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I have made a github webpage using R studio that I'm more or less happy with. Yay! I used the following tutorial to make it. Trouble is I cannot seem to 'find' it when I google it (even though I know what I'm looking for).

StackExchange::Webmasters have suggested I may need to add a sitemap.xml.

Question: Do I really need a sitemap.xml? If so, how do I go about making one using R studio, and where does it belong in my github pages directory?

Calen
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    I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this is Off-topic to StackOverflow since it is more suited to Webmasters. – Enzokie Aug 28 '18 at 05:59
  • Here is the link to [Webmasters](https://webmasters.stackexchange.com/). – Enzokie Aug 28 '18 at 06:01
  • To better explain the off-topic reason: Only programming related questions or queries about programming related tools are only allowed in StackOverflow, refer also to [MCVE](https://stackoverflow.com/help/mcve) for writing on-topic questions. Even though Github maybe considered as one of that tools the context of your question is about SEO which more suited to Webmasters. – Enzokie Aug 28 '18 at 06:21
  • My apologies. It's not clear to me where "creating a github webpage" ends and where "webmasters" (whatever those are) begin. Thanks for your patience. – Calen Aug 29 '18 at 04:32
  • @Enzokie Sorry about that - should I delete it then? – Calen Aug 29 '18 at 04:39
  • since you have done migrating your question to Webmasters you can delete this question to avoid further downvotes. I understand that it sounds demotivating but that's how this site works, incase you have programming question feel free to ask in this site. If you have some issue deleting this question you can contact a moderator by flagging the question and explain that you wanted to remove it since you already migrated it :) – Enzokie Aug 29 '18 at 04:59
  • @Enzokie no problem, Stackoverflow has saved my life a million times (one 0.01% of which have been from my own questions), and you have been entirely respectful and polite. What's demotivating is downvotes with zero explanation. Thanks for all your help. Will delete now. – Calen Aug 29 '18 at 20:05

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Google crawlers index the web 4 times a day (at least they used to, maybe more now). I see you last updated your repository a month ago.

If you search site:cpryan.github.io Google is supposed to return the pages it has indexed.

You can also claim your site on Google's WebMaster site (by putting a small file in your repo with a code Google give you) to see even more information about what Google has or maybe has not indexed.

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  • Ok thanks. I'm still confused as to why none of that appears when I search my name, defeating the purpose of a website. Thanks for your help though, and apologies for the off-topic post. – Calen Aug 29 '18 at 04:38