Check out this 16-step process for using Python to do a site audit that can uncover opportunities for better indexing and crawling.
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Sitemap auditing involves syntax, crawlability, and indexation checks for the URLs and tags in your sitemap files.
A sitemap file contains the URLs to index with further information regarding the last modification date, priority of the URL, images, videos on the URL, and other language alternates of the URL, along with the change frequency.
Sitemap index files can involve millions of URLs, even if a single sitemap can only involve 50,000 URLs at the top.
Auditing these URLs for better indexation and crawling might take time.
But with the help of Python and SEO automation, it is possible to audit millions of URLs within the sitemaps.
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What Do You Need To Perform A Sitemap Audit With Python?
To understand the Python Sitemap Audit process, you’ll need:
- A fundamental understanding of technical SEO and sitemap XML files.
- Working knowledge of Python and sitemap XML syntax.
- The ability to work with Python Libraries, Pandas, Advertools, LXML, Requests, and XPath Selectors.
Which URLs Should Be In The Sitemap?
A healthy sitemap XML sitemap file should include the following criteria:
- All URLs should have a 200 Status Code.
- All URLs should be self-canonical.
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