Sitemap inventory ยท Updated October 21, 2026
WTN Market sitemap URL inventory and release check
Reconcile every canonical WTN Market page with the XML sitemap before search-engine submission. This guide treats WTN Market and WTNMarket search terms as research labels, not as proof that a destination is official or safe.
Build the canonical inventory
List each public WTN Market page that returns indexable content and record its canonical URL. Include the homepage, guide library, articles and required policy pages.
Exclude API routes, admin screens, setup tools, redirects and custom error pages.
Compare both directions
Check that every sitemap location has a matching canonical page and that every intended canonical page appears once in the sitemap. One-way checking can miss orphaned content.
Normalize trailing slashes consistently so equivalent URLs are not counted as different pages.
Validate live responses
Request each sitemap URL over HTTPS and confirm a 200 status, matching canonical, indexable robots directive and valid structured data where required.
A locally correct file is not enough if the deployed Worker rewrites or intercepts the route.
Submit only after reconciliation
Send the sitemap to Bing and Google after the inventory passes. Use real page-level lastmod values tied to substantive content updates.
Keep a release report with the URL count so unexpected additions or removals are visible on the next audit.
Frequently asked questions
Should a 404 page appear in the sitemap?
No. A custom 404 page should be helpful but non-indexable and absent from the sitemap.
Can redirected URLs remain in a canonical sitemap?
No. Sitemap locations should be final canonical URLs that return 200.