XML Sitemap index within a XML sitemaps index

[Lakshdeep]

We have a similar problem to http://www.seomoz.org/q/can-a-xml-sitemap-index-point-to-other-sitemaps-indexes

Can a XML sitemap index point to other sitemaps indexes?

According to the "Unique Doll Clothing" example on this link, it seems possible

http://www.seomoz.org/blog/multiple-xml-sitemaps-increased-indexation-and-traffic

Can someone share an XML Sitemap index within a XML sitemaps index example?

We are looking for the format to implement the same on our website.

[Martijn_Scheijbeler]

Hi,

As far as I know this is not possible, also the answer/ question you mentioned doesn't speak about including multiple sitemap indexes within a sitemap index. He's referring to multiple sitemaps within a sitemap index which is of course very normal.

As also mentioned within the error section of the Google Webmaster Help part about the Sitemaps: http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35738 there's an related error to this: Incorrect Sitemap index format: Nested Sitemap indexes.

Hope this helps!