Adding multi-language sitemaps to robots.txt

[MickEdwards]

I am working on a revamped multi-language site that has moved to Magento.  Each language runs off the core coding so there are no sub-directories per language.

The developer has created sitemaps which have been uploaded to their respective GWT accounts.  They have placed the sitemaps in new directories such as:

• /sitemap/uk/sitemap.xml
• /sitemap/de/sitemap.xml

I want to add the sitemaps to the robots.txt but can't figure out how to do it.  Also should they have placed the sitemaps in a single location with the file identifying each language:

• /sitemap/uk-sitemap.xml
• /sitemap/de-sitemap.xml

What is the cleanest way of handling these sitemaps and can/should I get them on robots.txt?

[Schwaab]

Adding the following lines to the bottom of your robots.txt should do it:

Sitemap: http://www.example.com/sitemap/uk/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: http://www.example.com/sitemap/de/sitemap.xml

If you wanted to update the file names to be different it wouldn't hurt, but I don't think you would have any problems with how they are currently set up.  If you have submitted them to WMT and they are being picked up ok I think you are fine.