Sitemap, robots.txt and redirects: technical SEO with no developer

Technical SEO sounds like something for developers, but the most important parts are handled automatically by Sitebite. And the one thing you sometimes need to do yourself, a redirect, you set up in a few clicks. No code, no FTP.

Handled automatically by Sitebite

• XML sitemap (/sitemap.xml): an up-to-date list of all your published pages, so search engines find everything.
• robots.txt (/robots.txt): tells search engines and bots what they’re allowed to crawl.
• llms.txt (/llms.txt): points AI assistants to your most important information.
• Schema markup: JSON-LD in the head of every page.

You don’t need to upload or maintain anything for this. Publish a new page, and it automatically appears in your sitemap.

Redirects: sending old URLs on properly

Renamed a page, have an old URL you want to keep, or migrating from an old site? With a redirect, you send the old URL on to the new one, so visitors and Google don’t land on an error page.

1. Go to Settings, then Redirects.
2. Add the old URL (from) and the new URL (to).
3. Sitebite sets up a 301 redirect: permanent forwarding, good for your SEO.

When do you need redirects?

• You change a page’s slug.
• You’re moving from an old website to Sitebite.
• You merge pages or remove one that’s still linked somewhere.

Check the rest with the SEO checklist

Sitemap, robots and redirects form the technical foundation. For titles, meta descriptions and alt text per page, use the SEO checklist. And you build the whole technical foundation with no code, as described in building a restaurant website with no coding.

Technical SEO with no hassle? Try Sitebite, the foundation is automatically taken care of.