Common sitemap submission mistakes include adding URLs that are set to 'noindex,' blocked by robots.txt, or canonicalized to another page. This can lead to non-indexable URLs remaining in the sitemap, which should be avoided to ensure proper indexing by search engines[1]. Additionally, not updating the sitemap regularly can result in it containing outdated or irrelevant pages that waste crawl budgets[2].
Another mistake is failing to submit the sitemap to Google Search Console, which limits its visibility to search engines[3]. Lastly, exceeding the limits of 50,000 URLs per sitemap or a size of 50MB without properly segmenting them can cause issues, as search engines may ignore part of the URLs[4].
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Let's look at alternatives:
- Modify the query.
- Start a new thread.
- Remove sources (if manually added).
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