Is there a refresh option for an XML sitemap?

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  • Nope.
    But I don’t think there’s a need to update it, unless a post/page changes. Am I wrong?

    Thread Starter alvb

    (@alvb)

    Thank you Taco.

    Technically, there is no reason to update a sitemap if there haven’t been any changes. But I always feel it is a good idea to refresh and resubmit at least every 30-60 days.

    Thanks,
    Andrea

    I have a sitemap_index.xml with 5 sitemap.xlm inside. One of this is bwg_tag-sitemap.xml from my PhotoGallery. If I add more tags in my PhotoGallery, I see the result in it the list. But the Change Frequenz is set to weekly and so the Google Webmaster Tools don’t notice the additional tags promptly. Here it would be a good idea for a manual refresh.

    Thread Starter alvb

    (@alvb)

    Exactly detoris! That is why I was looking for a “refresh” type of option.

    Plugin Contributor Joost de Valk

    (@joostdevalk)

    “I always feel it is a good idea to refresh and resubmit at least every 30-60 days”

    I’m sorry but there’s really no reason for that.

    We update the XML sitemap immediately, Google ignores update frequency, but we also ping them immediately when the XML sitemap changes… Not much more we can do.

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