Automatic Change Dates in the XML card of the site does not improve SEO
Google dealt with the myth of "Freshness signal" through the XML card of the site. John Mueller's answer was clear: setting a current date in the XML site file does not help anyone. This only complicates search engines in identifying really updated pages.
🚀 XML card of the site help search engines understand the structure of your website and determine when the last time the content was updated. Properly used, they help search engines know what pages have new content that requires re -scanning.
- 📌 Changing dates in the XML card of the site does not affect the improvement of SEO.
- 📌 ranking sites that use questionable methods depends on other factors, not on manipulations with dates in the XML card of the site.
- 📌 Creating valuable content is more important than technical shorts.
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