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Do URLs in the Sitemap need to be completely specified?

April 26, 2017completely Sitemap URLs

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Do URLs in the Sitemap need to be completely specified?

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Yes. You need to include the protocol (for instance, http) in your URL. You also need to include a trailing slash in your URL if your web server requires one. For example, http://www.google.com/ is a valid URL for a Sitemap, whereas www.google.com is not.

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Yes. You need to include the protocol (for instance, http) in your URL. You also need to include a trailing slash in your URL if your web server requires one. For example, http://www.example.com/ is a valid URL for a Sitemap, whereas www.example.com is not.