Do I need a sitemap for my shopify store?

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Hi,

I am learning SEO and I was told that Shopify automatically makes a sitemap for your store, is this true?

Is there any benefit to creating one? If so can you point me to a resource that illustrates how to build one?

Thanks a lot!

Ps: my store link is: https://joyajewellery.com/

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You can view your sitemap by adding /sitemap.xml to your domain. E.g. https://joyajewellery.com/sitemap.xml

You’ll need to manually submit the sitemap to Google etc.

Semrush has some good documentation on this here: https://www.semrush.com/blog/shopify-sitemap/

Hope this helps!
-Ryan

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So shopify creates the sitemap, but I still need to submit it to Google?

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Yes, you should submit it to Google. https://search.google.com/search-console/about

There are resources as to how you can do that in the article I listed above. You’ll need to verify your site, which might require you to manually edit some code. While a bit advanced, it’s definitely worth it.

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Hello @Dan664
I would like to give you the recommendation to support you.

To submit it to Google, you need a Google account and then kindly follow steps below:

Step 1. Sign in or Create a Google Search Console Account: https://prnt.sc/UTaMvEJvTDDb
Step 2. Select your website: https://prnt.sc/S5z2nSnIKaMW
Step 3. Select “Sitemaps:” https://prnt.sc/0CVdeqH3Kk3p
Step 4. Remove any invalid or outdated sitemaps: https://prnt.sc/MXBLpMNSCXlW
Step 5. Add a new sitemap and click Submit : https://prnt.sc/t-A6TdkL83sY

I hope the above is useful to you.
Best regards,
GemPages Support Team

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Thank you!!! Just one other thing, every time the site map is updated do I need to resubmit it or will the updates automatically carry across to the version I submitted to Google?

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Automatic. Set it & forget it :wink:

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Thank you!!

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From an SEO point of view, a sitemap is always essential.

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