{"id":3738,"date":"2023-10-14T23:30:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T06:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2024-05-08T13:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T20:04:18","slug":"do-sitemaps-help-seo-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/3738\/do-sitemaps-help-seo-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Do sitemaps help SEO rankings?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-1024x584.jpg\" alt=\"sitemap\" class=\"wp-image-1603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-1024x584.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, sitemaps help SEO rankings. A sitemap is a file that lists all of the pages on your website. Submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console helps Google to find and index all of your pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is important because Google uses its index to rank websites in search results. If a page on your website is not indexed by Google, it will not appear in search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-settings.jpg\">    <picture>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-settings.jpg\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-settings.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sitemap-settings-300x240.jpg 300w\"             sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\"\n             width=\"600\"\n             height=\"480\"\n             alt=\"sitemap-settings\"\n             loading=\"lazy\"             decoding=\"async\"\n             class=\"wp-image-1601\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">UltimateWB built-in Sitemap Generator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UltimateWB has a built-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/sitemap-generator-tool\/easy-automatic-create-website-sitemap\">Sitemap Generator<\/a> that makes it easy to create your sitemap. You can even set it up so that it automatically updates periodically to add in your new content. You can also customize and configure your sitemap, and choose which types of content to include in it, as well as exclude certain pages on a page-by-page basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To create and customize a sitemap in UltimateWB, simply log in to your website admin panel and go to <strong>Configure Site &gt; Sitemap Settings<\/strong>. Then you can submit your sitemap to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?s=google+search+console\">Google Search Console<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a sitemap can help to improve your website&#8217;s SEO rankings and make it more visible in search results. UltimateWB&#8217;s built-in Sitemap Generator makes it easy to create and submit a sitemap, even if you&#8217;re not a tech expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1600\/why-you-need-a-sitemap-for-your-website-search-engine-ranking-seo\/\">Why you need a sitemap for your website search engine ranking &amp; SEO<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/296\/how-to-use-your-website-sitemap-with-google-webmaster-tools\/\">How to use your website sitemap with Google Webmaster Tools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/4743\/get-google-to-notice-your-new-content-sitemap-strategies-and-search-console-power\/\">Get Google to Notice Your New Content: Sitemap Strategies and Search Console Power<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you ready to design &amp; build your own website? Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/\">UltimateWB<\/a>! We also offer&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/web-design-packages\">web design packages<\/a>&nbsp;if you would like your website designed and built for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Got a techy\/website question? Whether it\u2019s about UltimateWB or another website builder, web hosting, or other aspects of websites, just send in your question in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/ask-david\">\u201cAsk David!\u201d form<\/a>. We will email you when the answer is posted on the UltimateWB \u201cAsk David!\u201d section.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, sitemaps help SEO rankings. A sitemap is a file that lists all of the pages on your website. Submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console helps Google to find and index all of your pages. 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