Sitemap.xml creates an awful mess in Google Results - How To Fix?

[simonharrison]

Hi

We have submitted the native sitemap.xml that Shopify creates to Google webmaster tool/search console

but on typing out out site name it provides only 1 useful link to collections.

It then individually lists a few low level products we have no interest in showing.

It pays no attention to the blog

It lists broken a broken page

and 1 category we have no interest in showing.

Is there anyway to force it to show the important parts of the stores?

[claricelin · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can force it to show the important parts of the store.

Aside from the main sitemap, https://storeurl.com/site.xml, you should locate the rest of the - what I call them - "mini sitemaps" of your site and submit into the sitemap section in Google Search Console.

They look similar to these: 

https://yourstoreurl.com/sitemap_products_1.xml?from=6041739591848&to=7963483242742

https://yourstoreurl.com/sitemap_pages_1.xml

https://yourstoreurl.com/sitemap_collections_1.xml

https://youstoreurl.com/sitemap_blogs_1.xml

Here are the steps: (*replace youstoreurl.com with your actual store url*)

1. Type into your browser: https://yourstoreurl.com/sitemap.xml

The 4 mini sitemaps will appear. Copy each of them individually and paste into Google Search Console under sitemap.

This will force Google to transverse through all the pages. This will take a few days to a week or two, depending on the volume of pages.

In case if any pages are missed out, go to URL inspection and request for individual pages indexing.

This will flag to Google the specific pages that have been missed out and they will add it into their queue for indexing.

Note: after requesting, it will take a few days to a week or two before the page is finally indexed.

[simonharrison]

Fancy a paying job getting all this done for us?