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fix(seo): strictly format sitemap.xml for Google Search Console compliance (LF, double quotes, absolute URL matching)
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‎generate_sitemap.py‎

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date_str = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
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sitemap_path = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'sitemap.xml')
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# Strictly formatted XML declaration with double quotes
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xml_content = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>\n'
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xml_content += '<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">\n'
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html_files = get_html_files()
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html_files = sorted(get_html_files()) # Sorted for consistency
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for f in html_files:
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rel_path = os.path.relpath(f, BASE_DIR).replace('\\', '/')
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# Exclude technical or irrelevant files
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if rel_path in ['404.html', 'thank-you.html', 'google50e160eb06944afd.html']:
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continue
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url = f"{BASE_URL}/{rel_path}"
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# Priority mapping
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if rel_path == 'index.html':
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url = f"{BASE_URL}/"
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priority = "1.0"
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elif rel_path == 'blog.html':
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url = f"{BASE_URL}/{rel_path}"
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priority = "0.9"
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elif rel_path.startswith('posts/'):
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url = f"{BASE_URL}/{rel_path}"
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priority = "0.8"
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else:
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url = f"{BASE_URL}/{rel_path}"
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priority = "0.6"
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xml_content += f' <url>\n'
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xml_content += f' <priority>{priority}</priority>\n'
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xml_content += f' </url>\n'
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xml_content += '</urlset>\n'
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xml_content += '</urlset>' # No trailing newline for maximum compatibility
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with open(sitemap_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
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# Write with LF (line_buffering=False and newline='\n')
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with open(sitemap_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8', newline='\n') as f:
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f.write(xml_content)
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print(f"Sitemap generated at {sitemap_path}")

‎sitemap.xml‎

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/</loc>
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<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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<priority>1.0</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/blog.html</loc>
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<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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<priority>0.9</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/about.html</loc>
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<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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<priority>0.6</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/affiliate-disclosure.html</loc>
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<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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<priority>0.6</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/amazon-stack.html</loc>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/contact.html</loc>
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</url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/privacy-policy.html</loc>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/blog.html</loc>
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<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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<priority>0.6</priority>
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<priority>0.9</priority>
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</url>
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<url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/terms-of-service.html</loc>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/contact.html</loc>
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</url>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/posts/best-headphones-for-online-classes-2026.html</loc>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/index.html</loc>
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<loc>https://techstackglobal.github.io/posts/best-ultrawide-monitor-for-programming-2026.html</loc>
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