CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user188962
user188962

Reputation:

Do I need to submit the sitemap to search engines everytime it is updated?

If I have a sitemap_index.xml:

http://www.domain.com/sitemap.xml 2010-09-28

And I change the content or update the page, and then change the lastmod, will I then have to submit it again to the search engines, for example in google webmaster tools (the section where you submit sitemaps)?

Thanks

Upvotes: 2

Views: 348

Answers (3)

Mouhannad
Mouhannad

Reputation: 2209

@Skilldrick is right! Also, google states that the results are not effected by the sitemaps anyway. They should only give a guidance to the search spider. He/she will make the final decision!!

Upvotes: 0

Jon Hanna
Jon Hanna

Reputation: 113322

No. It is however worth taking a look at the sitemaps page on webmaster tools every now and then and seeing if any errors were reported with the sitemap.

Upvotes: 0

Skilldrick
Skilldrick

Reputation: 70869

As long as you've told Google about the sitemap, they'll check it periodically. The more often it changes, the more they'll tend to check it.

If you go to Site configuration | Sitemaps, it'll tell you the last date they downloaded your sitemap.

Upvotes: 1

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