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blissful hedge Aug 24, 2025, 11:17 AM

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This is the code for my custom sitemap.xml.ts

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plucky briarBOT Aug 24, 2025, 11:17 AM

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Hi @blissful hedge. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave:

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I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources do not contain enough information to diagnose or resolve issues with a custom sitemap.xml.ts file not being recognized by Google. The documentation covers how to use the official @astrojs/sitemap integration, which generates sitemaps in a way that is compatible with search engines like Google. It does not provide guidance or troubleshooting steps for custom sitemap implementations.

If you are using a custom sitemap.xml.ts instead of the official integration, ensure that:

The generated XML strictly follows the Sitemap XML specification.
The file is accessible at the correct URL (e.g., /sitemap.xml or /sitemap-index.xml).
The sitemap is referenced in your site's <head> and/or robots.txt as described in the documentation:
```
<link rel="sitemap" href="/sitemap-index.xml" />
```
and in robots.txt:
```
Sitemap: <https://<YOUR> SITE>/sitemap-index.xml
```
[Astro Sitemap Usage]

For best results and compatibility, it is recommended to use the official @astrojs/sitemap integration, which handles all the necessary formatting and conventions for you [Astro Sitemap Guide].

If you need further help, please provide the code for your custom `sitemap.xml.ts` so I can review it for potential issues.

Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:

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blissful hedge Aug 24, 2025, 11:18 AM

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how do I handle blog posts and other stuff that are coming from my server dynamically with official integration?

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@plucky briar

plucky briarBOT Aug 24, 2025, 11:18 AM

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Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:

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Sorry @blissful hedge, I seem to be having a bit of trouble. Don't worry though, I've pinged my support and they will try to fix me up! :technologist:

Perhaps try again in 15mins?

blissful hedge Aug 24, 2025, 11:19 AM

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try again maybe? @plucky briar

plucky briarBOT Aug 24, 2025, 11:19 AM

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Let me check the knowledge base for you again. One moment! :books:

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I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources do not contain enough information to diagnose why your custom sitemap.xml.ts file is not being recognized by Google. The documentation only provides details on using the official @astrojs/sitemap integration, which is designed to generate sitemaps that are compatible with search engines. There is no information about troubleshooting or validating custom sitemap implementations in the provided sources.

If you want to ensure your sitemap is recognized by Google, it is recommended to use the official integration and follow its configuration steps, including referencing the sitemap in your `robots.txt` and `<head>` as described in the documentation. If you provide the code for your custom sitemap, I can check if any issues are apparent based on the official integration's expected output and structure, but I cannot guarantee a solution without more specific documentation or details about your implementation [Astro Sitemap Usage].

#Custom xml fie is not being recognized by Google

If you need further help, please provide the code for your custom sitemap.xml.ts so I can review it for potential issues.

Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:

Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon:

If you need further help, please provide the code for your custom `sitemap.xml.ts` so I can review it for potential issues.