Is it possible to include Blog posts in Google XML sitemap?
Using the Blog Pro extension, it is possible to include pages of the module entities to the default XML Sitemap.
To do so, it is necessary to install the amasty/blog-sitemap add-on provided on the subscription basis. To install the module, the following command could be used:
composer require amasty/blog-sitemap
Once the module is installed, it is necessary to re-generate the sitemap in Marketing > SEO & Search > Site Map:
With this configuration, the blog post URLs with corresponding Frequency и Priority values will be included in the XML site map:
If you need to include Blog items with hreflang tags in the XML sitemap, we suggest using our XML Google® Sitemap extension. When both extensions are installed, XML Sitemap Configuration will contain the corresponding additional tab for Blog Pro items:
To add the hreflang tags, installation of the amasty/module-blog-xml-sitemap add-on is required. You may install the module using the command:
composer require amasty/module-blog-xml-sitemap
Once done, it becomes possible to enable hreflang tags for each blog entity by navigating to Amasty > XML Google Sitemap > Configuration > Hreflang URLs:
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