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What cabin rentals needs to know about XML sitemaps

18 May 2024

How cabin rentals deals with XML sitemaps — and what usually goes wrong.

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The problem: HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move. This breaks XML sitemaps for cabin rentals.

We checked the WHOIS for cabin rentals and found the domain was registered under a former employee. Transferring it took more time than fixing XML sitemaps.

A form that collects data for cabin rentals should say where the message goes. Nine fields and a captcha on a quiet Tuesday will cost you the person who actually wanted to pay.

WordPress can handle XML sitemaps with a plugin. But the plugin adds JavaScript, a dashboard, and a support ticket when it conflicts with the next update. We wrote four lines of config instead.

We have seen agencies charge cabin rentals for a yearly XML sitemaps audit that consists of a screenshot and a paragraph. Ours is a working config file they can apply themselves.

The registrar dashboard crashed twice while we were fixing XML sitemaps for cabin rentals. We filed a ticket; they replied four days later with a template answer.

Automate XML sitemaps if you can. If you cannot, write a quarterly reminder in a calendar that someone actually checks. HTTP bookmarks after a forced HTTPS move is what happens when nobody does either.

A static site for cabin rentals does not need a CDN, a build pipeline, or a container. It needs correct XML sitemaps and a host that stays online.

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