Sitemap Tag Definitions:
The following table outlines the tags required for Sitemaps listing web URLs. To add more detailed information about specific content types, see video,images, mobile, News, software source code, and geographical (KML) information.
TagRequired?Description<urlset>RequiredEncloses all information about the set of URLs included in the Sitemap.<url>RequiredEncloses all information about a specific URL.<loc>RequiredSpecifies the URL. For images and video, specifies the landing page (aka play page, referrer page). Must be a unique URL.<lastmod>OptionalThe date the URL was last modifed, in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmTZD format (time value is optional).<changefreq>OptionalProvides a hint about how frequently the page is likely to change. Valid values are:
TagRequired?Description<urlset>RequiredEncloses all information about the set of URLs included in the Sitemap.<url>RequiredEncloses all information about a specific URL.<loc>RequiredSpecifies the URL. For images and video, specifies the landing page (aka play page, referrer page). Must be a unique URL.<lastmod>OptionalThe date the URL was last modifed, in YYYY-MM-DDThh:mmTZD format (time value is optional).<changefreq>OptionalProvides a hint about how frequently the page is likely to change. Valid values are:
- always. Use for pages that change every time they are accessed.
- hourly
- daily
- weekly
- monthly
- yearly
- never. Use this value for archived URLs.