Magento Tip: Enable Google Sitemap XML

Magento has good support for generating a Google Sitemap XML file, there are just a few steps to the process.

1. Enable Magento’s cron system – see here for details.
2. Enable Google Sitemap in the Magento admin:

   System > Configuration > Catalog > Google Sitemap > Generation Settings

   

   You can also alter the frequency and priority options of the categories, products etc.. I find the defaults are fine.

3. Add a sitemap file

   Catalog > Google Sitemap > Add Sitemap

   

4. Generate the sitemap so it exists.
   
   Cron will update the file ongoing according to your generation settings in step 2.
5. Submit your sitemap to Google – see here for details.

And you’re good to go.