News Sitemap (Support Topic)

[Andy Millne 2,441]

Support topic for the News Sitemap application.

 

[+Unlucky 195]

Hi,

If we purchase this and add some of our databases etc, do we have to do anything at the google end, or will our new sitemaps be automatically picked up and indexed?

Thanks,

[Andy Millne 2,441]

7 minutes ago, Unlucky said:

Hi,

If we purchase this and add some of our databases etc, do we have to do anything at the google end, or will our new sitemaps be automatically picked up and indexed?

Thanks,

You can only specify a single news sitemap (one database). The sitemap will be at /newssitemap and needs submitting to Google via search console.

[+DamonT 14]

Is there option to treat topics from selected categories as news and put them in the News Sitemap?

[Andy Millne 2,441]

Just now, DamonT

Is there option to treat topics from selected categories as news and put them in the News Sitemap?

It is not currently possible to limit by category. All items within the selected database will be added to the news sitemap but this is a great suggestion. Thanks.

[+DamonT 14]

It would be great to have such option 😉

[+CheersnGears 779]

2 hours ago, Unlucky said:

Hi,

If we purchase this and add some of our databases etc, do we have to do anything at the google end, or will our new sitemaps be automatically picked up and indexed?

Thanks,

You need to get accepted into Google News Publishing first.  I HIGHLY recommend researching everything you need to do to get accepted before you submit your site to them.  Probably a good idea to read this forum first.  https://support.google.com/news/publisher-center/threads?hl=en&thread_filter=(category:inclusion_advice)

 

[+CheersnGears 779]

Is there a timeline for a 4.5 release?