Configuring Google XML Sitemaps, explanation of the settings and options

10. Post priority > Choose for the one which comes closest to your website

11. Check the first 3 boxes, and you might want to check the categories as well if you've paid attention to them.

All you need to know about categories

12. Highly recommended to leave this box checked

13. Exclude category > It's possible you do not want a category in your sitemap. Do you want to rank with a category?

Be sure that you've checked the boxes for this on your sitemap and on your SEO all in one.

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14. Exclude individual posts or pages

If you have pages that are blocked by robots or are behind a password-protected area, do not include those pages in the sitemap.