You will also use Search Console to submit your sitemaps so that Google can crawl your website. Google will probably crawl your site eventually, but submitting a sitemap speeds up the crawling process.
You can also use Search Console to:
Check your site after crawling for any errors
Test your site's mobile usability
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How to Submit a Sitemap to Google
To get started, you need a Google account.
In this example from our knowledge base , the tool shows that some pages in the sitemap have not yet been crawled.
You can also use the tool to find and fix issues that may be affecting your site's crawlability. This tool includes over 120 on-page and technical SEO checks for common website issues.
They can affect the crawling of your website:
Block with robots meta tag: If you have a page that is under construction, seasonal, or that could affect the ranking of another page, you can block bots from crawling the page.
“Nofollow” Link: Crawlers will continue to index the page, but links from this page will not be crawled.
Broken internal links: If you have moved pages or linked to a page that no longer exists, Google bots will no longer be able to crawl them.
Server Errors: If your server is inaccessible or returns an error when bots attempt to crawl it, this can impact your site's crawlability.
Find and fix site errors
with Site Audit Tool
After running the check with the tool, you will be able to see a list of any site errors in the "Problems" tab:
You can learn more about how to fix crawlability issues in our guide .
Sitemap FAQs
Do I need to submit a sitemap to Google Search Console?
You should, but it is not mandatory to submit a sitemap to Google. Google bots will crawl your website eventually; submitting a sitemap simply speeds up the process.
Before you submit, make sure your sitemap reflects what's currently on your website.
You don’t want to submit a sitemap with broken links, missing images, or orphaned pages. Performing a site audit will help you find and fix these errors so you can submit a correct sitemap to Google.
