Sitemap link in footer?? Is it needed

[pejman50]

Hi,

I know sitemap is important to have as it tells google the pages to crawl.

I have an xml sitemap for google to crawl. However, Do I need a sitemap link in footer. Any thoughts?? Does it have any harm if I dont include a sitemap link in footer

[crazy4seo78]

No,,,, it does not harm you,,,

But if you add Sitemap in the footer.  it will help google too and another search engine to crawl your site efficiently.

You can use mini sitemap for your site and place it in the footer here is a link.

https://www.hitechwork.com/add-text-hyper-link-sitemap-in-footer-wordpress/

[JesusD]

Many people understimate the importance of a well structured Sitemap. Its great that you have a XML Sitemap.

I almost always recommend having the sitemap in the homepage, preferably on the footer. I have seen this as a trend in many "well ranked websites". So i am guessing if the sitemap is well structured, it shouldnt hurt to include it on the footer. Its a matter of usability for the webpage visitor.

I am not aware of the "ranking impact" of not including it in the footer. I am guessing that as long as it gets crawled it doesnt matter where you put it.

Hope this helps!!

Thanks for sharing your question

[SVmedia]

Hi PJ,  to make sure the sitemap actually gets crawled, its a good idea to have it linked.  This way search crawlers hit that link and then the sitemap - which obviously has links to all pages,  categories, etc. as well as info about how important pages are and how often they change.

The point is just to make sure your pages and images get properly indexed - you can also submit xml sitempaps and check up on indexing in google webmaster tools.