XML Sitemaps
10-20 minBeginner
Shopify automatically generates and maintains your `sitemap.xml`. You cannot manually edit it, but you can influence it.
Easy Recommended
Automatic Management
Shopify handles this. Your job is validation.
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Verify Location
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Go to yourstore.com/sitemap.xml
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It is an index referencing sitemap_products_1.xml, etc.
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Removing Pages
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To remove a page from sitemap, you must "Hide" it or set a custom metafield seo.hidden to 1
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Or simply unpublish the product/page in Admin
Verification Checklist
- Sitemap submitted to Google Search Console
- Sitemap contains only live, indexable URLs