# Sitemap and .MD files **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [February 16, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412 "2026-02-16T14:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/1 "2026-02-16T14:04:18Z")
Although you’re submitting .md files into the sitemap … Google isn’t seeing them at all : ( (… as far as I can see) Why don’t we submit the blog page itself into the Sitemap. ie : instead of submitting … [https://www.peteryates.co.uk/cms/posts/coalface-25-exhibition.md](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/cms/posts/coalface-25-exhibition.md) we should be submitting … > **[Peter Yates, Blog Post](https://www.peteryates.co.uk/blog/blog/post/?item=coalface-25-exhibition)** > > Blog Post | Peter Yates, Artist and Architect, 1920 - 1982 ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/2 "2026-02-16T14:15:19Z")
I already mentioned this topic before and pointed out that this is not an optimal solution. It is admittedly a bit cumbersome and involves more manual work each time, but you’ll need to manually remove the checkmark for **“Include in sitemap”** in your .md files. > [@Markdown Files Appearing in the Sitemap](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/markdown-files-appearing-in-the-sitemap/52710): > > Hi @ben and @dan, as you already know, I work quite a lot with the Elements CMS. I’ve come across a very annoying bug related to Markdown files. When creating a Markdown file in the CMS, the checkbox “Include in sitemap” is automatically enabled. As a result, all CMS Markdown files end up in the sitemap – even though they definitely don’t belong there. Could you ensure in a future update that Markdown files are not automatically added to the sitemap? This issue doesn’t only affect Markdown … ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/3 "2026-02-16T14:20:29Z")
BTW: It’s also known that the blog URLs are currently not being indexed by Google. This is because the CMS sets the same canonical URL for all blog posts, so every post points to the canonical URL of the main page. I’ve already raised this issue before. Due to the many things that still need to be addressed, the CMS is likely still in beta and not yet fully functional. ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/4 "2026-02-16T14:25:02Z")
WDIK but It seems like this wouldn’t be such a tough fix !? My workaround is to make a sitemap externally at [xml-sitemaps.com](http://xml-sitemaps.com) > **[Create your Google Sitemap Online - XML Sitemaps Generator](https://www.xml-sitemaps.com)** > > Free Online Google Sitemap Generator. XML-sitemaps.com provides free online sitemap generator service, creating an XML sitemap that can be submitted to Google, Bing and other search engines to help them crawl your website better. It will also... ( … and make an image sitemap too) ---
**Author:** ![jbob](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/jbob/32/31581_2.png) [@jbob](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/jbob)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/5 "2026-02-16T14:28:15Z")
Can you help me … where do I find the toggle to include / exclude the MD files from the sitemap ? I cant find it : ) ---
**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/6 "2026-02-16T14:33:29Z")
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**Author:** ![Pegasus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/pegasus/32/25035_2.png) [@Pegasus](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Pegasus)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sitemap-and-md-files/54412/7 "2026-02-16T14:36:19Z")
Basically, .md files, robots.txt, and similar files do not belong in a sitemap. Google or other search engines cannot process them properly anyway. Therefore, it makes sense to prevent them from being included in the sitemap in the first place.