TLDR Dev · MISCELLANEOUS

ALMOST NOBODY GETS XML SITEMAPS RIGHT

joost.blog5 min read

Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

Sitemap Inspector began as a way to make XML sitemaps readable and evolved into a checker for redirects, HTTP errors, noindex directives, and canonical mismatches. Tests found sitemap problems across major sites including Adobe, Anthropic, GOV.UK, Manchester City, Semrush, and X.