Stop generating sitemap.xml.gz (#6561)

We generate sitemap-index.xml which is also put correctly into robots.txt. However we still provide the old sitemap.xml.gz. But, while this serves no purpose in addition to the index, it can cause problems if Google somehow parses it (for example it's submitted to the Google Search console). For this reason, we stop providing sitemap.xml.gz.
plone · Jan 2, 2025 · 3ccc9b3 · 3ccc9b3
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diff --git a/packages/volto/news/6561.bugfix b/packages/volto/news/6561.bugfix
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+Stop generating sitemap.xml.gz @reebalazs
diff --git a/packages/volto/src/express-middleware/sitemap.js b/packages/volto/src/express-middleware/sitemap.js
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ export const sitemapIndex = function (req, res, next) {
 export default function sitemapMiddleware() {
   const middleware = express.Router();
 
-  middleware.all('**/sitemap.xml.gz', sitemap);
+  // Do not deliver the old sitemap.xml.gz as it might cause issues if Google parses it
+  // in addition to the sitemap-index.xml.
   middleware.all('**/sitemap:batch.xml.gz', sitemap);
   middleware.all('**/sitemap-index.xml', sitemapIndex);
   middleware.id = 'sitemap.xml.gz';