Serve sitemap from catalog.data.gov

[adborden]

User Story

As a [user description], I want [behavior description] so that [goal].

[...or alternatively...]

In order to [goal], [stakeholder] wants [change].

Acceptance Criteria

[ACs should be clearly demoable/verifiable whenever possible. Try specifying them using BDD.]

• GIVEN [a contextual precondition]
  [AND optionally another precondition]
  WHEN [a triggering event] happens
  THEN [a verifiable outcome]
  [AND optionally another verifiable outcome]

Background

It looks like Google is not detecting our sitemap and expects that the sitemap is under the catalog.data.gov domain. Currently it is under filestore.data.gov.

Security Considerations (required)

[Any security concerns that might be implicated in the change. "None" is OK, just be explicit here!]

Sketch

[Notes or a checklist reflecting our understanding of the selected approach]

[nickumia-reisys]

Superseded by

• Sitemap improvements #4061
• SEO loss on catalog #3426
• SEO improvements #3490

More historical reference. But even serving the sitemap directly from catalog did not change this result.