Technical check group

Sitemaps checks

XML sitemaps should contain maximum 50,000 URLs. Split into multiple sitemaps. The catalogue currently contains 6 checks in this group.

Operating ledgerEXAMPLE / TRACE

Example evidence, review, and verification states
State	Evidence	Owner
Observed	SitemapsPage-level source retained	Audit
Reviewed	Decision recordedScope and value inspected	Human
Verified	Public response readOutcome has separate proof	System

Synthetic product illustration. It demonstrates state meaning and does not represent a customer result.

Rule catalogue

Review each condition before turning it into work.

XML sitemaps should contain maximum 50,000 URLs. Split into multiple sitemaps.

Sitemaps should only contain indexable URLs. Remove blocked, noindex, or redirected pages.

Important pages should be included in your XML sitemap for better discoverability.

Add important pages to your sitemap to help search engines discover and crawl them.

XML sitemaps must be under 50MB uncompressed. Split large sitemaps into smaller files.

Each URL should appear in only one sitemap to avoid confusion.