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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

  1. From your admin, go to Settings > Domain Tools > Sitemap.
  2. 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:

ElementDescription
<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

AreaEffect
sitemap.xml endpointThe 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 overrideIf the active theme folder contains a sitemap.xml file, the handler serves it directly instead of generating the sitemap dynamically.
robots.txt referenceThe generated robots.txt automatically includes a Sitemap: directive pointing to your storefront's sitemap.xml, helping crawlers discover your site structure.
SEO URLsThe 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 domainThe Redirects Preferred Domain setting is referenced during sitemap generation to ensure URLs use the canonical domain format.
  • 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

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