A Sitemap is a file (or a path) where all your website URLs will be listed to tell Google and other search engines about the structure of your site content.
Search engine web crawlers like Googlebot read this file to more intelligently crawl your site.
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Pixpa offers a dual sitemap generation system. The first one is for your website’s overall content structure, serving as the Primary sitemap.
In addition, Pixpa generates a second sitemap dedicated exclusively to the content within your galleries.
Note: In order to facilitate search engines crawl your website, you only need to submit the Primary Sitemap.
Primary Sitemap
Your Pixpa website has a dynamic sitemap and is available at /sitemap.xml
For example, if the URL of your website is https://upstart.pixpa.com, then your sitemap will be available at https://upstart.pixpa.com/sitemap.xml
If you have connected your own domain (http://www.yourdomain.com), then your sitemap will be available at http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
Note: It’s not possible to upload an external sitemap as all Pixpa websites are dynamic. The site itself needs to generate a sitemap and will keep updating it as you add or delete content.
Website Sitemap
When it comes to optimizing your website for search engine visibility, one of the indispensable tools in your arsenal is the website sitemap.
Unlike image sitemaps, which are tailored to index images specifically, website sitemaps offer a comprehensive overview of your entire website’s structure, encompassing all its pages, sections, and pathways.
You can access the website sitemap by simply adding /sitemap-website.xml at the end of the domain.
For example, if the URL of your website is https://upstart.pixpa.com, then your website sitemap will be available at https://upstart.pixpa.com/sitemap-website.xml
If you have connected your own domain (http://www.yourdomain.com), then your sitemap will be available at http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap-website.xml
Image Sitemaps
Pixpa’s Image Sitemaps feature is an essential tool for creatives who rely on imagery to showcase their work. It automatically generates a specialized sitemap for all gallery images on your website, enhancing their visibility in search engine results.
This ensures that search engines like Google can easily find, index, and display your images, particularly in image-specific searches.
Ideal for photographers, designers, and artists, this feature boosts the SEO performance of both your website and individual images, leading to increased traffic and higher engagement. With Pixpa handling the technical details, you can focus on your creative work while your images gain improved online exposure and recognition.
The number of Image sitemaps corresponds directly to the number of galleries present on your website, ensuring that each collection of images receives dedicated attention and thorough indexing by search engines.
Note: You are not required to submit Image Sitemaps to webmaster tools to make your website’s galleries crawlable by search engines. Submit only the Primary Sitemap.