How often must you update GSC Sitemap and Fetch?

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RoyCooper

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Do I need to submit a new sitemap and and ask to crawl with "Fetch and Render" every time I change anything on the website? Even a sentence?

 

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xenmaster76

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I sure don't think so. I just do it when I post a new blog or page, I put the page in and fetch.

 

RealGibson

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Good rule of thumb: if it matters to search results, force a crawl.

 

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RoyCooper

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RealGibson said:

Good rule of thumb: if it matters to search results, force a crawl.

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OK and is submitting a sitemap also mandatory?

 

RealGibson

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RoyCooper said:

OK and is submitting a sitemap also mandatory?

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Only if there is a change in site structure, ie; new page, post, page name change, directory (etc).

 

George_91

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I do only when i make some big changes on blog/sites structure or name etc.

 

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I also do when I add content, or if I'm making lot of big changes throughout the site.

Lot of wordpress plugins can manage it for you- yoast seo I'm sure does it.

Or you can get pro plan from xml-sitemaps which offers a scheduled sitemap creation and submission service.

 

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RoyCooper

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So I should basically do both each time I change things on the website just to be safe.
Thanks everyone!