Does Cavuno generate a sitemap automatically?

Yes. Cavuno generates and updates your sitemap automatically. It includes all published job listings, company pages, programmatic SEO pages, blog posts, and legal pages. No configuration is needed.

How often does the sitemap update?

The sitemap refreshes automatically as you publish new jobs, add companies, or create blog posts. Changes are typically reflected within minutes.

Do I need to resubmit my sitemap after adding new jobs?

No. Once submitted, search engines re-crawl your sitemap on their own schedule. Google Search Console shows the last time it was read and how many URLs were discovered.

My sitemap shows thousands of URLs. Is that normal?

Yes. Cavuno generates programmatic SEO pages for job category and location combinations, which can create thousands of indexable pages. This is intentional and helps your board rank for long-tail search queries.

Submit Your Sitemap to Search Engines

Submit your auto-generated sitemap to Google and Bing to accelerate indexing of all your job listings.

By Abi Tyas Tunggal and Jack Walsh

Cavuno auto-generates a sitemap that includes all your published content. Submitting it to search engines tells them where to find your pages and accelerates indexing.

What Cavuno generates

Your sitemap is available at:

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https://yourboard.com/sitemap.xml

It includes:

Job listings: every published job with its company, category, and location
Programmatic SEO pages: category pages, location pages, and category+location combinations
Company pages: individual company profiles and market pages
Salary pages: company salary data and category salary breakdowns (when data is available)
Blog content: posts, tag pages, and author pages
Legal pages: privacy policy, terms of service, cookie policy (when configured)

The sitemap updates automatically as content changes. Large boards may have a sitemap index that splits URLs across multiple files. Search engines handle this automatically.

Submit to Google Search Console

If you connect Search Console to Cavuno, your sitemap is submitted automatically during setup. No manual steps needed.

To submit manually instead:

Go to Google Search Console
Select your property (or add your domain if you haven't already)
In the left sidebar, click Sitemaps
Enter your sitemap URL: https://yourboard.com/sitemap.xml
Click Submit

Google confirms receipt and begins processing. Check back after a few days to see how many URLs were discovered and indexed.

Submit to Bing Webmaster Tools

Go to Bing Webmaster Tools
Add your site or select it if already added
In the left sidebar, click Sitemaps
Click Submit sitemap
Enter your sitemap URL and click Submit

Bing also shares data with Yahoo and DuckDuckGo, so this single submission covers multiple search engines.

Verify indexing

After submission, monitor progress:

Google Search Console > Sitemaps: shows "Success" status, the number of discovered URLs, and the last read date
Google Search Console > Pages: shows how many of your pages are indexed vs. not indexed, with reasons for exclusion
Bing Webmaster Tools > Sitemaps: shows submitted URLs and indexed count

A gap between discovered and indexed URLs is normal. Search engines index pages based on quality signals and crawl budget, so not every page is indexed immediately.

robots.txt

Cavuno also generates a robots.txt file at https://yourboard.com/robots.txt that points search engines to your sitemap. No configuration is needed.

Tips

Submit your sitemap early. Do this as soon as your board has content, even before your official launch. Early indexing gives you a head start.
Don't resubmit after every change. Search engines re-crawl sitemaps on their own schedule. Resubmission is only needed if you change domains.
Use Search Console to diagnose issues. If pages aren't being indexed, the Pages report in Search Console explains why (duplicate content, crawl errors, or noindex directives).