SEO Sitemap Optimization

Name: SEO Sitemap Optimization
Availability: InStock
Author: AgriciDaniel

Free Verified 104 lines By AgriciDaniel ★ 1,654 on GitHub SEO

Description

Analyze existing XML sitemaps or generate new ones with industry templates. Validates format, URLs, and structure.

How It Works

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What Claude Learns

→ Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap
→ Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap
→ Sitemap Format
→ Output

Installation

1. Visit the GitHub repository: https://github.com/AgriciDaniel/claude-seo
2. Copy the SKILL.md file contents
3. Save to ~/.claude/commands/skill-name.md
4. Restart Claude Code to load the new skill

Use Cases

Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap

Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap

Sitemap Format

Related Skills

Frequently Asked Questions

How detailed is the SEO Sitemap Optimization skill?

SEO Sitemap Optimization contains 104 lines of structured instructions covering 4 key areas. It provides detailed guidance including specific implementation patterns, not just surface-level tips.

Is SEO Sitemap Optimization free to use?

Yes, SEO Sitemap Optimization is completely free. You can download the SKILL.md file or copy it to your clipboard directly from the skill page.

What will Claude Code learn from this skill?

Claude Code will gain expertise in: Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap; Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap; Sitemap Format; and 1 more areas.

Download SKILL.md GitHub

---
name: seo-sitemap
description: >
  Analyze existing XML sitemaps or generate new ones with industry templates.
  Validates format, URLs, and structure. Use when user says "sitemap",
  "generate sitemap", "sitemap issues", or "XML sitemap".
---

# Sitemap Analysis & Generation

## Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap

### Validation Checks
- Valid XML format
- URL count &lt;50,000 per file (protocol limit)
- All URLs return HTTP 200
- `` dates are accurate (not all identical)
- No deprecated tags: `` and `` are ignored by Google
- Sitemap referenced in robots.txt
- Compare crawled pages vs sitemap — flag missing pages

### Quality Signals
- Sitemap index file if >50k URLs
- Split by content type (pages, posts, images, videos)
- No non-canonical URLs in sitemap
- No noindexed URLs in sitemap
- No redirected URLs in sitemap
- HTTPS URLs only (no HTTP)

### Common Issues
| Issue | Severity | Fix |
|-------|----------|-----|
| >50k URLs in single file | Critical | Split with sitemap index |
| Non-200 URLs | High | Remove or fix broken URLs |
| Noindexed URLs included | High | Remove from sitemap |
| Redirected URLs included | Medium | Update to final URLs |
| All identical lastmod | Low | Use actual modification dates |
| Priority/changefreq used | Info | Can remove (ignored by Google) |

## Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap

### Process
1. Ask for business type (or auto-detect from existing site)
2. Load industry template from `assets/` directory
3. Interactive structure planning with user
4. Apply quality gates:
   - ⚠️ WARNING at 30+ location pages (require 60%+ unique content)
   - 🛑 HARD STOP at 50+ location pages (require justification)
5. Generate valid XML output
6. Split at 50k URLs with sitemap index
7. Generate STRUCTURE.md documentation

### Safe Programmatic Pages (OK at scale)
✅ Integration pages (with real setup docs)
✅ Template/tool pages (with downloadable content)
✅ Glossary pages (200+ word definitions)
✅ Product pages (unique specs, reviews)
✅ User profile pages (user-generated content)

### Penalty Risk (avoid at scale)
❌ Location pages with only city name swapped
❌ "Best [tool] for [industry]" without industry-specific value
❌ "[Competitor] alternative" without real comparison data
❌ AI-generated pages without human review and unique value

## Sitemap Format

### Standard Sitemap
```xml

https://example.com/page
    2026-02-07

```

### Sitemap Index (for >50k URLs)
```xml

https://example.com/sitemap-pages.xml
    2026-02-07
  
  
    https://example.com/sitemap-posts.xml
    2026-02-07

```

## Output

### For Analysis
- `VALIDATION-REPORT.md` — analysis results
- Issues list with severity
- Recommendations

### For Generation
- `sitemap.xml` (or split files with index)
- `STRUCTURE.md` — site architecture documentation
- URL count and organization summary

Description

How It Works

What Claude Learns

Installation

Use Cases

Mode 1: Analyze Existing Sitemap

Mode 2: Generate New Sitemap

Sitemap Format

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