Joomla sitemap is an XML file with information about each URL on your website. The XML sitemap informs search engines about the creation of new pages, the latest modifications to the page and how important they are in relation to other URLs on the site. Therefore, the XML sitemap is an important part of Joomla SEO, which provides regular indexing your site.
XML Sitemap Generator, as well as Canonical URLs, are part of the SEO improvements for Gridbox. Thanks to the XML Sitemap Generator you don't need to create Joomla sitemap manually with 3rd party services. The Gridbox automatically generates Joomla sitemap and allows you to customize the indexing of each page separately.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to create and configure Joomla sitemap with Gridbox Sitemap Generator.
Information on how to install Apps in Joomla Website Builder Gridbox you'll find in short tutorial Gridbox Apps.
To create the Joomla sitemap, you just need to enable the Gridbox XML Sitemap option. To do this, go to the “Site Settings” in the Gridbox editor: click the icon "Site", in the tab "General" navigate to "SEO", сlick the toggle button “Sitemap” and click “Update Sitemap”.
By default, changefreq for all pages is monthly, priority is 0.5. But you can set your own changefreq and priority for each page. To do this, open the Settings Panel of the Item go to the tab “SEO” and click on the “Sitemap”.
