SEO Suite Component
XML Sitemap
Configure the scalable XML Sitemap, product images, caching and optional custom URLs.
RecommendedComponent 4.4.2Difficulty: Easy
Publish a scalable XML Sitemap for the important URLs and product images on your store.
What is an XML Sitemap?
It is a list/map of URLs that helps crawlers discover important pages. It does not force a search engine to index those pages.
Settings
| Setting | What it means | Recommended for beginners | Change it when… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | Turns the sitemap service on/off. | Enabled. | You are diagnosing a specific sitemap conflict. |
| Products | Includes product URLs. | Enabled. | Rarely disable on a normal ecommerce store. |
| Categories | Includes category URLs. | Enabled. | A category section is intentionally private/not indexable. |
| Manufacturers | Includes manufacturer URLs. | Enabled if these pages are useful public landing pages. | Your store does not use useful manufacturer pages. |
| Information | Includes OpenCart information pages. | Enabled. | Some information content is intentionally excluded by your setup. |
| Articles / Topics | Includes supported article/topic content. | Enabled when used. | You do not use those content types. |
| Custom URLs | Includes valid custom entries you add. | Enabled if you have custom public URLs. | No custom entries exist. |
| Journal3 URLs | Optional Journal3-specific inclusion. | Leave off unless your store uses Journal3 and the option is relevant. | Journal3 content needs inclusion. |
| Product Images | Adds supported product image references. | Enabled. | You specifically want URL-only sitemap output. |
| Max URLs Per File | Splits large stores into multiple files. Default 5,000. | Keep 5,000. | A server/resource reason requires smaller chunks. |
| File Cache | Serves generated sitemap content efficiently. | Enabled. | Temporary troubleshooting only. |
| Cache TTL | How long cached sitemap data can live. Default 3600 seconds. | Keep 3600. | Your catalog changes unusually often/rarely and you understand the trade-off. |
| Extended Crawl Hints | Optional priority/changefreq-style hints. | Leave off for a normal Google/Bing-focused setup. | You have a crawler/use case that consumes these hints. |
| Custom URL Last Modified | Optional date for a custom URL. | Supply only a real known modification date. | You genuinely know when that content changed. |
How to use it
- Keep important public content types enabled.
- Open the sitemap URL shown by HuntBee.
- Check that it loads without an error.
- Submit the sitemap URL in the webmaster/search tools you use.
- Let HuntBee invalidate/refresh relevant data as catalog changes occur.
Sitemap ≠ guaranteed indexingA sitemap is a discovery aid. An URL can appear in the sitemap and still not be indexed if the search engine considers it duplicate, blocked, low value or otherwise ineligible.
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