Google Site Maps allows you to inform search engines about URLs on your websites that are available for crawling. In its simplest form, a Sitemap that uses the Sitemap Protocol is an XML file that lists URLs for a site.

 

To use Google Sitemap, follow the steps below.

 

1.     Open the Cart Plug-ins: Data Export page.

2.     Click on Google Sitemaps link to open Google Site Map Export page, as shown in the Figure 8-7-2 below.

 

Figure 8-7-2: Google Site Map Export

 

3.     Click Continue button to export your sitemap in an XML format to your local computer.

 

A File Download Dialog box will appear, as shown in Figure 8-7-3 below.

 

4.     Click Save button to save the file to your local computer.

 

Figure 8-7-3: Data Download