and submitting sitemaps by creating one or more sitemaps that include URLs for all your verified sites, and saving the sitemap (s) to a single location. All sites must be verified in Search Console.
How to prevent Google from reading your Sitemaps?
To prevent Google from continuing to visit the sitemap, either use a robots.txt rule to block Google from reading it, or delete the sitemap file from your site. This report shows only sitemaps that you submitted using this report or the API. It does not show any sitemaps discovered through a robots.txt reference or other discovery methods.
How to submit a sitemap in Google Search Console?
Using Google Search Console, submit your sitemap (s) . Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies.
Can a sitemap be saved on multiple sites?
If you have multiple websites, you can simplify the process of creating and submitting sitemaps by creating one or more sitemaps that include URLs for all your verified sites, and saving the sitemap (s) to a single location. All sites must be verified in Search Console. You can choose to use: