# Custom Robots.txt and sitemap.xml Templates

**URL:** https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/custom-robots-txt-and-sitemap-xml-templates/11869
**Category:** tips & tricks
**Created:** [May 8, 2018, 1:53am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/custom-robots-txt-and-sitemap-xml-templates/11869 "2018-05-08T01:53:09Z")
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### Author: ![RickCogley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.gohugo.io/rickcogley/32/10269_2.png) [@RickCogley](https://discourse.gohugo.io/u/RickCogley)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2018, 8:54am UTC](https://discourse.gohugo.io/t/custom-robots-txt-and-sitemap-xml-templates/11869/17 "2018-06-01T08:54:12Z")

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Extended the tutorial updating the custom sitemap template by adding a default “x-default” lang, recommended by Google and Yoast.

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