Use the Google Sitemap

A sitemap is an xml-file that lists the web pages of your website to tell Google and other search engines about the organization of your website content. Search engine web crawlers like Googlebot read this file to more intelligently crawl your site.

Sitemap for Typemill

Typemill creates a sitemap out of the box and stores it in the cache folder. You can find the URL for the sitemap in the system settings. Simply add the URL to the Google Search Console or other search engines, and you are done.

Managing Your Typemill Sitemap

  • All pages of your website are included in the sitemap.
  • You can exclude individual pages from the sitemap manually. Navigate to the meta-tab of a page, scroll down to "visibility," and activate the checkbox "noindex". This feature is particularly useful for pages that you do not wish to appear in search results.
  • The sitemap is dynamically updated in various scenarios, ensuring that your website's structure is accurately reflected. It will be recreated if you publish a page, if you unpublish a page, if you move a page to another folder, and if you delete a page.

Enhancing SEO with Typemill

If you're looking to have more control over SEO-relevant features, consider using the upcoming SEO-plugin (available with a MAKER-license). This plugin expands Typemill's SEO capabilities by:

  • Pinging Sitemaps to Search Services: Automatically notify search engines of updates to your site, ensuring that your content is indexed and searchable as soon as possible.
  • Assistance with Meta-Titles and Meta-Descriptions: These are critical elements of SEO, and the plugin provides guidance on crafting effective titles and descriptions that can improve your site's search ranking.
  • Integration of Statistical Data from Google Search Console: Gain insights into how your pages perform in search results, allowing you to make data-driven decisions to further enhance your site's visibility.

The publication of the SEO-plugin is planned for March or April of 2024. Subscribe to the Typemill newsletter to stay informed.

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