Dumb SEO Questions

(Entry was posted by Tamzin Janse van Vuure on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 02/04/2021).

How often should I regenerate the XML sitemap?

Hi Everyone, please may I ask, everytime you load new content/URL`s to a website, do you need to regenerate the XML sitemap and then submit to Google Search Console?
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YOUR ANSWERS

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

  • Kathleen Gilbert: Hmmm how often do you create new content. I used to work for a website that did this once a week. However, I quickly changed that by installing a plugin that auto updated the site map. So when the site map was crawled all the new urls were in place.
  • Zachary Toto: It depends really. Not all content should be indexed, for example error pages, temporary pages (such as a contest), etc.
  • Kevin Carney: There are plugins that do this for you. Many of the common SEO plugins do.
  • Tamzin Janse van Vuuren: Thanks for the feedback above, however, I run multiple websites that aren`t all WordPress or other CMS`es. Some are custom HTML, some are Asp.net. They all have regularly updated content posted and after my initial sitmap generation and submission, I haven`t redone it, no matter how many times we have added or updated content?DOTNET.MICROSOFT.COMASP.NET | Open-source web framework for .NETASP.NET | Open-source web framework for .NET
  • Karen Louise: I should know the answer to this... but I`m not sure. I thought that when you submit a site map, those are the pages that Google crawls indefinitely and that you only need to submit new pages for Google to index when you publish them to the web?
  • Karen Louise: Ok so it seems I`m right? https://developers.google.com/.../large-site-managing...DEVELOPERS.GOOGLE.COMLarge site owner`s guide to managing your crawl budgetLarge site owner`s guide to managing your crawl budget
  • Tamzin Janse van Vuuren: Karen Louise thanks a mil!
  • Karen Louise: Tamzin Janse van Vuuren glad I could help!

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 02/04/2021).