Learn what an XML sitemap is and how WordPress websites use sitemaps to help search engines discover important URLs.

You will learn how sitemaps are generated and managed using SEO plugins such as:

• Rank Math
• Yoast SEO

You will examine different sitemap types including:

• Pages
• Posts
• Categories
• Custom post types
• Authors

You will also learn that not every type of WordPress content needs to appear in an XML sitemap.