**Author:** [@CamilleRoux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CamilleRoux)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-sitemap-indexing-issues-in-google-search-console/332799 "2024-10-25T15:32:46Z")
Only the sitemap\_recent.xml is read by the Google Search Console when I add sitemap.xml to the sitemaps list. The other sitemap listed in sitemap.xml, sitemap\_1.xml is never added to the Search Console. Moreover if I ad…
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## [How to use the sitemap properly?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-the-sitemap-properly/321496)
**Author:** [@taravasya](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taravasya)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-the-sitemap-properly/321496 "2024-08-15T20:07:06Z")
Hello. Can somebody to clarify to me - how to use discourse sitemap with right way? In discourse settings I enable sitemap: This is my sitemap file content: \
**Author:** [@kryptosurfer64](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kryptosurfer64)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-issue/316779 "2024-07-25T22:47:45Z")
Hi folks, A few days ago, I added my forum (found at https://www.healhaven.net) to Google’s search console (found at https://www.search.google.com/search-console)! In their specified sitemap section, I added my sitemap …
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## [Discovering older topics: drinking a lake through a straw](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discovering-older-topics-drinking-a-lake-through-a-straw/310190)
**Author:** [@Isambard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Isambard)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 7:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discovering-older-topics-drinking-a-lake-through-a-straw/310190 "2024-06-02T07:09:14Z")
TL;DR: Are there any plug-ins or settings which add a selection of random topics to the bottom of a topic (not just the most recent) even when not logged-in so that a crawler can discover all the older topics. Having no…
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## [Sitemap: \`lastmod\` for sitemaps wrong](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-lastmod-for-sitemaps-wrong/299702)
**Author:** [@rrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrit)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-lastmod-for-sitemaps-wrong/299702 "2024-03-20T14:12:52Z")
In the main-sitemap the lastmod date for underlying sitemaps is wrong: E.g. see https://meta.discourse.org/sitemap.xml The dates for sitemap\_2.xml to sitemap\_5.xml is all the same ‘2024-03-14T14:02:32Z’ - which is exac…
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## [Google Webmaster Can't read sitemap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-cant-read-sitemap/245405)
**Author:** [@Cryptotalk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cryptotalk)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/google-webmaster-cant-read-sitemap/245405 "2024-02-27T10:44:45Z")
Hello everyone! I just switched to Discourse but I have a problem about Sitemap as follows: Google cannot read sitemap.xml XML tag error How do I fix it? Here is my sitemap: https://cryptotalk.info/si…
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## [Sitemap XML file can not show full topic and posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-xml-file-can-not-show-full-topic-and-posts/291430)
**Author:** [@Hitesh\_Sharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hitesh_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-xml-file-can-not-show-full-topic-and-posts/291430 "2024-01-15T07:34:20Z")
The query displays a total of 887,652 records in discourse. When I view a sitemap XML file in the browser, it displays ten files. Each file contains 50,000 records, but the complete set of records is not visible. You…
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## [Sitemap plugin - no ?page=… urls in default sitemap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-plugin-no-page-urls-in-default-sitemap/220283)
**Author:** [@rrit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rrit)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 10:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sitemap-plugin-no-page-urls-in-default-sitemap/220283 "2023-10-18T22:44:18Z")
The sitemap plugin does not include any ?page=… urls in default sitemaps e.g. https://meta.discourse.org/sitemap\_4.xml \ \ https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-migrating-from-phpbb3/30810 \ \
**Author:** [@RGJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RGJ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/page-bug-both-in-core-and-in-sitemap-plugin/191719 "2021-05-27T12:28:41Z")
It seems like there are two or three off-by-one-errors stacked on top of each other here… As soon as a topic has 18 posts, the sitemap\_recent.xml starts showing a URL with a page number https://forum.example.com/t/slug/…
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## [Last Date Modified Not Update in Sitemap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-date-modified-not-update-in-sitemap/176846)
**Author:** [@PoojaPatel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PoojaPatel)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/last-date-modified-not-update-in-sitemap/176846 "2021-01-29T16:49:18Z")
Last Date Modified Not Update in Sitemap. Below URL for example. Last modified date is 14-12-2020 but in sitemap its shows 23-12-2019. https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-facebook-login-for-discourse/13394 \
**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-the-sitemap-plugin-only-update-once-per-day/81341 "2018-02-24T08:06:01Z")
Hello, I have found an issue with XML Sitemap Plugin. New topic URLs are not updating. Ref: Video