URL Indexed But Not Submitted to Sitemap

[marktheshark10]

Hi guys,

In Google's webmaster tool it says that the URL has been indexed but not submitted to the sitemap. Is it necessary that the URL be submitted to the sitemap if it has already been indexed?

Appreciate your help with this.

Mark

[DmitriiK]

Hi there.

Official guide from Google - https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/7440203?hl=en

Official response from google on the same page -

Indexed, not submitted in sitemap: The URL was discovered by Google and indexed. We recommend submitting all important URLs using a sitemap.

So, no, it's not necessary, but recommended, otherwise you can't control how often Google recrawls it etc.

[marktheshark10]

Oh I see. Thanks for your help!