What is Sitemap Analytics?

Sitemap Analytics is the process of auditing your XML sitemap to identify architectural patterns that could impact your SEO performance. While a standard sitemap tells search engines which pages exist, analytics reveal how deep those pages are and if they are following security best practices.

Key Metrics for Sitemap Optimization

• Crawl Depth: The number of slashes (/) in a URL. Search engines prefer "flatter" architectures. High crawl depth can result in slower indexing for critical pages.
• Protocol Consistency: Ensuring 100% of your sitemap URLs use HTTPS. Mixed content or HTTP URLs in a sitemap can send conflicting signals to Google.
• Pattern Discovery: Identifying which folders (e.g., /blog/ vs /products/) dominate your sitemap density.

Improve Your Crawl Budget

By using this tool to identify and flatten your URL structure, you help search engine spiders spend their "crawl budget" on your most important content rather than getting lost in deep, nested directories.