can any one please let me know the memory limitation(MB) of google sitemap.xml file size.
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According to a claim in the Wikipedia article, the limit is 50,000 URLs and 10 MB (uncompressed) per sitemap. I think this number is from the Google Webmaster FAQ (can't find the official entry but this Google groups entry says the same.)
Not sure whether this limit applies to the other search engine providers as well.
Pekka
2010-05-22 07:55:51
@methode the forum post I link to says that 10MB is the maximum size *after* gunzipping. Do you have a link to back up your claim? If you do, please do add it. Both the forum post and the Wikipedia entry are not necessarily 100% reliable info IMO.
Pekka
2010-05-22 09:14:29
i should really shut up before drinking the first coffee in the morning... yeah, you're absolutely right. I removed my comment.Then the only addition is to confirm that all major search engines follow these requirements since it's set in the Sitemaps protocol (http://sitemaps.org/protocol.php#index), and all of them rely on this protocol. (this was also tested but no link for that)Sorry for the previous, misleading comment.
methode
2010-05-22 17:34:19
@methode great info and link - that was the official confirmation I was looking for. Cheers!
Pekka
2010-05-22 17:35:06