As you learned from one of our recently-published training resources, a sitemap is a particular file that shows a full list of the pages on your site; submitting it to Google ensures that your site gets more recognized by Google for the first-page ranking positions.

If you want to view your sitemap anytime, just add sitemap.xml to your verified domain name. An example of this is https://goldeniraretirement.com/sitemap.xml. When you publish new changes on your site such as a new WordPress theme and all of that, it's highly-recommended to always submit a sitemap to Google. This will, of course, increase the speed at which Google indexes and crawls your site.

If you're using plugins like All in One SEO, your sitemap can be submitted to Google with a click of the mouse. On the occasion that you publish new changes on your site, you'll need to manually submit a sitemap to Google.

How to Submit a Sitemap to Google

To begin the process of submitting a sitemap to Google, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Visit Google Search Console

First visit Google Searh Console and select your website domain.


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UpulI Premium
Thank you very much I have added sitemap its really helpful.
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Israel17 Premium
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Wow, Upull! Glad it helps! Adding a Sitemap to Google Webmaster has never been easier. I wish you success in your online business!

Israel Olatunji
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SherraneW Premium
It says recent comments but there are none and after the last lesson I thought I did what I was supposed to do but maybe messed up somewhere along the way?
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Marlasmith Premium
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You won't be able to see where readers can leave comments unless you are in your actual article. You can't see the comment area when you are writing your post or when you are in editing of your post. Otherwise, the comment area should be automatic. There isn't anything for you to add to have a comment area.
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Israel17 Premium
@Marlasmith
Thanks for your help, Marlasmith! You're highly cherished. Wish you much success in your online breakthroughs!

Israel Olatunji
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Israel17 Premium
@SherraneW
I'm sorry I couldn't get back on time, SherraneW. Glad to see that Marlasmith had you covered already. Hope there's no more difficulty again! If there's any, don't hesitate to let me know. Wish you much success in your online endeavors!

Israel Olatunji
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mcb247 Premium
Thanks for the great training Israel
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Israel17 Premium
@mcb247
Wow, much welcome, mcb247! Thanks for the reading and for your passion! Much appreciated! Once you've verified your domain ownership with Google and have successfully submitted your sitemap to Google Search Console, getting indexed is guaranteed. Thanks for your visit and for the comment!

Israel Olatunji
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Vapz Premium
I'm bookmarking this or future reference . Thanks
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Israel17 Premium
@Vapz
Thanks for your comment, Vapz! Much grateful! Kudos for the bookmarking and for your passion! It's one of the most vital steps in starting up a site to verify it with Google and to submit a sitemap with Google webmaster tools. This will make your site get found on time by Google. Thanks for your lovely visit!

Israel Olatunji
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BorisRoman Premium Plus
Great information - very useful!

Thanks so much for sharing!

Bob
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Israel17 Premium
@BorisRoman
Thanks for stopping by, BobRoman! Much appreciated! So many newbies have asked me to create a training tutorial for them to be able to submit a sitemap to Google Search Console successfully while some found it so hard to verify their sites with Google. So, this particular training tutorial and the previous one will serve as a bailout for them. Thanks for your passion and for the reading!

Israel Olatunji
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