{"id":12844,"date":"2023-07-04T23:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T18:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/?p=12844"},"modified":"2023-07-14T10:19:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T04:49:26","slug":"google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Google will deprecate Sitemaps ping endpoint: All You Need to Know."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Google has announced the deprecation of the sitemaps &#8220;ping&#8221; endpoint, a decision that will significantly impact the way webmasters communicate updates to their websites with search engines. The change, set to take effect by the end of 2023, comes as a result of internal brainstorming by Google and other search engines like Bing, which found that unauthenticated sitemap submissions were not very useful and often led to spam.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In this guide, we\u2019ll walk through:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #494949;color:#494949\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #494949;color:#494949\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/#the-sitemaps-protocol-a-brief-history\" >The Sitemaps Protocol: A Brief History<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/#the-end-of-the-ping-endpoint\" >The End of the Ping Endpoint<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/#use-lastmod-element-instead\" >Use lastmod Element Instead.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/#the-future-of-seo\" >The Future of SEO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-deprecate-sitemaps-ping-endpoint\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-sitemaps-protocol-a-brief-history\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-sitemaps-protocol-a-brief-history\"><\/span>The Sitemaps Protocol: A Brief History<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Introduced in 2005, the Sitemaps Protocol was designed to aid search engines in discovering new URLs and scheduling crawls of already discovered URLs. The protocol has remained largely unchanged for over 15 years, and despite its popularity, some aspects of it have become less practical in the modern internet landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such aspect is the &#8220;ping&#8221; endpoint. This feature allowed webmasters to notify search engines when their sitemap was updated, prompting the search engines&#8217; bots to crawl the website again to update their records. However, this system was found to be flawed, with the vast majority of the submissions leading to spam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-end-of-the-ping-endpoint\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-end-of-the-ping-endpoint\"><\/span>The End of the Ping Endpoint<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the deprecation of the ping endpoint, HTTP requests (&#8220;pings&#8221;) to the deprecated REST endpoint will result in a 404 error. This means that any existing code or plugins that use this endpoint will not cause problems for Google Search, but they also won&#8217;t serve any SEO purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Webmasters need not worry, though. Google has provided alternative methods for submitting sitemaps. You can still submit your <a href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/technical-seo\/robots-txt-file\/\">sitemaps through robots.txt<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/seoneurons.com\/blog\/google-search-console\/\">Google Search Console<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-use-lastmod-element-instead\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"use-lastmod-element-instead\"><\/span>Use <code>lastmod<\/code> Element Instead.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In place of the ping endpoint, Google is encouraging the use of the <code>lastmod<\/code> element in sitemaps. This element, which indicates the last date a page was modified, has been useful in many cases and is now being used as a signal for scheduling crawls to previously discovered URLs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To illustrate, let&#8217;s look at an example of how to implement the <code>lastmod<\/code> element in your sitemap:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>&lt;?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?&gt;\n&lt;urlset xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.sitemaps.org\/schemas\/sitemap\/0.9\"&gt;\n   &lt;url&gt;\n      &lt;loc&gt;http:\/\/www.example.com\/&lt;\/loc&gt;\n      &lt;lastmod&gt;2023-07-01&lt;\/lastmod&gt;\n      &lt;changefreq&gt;monthly&lt;\/changefreq&gt;\n      &lt;priority&gt;0.8&lt;\/priority&gt;\n   &lt;\/url&gt;\n   &lt;!-- more URLs can be added here --&gt;\n&lt;\/urlset&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>In this example, the <code>lastmod<\/code> tag is used to indicate the last time the content at the given URL was modified. The date must be in the W3C Datetime format, which is &#8220;YYYY-MM-DD&#8221;. This sitemap file should be located in the root directory of your website, for example: <code>http:\/\/www.example.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the <code>lastmod<\/code> element to be effective, it needs to be in a supported date format and must consistently match reality. If a page hasn&#8217;t changed in several years, but the <code>lastmod<\/code> element indicates a recent change, search engines may eventually stop trusting the last modified date of your pages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-future-of-seo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-future-of-seo\"><\/span>The Future of SEO<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The deprecation of the ping endpoint is a significant change, but it&#8217;s not cause for panic. Webmasters like you; have half a year to adapt, and even if you do use the sitemap ping endpoint, it won&#8217;t harm your rankings, as long as you continue to deliver valuable content and communicate honestly with both your audience and search engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, the basic premises guiding how search engines will evaluate your content haven&#8217;t changed. As long as you format your <code>lastmod<\/code> tags properly and are honest about substantial content changes, you should be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest difference is that you now have more sophisticated control, because you&#8217;re no longer pinging search engines about one change through the sitemap but several through tags. This shift from one system to another gives you the opportunity to communicate more effectively with search engines and ensure your content is accurately represented in search results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The deprecation of the sitemaps ping endpoint is a significant development in the SEO world. It&#8217;s a reminder of the constant evolution of search engine algorithms and the need for webmasters to stay updated with these changes. By understanding these changes and adapting accordingly, you can ensure that your SEO strategy remains effective and your website continues to rank well in search results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has announced the deprecation of the sitemaps &#8220;ping&#8221; endpoint, a decision that will significantly impact the way webmasters communicate updates to their websites with search engines. 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