Sitemap
View the dynamically generated XML sitemap for your storefront that helps search engines discover and index your pages.
The Sitemap page displays a read-only preview of your storefront's dynamically generated sitemap.xml file. The sitemap follows the sitemaps.org protocol and lists all indexable URLs on your storefront -- including the homepage, CMS pages, categories, and products -- so search engines can efficiently crawl and index your site.
The sitemap is generated automatically from your storefront's SEO data. There are no fields to edit on this page; it serves as a reference so you can verify which URLs are included and confirm the sitemap is working correctly.
View Sitemap
- From your admin, go to Settings > Domain Tools > Sitemap.
- The page displays the full XML sitemap output in a formatted code block.
The XML output follows the standard sitemap protocol format:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://yourdomain.com/</loc>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>1.0</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://yourdomain.com/some-page</loc>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.9</priority>
</url>
</urlset>URL Entry Fields
Each <url> entry in the sitemap contains:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
<loc> | The full URL of the page on your storefront. |
<changefreq> | How frequently the page content is expected to change. Used as a hint by search engines. |
<priority> | The relative priority of the page within your site (0.0 to 1.0). Higher values indicate more important pages. |
Theme Sitemap Override
If your storefront's active theme folder contains a sitemap.xml file, the storefront serves that file instead of the dynamically generated sitemap. This allows you to provide a fully custom sitemap when needed. If no theme-level sitemap exists, the system falls back to automatic generation.
Associations
Print Store
| Area | Effect |
|---|---|
| sitemap.xml endpoint | The storefront has an HTTP handler (SitemapHandler) registered for sitemap.xml that dynamically generates the sitemap from your storefront's SEO data on every request. |
| Theme override | If the active theme folder contains a sitemap.xml file, the handler serves it directly instead of generating the sitemap dynamically. |
| robots.txt reference | The generated robots.txt automatically includes a Sitemap: directive pointing to your storefront's sitemap.xml, helping crawlers discover your site structure. |
| SEO URLs | The sitemap is built from your storefront's SeoCore data, which includes CMS pages, product categories, and product URLs. Changes to SEO-friendly URLs are reflected in the sitemap automatically. |
| Preferred domain | The Redirects Preferred Domain setting is referenced during sitemap generation to ensure URLs use the canonical domain format. |
Related Pages
- Robots.txt — robots.txt automatically references your sitemap for crawlers
- Redirects — preferred domain settings determine the canonical URLs in the sitemap
- Site Bindings — your custom domain is used as the base URL for sitemap entries