XML sitemap creation in SEO Fundamentals - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to start an XML sitemap with the correct XML declaration.

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<?xml version=[1] encoding="UTF-8"?>

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A"2.0"

B"UTF-8"

C"1.0"

D"xml"

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Common Mistakes

Using encoding value instead of version in the version attribute.

Omitting the XML declaration entirely.

The XML declaration starts with version="1.0" to specify the XML version used.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the code to open the root element of an XML sitemap.

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<[1] xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">

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Aurlset

Bsitemap

Curl

Dsite

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Common Mistakes

Using as the root element instead of .

Using incorrect element names like or .

The root element of an XML sitemap is urlset, which contains all URL entries.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the URL entry by completing the tag for the page location.

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  <url>
    <loc>[1]</loc>
  </url>

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Apage1.html

Bhttps://example.com/page1

Chttp://example/page1

Dexample.com/page1

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Common Mistakes

Using relative URLs instead of full URLs.

Omitting the protocol (http or https).

The tag must contain a full, valid URL starting with http:// or https://.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to add the last modification date and change frequency for a URL entry.

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  <url>
    <lastmod>[1]</lastmod>
    <changefreq>[2]</changefreq>
  </url>

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A2024-06-01

Bweekly

C06/01/2024

Dmonthly

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Common Mistakes

Using incorrect date formats like MM/DD/YYYY.

Using invalid change frequency values.

The tag uses the ISO date format YYYY-MM-DD, and uses predefined values like 'weekly'.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to complete a URL entry with priority, last modification date, and change frequency.

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  <url>
    <priority>[1]</priority>
    <lastmod>[2]</lastmod>
    <changefreq>[3]</changefreq>
  </url>

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A0.8

B2024-05-15

Cdaily

D1.5

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Common Mistakes

Using priority values outside the 0.0 to 1.0 range.

Incorrect date formats in .

Invalid change frequency keywords.

The tag accepts values between 0.0 and 1.0, uses YYYY-MM-DD format, and can be 'daily'.