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The GoogleBot uses XML sitemaps to get directions on how to crawl your site. We automatically generate a sitemap for you at http://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
You can give that sitemap to Google in your Webmaster Tools control panel.
If you don't like the sitemap that we generate for you, you can upload your own sitemap and submit it to Google. However we do not recommend doing this. The sitemap that is automatically generated should work fine for everyone. It updates when you add content or make changes to your site. If you choose to use your own sitemap, you will be responsible for manually updating it when changes are made.
Here are the steps to follow:
Add your sitemap to your webmaster tools account
1. Select 'Crawl' in the navigation on the left.
2. Select the 'Sitemaps' option.
3. Click 'Add/Test Sitemap' in the top right corner.
4. Input the URL you set your redirect from, '/new/sitemap.xml' in the example above.
5. Click 'Submit Sitemap'.
Add a Redirect. In the from field, put /sitemap.xml and in the to field, put the URL of the file you uploaded. It should be something like /static/uploads/yoursite/sitemap.xml