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Admin Feature
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A sitemap gives search engines a roadmap of the pages available on your website. Real Geeks automatically creates and manages your sitemap, helping search engines discover your website content as your site grows.
Most users don't need to make any changes. For advanced SEO needs, you can also add your own custom sitemap through SEO Settings.
Need to Know
- Real Geeks automatically creates and manages your website sitemap.
- No setup or maintenance is required for most users.
- Large websites with more than 50,000 URLs are automatically organized into multiple connected sitemap files.
- Advanced users can replace the default with a custom sitemap from SEO Settings → SEO Files.
- Custom sitemaps should only be used if you understand XML sitemaps and have a specific SEO need.
Table of Contents
What is a Sitemap?
A sitemap is a file that lists the pages available on your website. Think of it as a roadmap that helps search engines like Google understand how your website is organized and discover its content.
Your sitemap can help search engines find content such as:
- Website pages
- Area pages
- Blog posts
- Property and MLS-related pages
- Other pages generated by your Real Geeks website
A sitemap does not guarantee that a page will appear in search results. Search engines ultimately decide which pages they crawl, index, and rank. However, your sitemap makes your website's URLs available for search engines to discover.
How to Access Your Sitemap
Real Geeks automatically generates a sitemap for every website we host, so you don't need to create one yourself.
To view your sitemap, add /sitemap.xml to the end of your website address.
For example:
www.yourwebsite.com/sitemap.xml
Real Geeks manages this file for you as your website changes.
For most users, the automatically generated Real Geeks sitemap is the best option and requires no additional setup.
How Real Geeks Manages Large Sitemaps
Google limits each sitemap file to 50,000 URLs. If your Real Geeks website exceeds that limit, we automatically create a sitemap index that organizes your URLs across multiple smaller sitemap files.
This allows search engines to continue discovering pages across your entire website while keeping each sitemap within Google's limit.
No action is required. Real Geeks automatically manages this for you as your website grows.
How to Add a Custom Sitemap
Should You Create Your Own Sitemap?
In most cases, no.
Custom sitemaps are for advanced users with SEO experience. For most users, we recommend keeping the sitemap automatically generated and maintained by Real Geeks.
If you have an XML sitemap you want to use instead of the Real Geeks default:
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Open your website editor by adding
/adminto the end of your website address. For example:www.yourwebsite.com/admin -
Click SEO Files
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Select Add SEO File.
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Open the Name menu and select sitemap.xml.
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Enter or paste your custom sitemap text into the editor.
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Click Save.
How to Return to the Real Geeks Default Sitemap
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Open your website editor by adding
/adminto the end of your website address. For example:www.yourwebsite.com/admin -
Click SEO Files
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Open the Name menu and select llms.txt.
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Remove all custom content from the editor.
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Click Save.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Do I need to create a sitemap for my Real Geeks website?
No. Real Geeks automatically creates and manages a sitemap for your website. -
Where can I find my sitemap?
Add/sitemap.xmlto the end of your website address. -
What happens if my website has more than 50,000 URLs?
Real Geeks automatically creates a sitemap index that connects search engines to multiple smaller sitemap files. You don't need to make any changes. -
Why does my sitemap contain links to other sitemap files?
If your site has more than 50,000 URLs, you're viewing a sitemap index. The links lead to additional sitemap files that organize your website's URLs and keep each sitemap within the 50,000-URL limit. -
Does having a sitemap mean all of my pages will appear on Google?
No. A sitemap helps Google and other search engines discover your URLs, but search engines decide which pages they crawl, index, and display in search results. -
Should I create a custom sitemap?
Most users should use the sitemap automatically generated by Real Geeks. Custom sitemaps are intended for advanced users who have a specific reason to control their sitemap. -
Does Real Geeks maintain my custom sitemap?
No. If you replace the default sitemap with your own, you're responsible for keeping your custom sitemap accurate and up to date.
Need Help?
- Call us at 844-311-4969 (Mon–Fri, 8 AM–8 PM CST)
- Email support@realgeeks.com
- View our Live Events page for free coaching and training.
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