Forum:Does Wikia.com automatically add Google-compatible sitemaps to each Wiki?

Google says that to help ensure that their spiders find all pages on a site, that it should include a Sitemap. Does MediaWiki do that automatically.? Will (Talk - contribs) 05:07, 6 January 2008 (UTC)


 * For what i know (by experience), Wikia don't need to inform Google of every page of every wikis. Google already know Wikia very well.
 * See this link :
 * It show that Google already know every single page on fr.3d.wikia and i didn't even do anything for this.
 * Wikis are dynamic web sites. Google might not be able to find every newly created pages the second it is created but i assure you that it will find them. The problem would be the inverse; pages that have been deleted still been in Google.
 * If you want Google to find a page faster, know how Google function. Their bots goes from your main page and follow every link it found then procced with links on thoses pages. So, when you create new pages, put a link to it on your main page.
 * Altough i think that the recent changes link might be enough in some cases. You could add a link to Special:Newpages in your sidebar or in the main page.
 * I understand that many users here would find really helpfull to be able to add some code to every page of their wiki so it be more well referenced or just to get statistics but what would happen when updating the software ? Thoses things would need to be added again ? More work for Wikia staff ?


 * But maybe some day Wikia will offer some kind of solution for thoses problems. — TulipVorlax 17:42, 6 January 2008 (UTC)