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Google Sitemap Integration |
| Last Edited - 05/11/2016 8:33am PDT | |
| Category Path - Shopping Cart Software Components > Administration Area > Modules > 3rd Party Service Integration | |
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| The Google Sitemap options control the formatting of a sitemap document that can be created for your store catalog, and used by Google and other search engines to help them locate more the of pages of your online store.
Sitemap Preferences
There are several options available to control the content that is included in the sitemap. Include products in sitemap The storefront's product pages will be excluded from the sitemap file. Include categories in sitemap The storefront's category pages will be excluded from the sitemap file. Include vendors in sitemap The storefront's vendor pages will be excluded from the sitemap file.
Sitemap Location
This section provides information on where the sitemap file is located on the server, and the most recent date it was updated. Your store's sitemap is automatically updated once a day. However, you may force your store to update its sitemap on demand by clicking the button titled Update My Store's Sitemap.
Submitting Your Sitemap to Google
To submit your sitemap to Google, you will first need a Google Webmaster Tools account, which can be created on Google's website. After a Google Webmaster Tools account has been created, follow these steps:
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