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Mobile sitemap needed for responsive website?

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Addion last edited by

I've seen some older 2012 posts that discuss, but nothing recent given the new changes to emphasize mobile.

For website that are already tested and verified as mobile responsive, is best practice to develop a mobile-specific sitemap and submit that as well? Or will any mobile crawlers spider the regular sitemap?
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Addion @PatrickDelehanty last edited by

Thanks, that's a good answer.
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PatrickDelehanty last edited by

Hi there

No need for a mobile sitemap unless you have a separate mobile website. Google and other search engine crawlers will be fine crawling the regular sitemap. Make sure your responsive site is configured properly!

Hope this helps! Good luck!
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