This is an XML file that includes all the images on your website that you want crawled and indexed by search engines. It can be a separate file or added to the existing XML sitemap.
Google believes that Information about image sitemaps allows us to identify images that may not otherwise be considered (e.g. images accessed through JavaScript code), and to tell us which images in your site you want us to crawl and index.
The creation of this file can therefore help you improve the indexing of the pages of your website, which is always a plus point for your SEO.
References –
- https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/sitemaps/image-sitemaps
- https://www.brafton.com.au/blog/strategy/image-sitemap/
- https://serpstat.com/blog/how-to-create-an-xml-image-sitemap/
Other SEO Terms
XML Sitemap | Google Search Console | On-Page SEO | Crawler or Robot
