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The Custom Links tab lets you add any URL to your sitemap \u2014 pages that OpenCart does not generate automatically, such as landing pages, promotional pages, or your AI feed index URL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding a Single Link<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Go to the Custom Links<\/strong> tab in the extension admin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Enter the full URL (must start with http:\/\/<\/code> or https:\/\/<\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Set the Change Frequency<\/strong> (e.g., monthly<\/code> for a static landing page).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Set the Priority<\/strong> (0.1\u20131.0). For important pages, use 0.8 or higher.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Click Add Link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
    \n

    The extension validates that the URL is a valid HTTP\/HTTPS URL and checks for duplicates before saving.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

    Bulk Import<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Use the Import Links<\/strong> panel to paste multiple URLs at once, one per line or separated by |<\/code> characters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Bulk import defaults:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    • Change Frequency: daily<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Priority: 0.8<\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      The import reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      • How many links were added<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • How many were skipped as duplicates<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Any invalid URLs<\/strong> that were rejected<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Managing Existing Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        The links table shows all custom links with search (filter by URL) and pagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        • Search<\/strong> \u2014 Filter links by URL to find specific entries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Select + Remove Links<\/strong> \u2014 Delete one or more selected links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Custom Links in the Sitemap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Custom links appear in misc_sitemap.xml<\/code>. To include this file in your sitemap index, ensure the Miscellaneous \/ Custom Links<\/strong> toggle is enabled in the Sitemap tab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n

          The misc sitemap does not have language variants \u2014 it uses a single file regardless of how many languages your store has.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

          Common Use Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Landing pages<\/strong> Add promotional or campaign landing pages that are not part of standard OpenCart routing (e.g., \/promo\/summer-sale<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          AI Feed index URL<\/strong> Add https:\/\/yourstore.com\/ai_feed_index.json<\/code> as a custom link so it appears in your XML sitemap index, making it discoverable by crawlers that follow sitemap.xml<\/code> files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Blog posts hosted externally<\/strong> If you publish blog content on a subdomain or external platform and want it referenced from your store’s sitemap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Filtered category pages<\/strong> Custom faceted search or filter URLs that are important for SEO but not generated by standard sitemaps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":245,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-14724","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nCustom Links Manager - HuntBee Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/docs\/seo-xml-sitemap-generator-pro\/custom-links-manager\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Custom Links Manager - HuntBee Resources\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Custom Links tab lets you add any URL to your sitemap \u2014 pages that OpenCart does not generate automatically, such as landing pages, promotional pages, or your AI feed index URL. 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