Configuring sitemap generation

A sitemap is a special file on your site that improves search-engine optimization; it gives indications to search engines regarding all of the published assets on your site, when they were last modified, and other metadata. When you provide a sitemap to search engines, they potentially provide more accurate and timely results—and more click-throughs to your site.

Brightspot generates a default sitemap file sitemap.xml which you can manually submit to search engines or specify in your sites' robots.txt files. This topic explains how you can customize the sitemap's generation.

To configure sitemap generation:

1. Click menu > Admin > Sites & Settings.
2. To initiate generation of sitemap files, do the following:
   
   1. In the Sites widget, select Global.
   2. Expand CMS > Advanced, and in the Default Task Host field, enter the name or address of the host where the sitemap background tasks will run.
   3. Click Save.
3. If you want to configure generation of sitemap types for all sites, do the following:
   
   1. In the Sites widget, select Global.
   2. Under Front-End, expand Sitemap Settings.
   3. From the Site Map Types list, select the sitemap types you want to generate.
      
      • News—generates sitemap entries for blog posts, articles, and press releases.
      • Video—generates sitemap entries for videos.
      • Standard—generates sitemap entries for all other content types.
4. If you want to configure sitemap generation for a particular site, do the following:
   
   1. In the Sites widget, select the site for which you are configuring a sitemap.
   2. Under Front-End, expand Sitemap Settings.
   3. From the Site Map Types list, select the sitemap types you want to generate. See the descriptions in step 5.c.
   4. In the Site Map Default URL field, enter set the sitemap's default URL. If you enter https://brightspot.com, Brightspot creates a sitemap at https://brightspot.com/sitemap.xml. If blank, Brightspot creates a file sitemap.xml at the URL in the field Main > Default Site URL.
5. Click Save.

See also:

• Configuring a site's robots.txt
• News sitemaps
• Video sitemaps and alternatives
• Submit your sitemap to Google