How to handle New Page/post with site map
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Hi,
I've created and submitted to google (through webmaster tool) a site map with the WP plugin XML google maps.
Now I've created new pages and posts. My question is: do i have to recreate and re submit another site map to google or can i just submit to google the new pages and posts with the option 'FETCH AS GOOGLE' ?
Tx so much in advance.
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OK, tx for the advice.
About sitemaps, If i want my images appear in google, do I have to leave unceked the option of media in YOAST?
On this moz article they suggest to exclude media from sitempas:
http://moz.com/blog/setup-wordpress-for-seo-success
Whats your opinion suggestion about this and other xml settings?
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Yes that is exactly what I would do, just remove the URL from Google Webmaster Tools and add the new URL if the new sitemap is ready via Yoast.
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So, if now I have created and submitted a sitemap to google webmaster with XML sitemap plugin, what should I do?
Can I deactivate and uninstall the XML sitemap plugin and resubmit a sitemap to google done with YOAST?
What you suggest is best at this point?
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Always go with Yoast, it's the most used SEO plugin for WordPress.
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Tx so much guys.
Another doubt I have: if I'm running and using the XML sitemap plugin, do I have to disable/uncheck the YOAST sitemap option or Can I leave it on? Also what would you suggest is better to use for sitemaps, XML Sitemap or YOAST?
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Hi,
As mentioned above, you can do both. In a natural way you would wait for Google to crawl your sitemap and find the new URL in there. But by doing this via the fetch as Google tool you can speed up this process and submit it directly to being indexed. I would recommend this if Google is not crawling your site on a regular basis.
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I cannot see why it would hurt to submit articles with fetch as google, but in general if you have a plugin controlling your XML sitemap, Google will get updated whenever something changes or something new is posted. Fetch as Google will just make it happen faster than if you wait for the bot to come and crawl the site.
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