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Index Policy

Rules that determine which URLs are eligible for sitemap inclusion

PlatPhorm Default Index Policy
v1.0.0
Default sitemap inclusion policy for PlatPhorm network sites. Only includes URLs that pass all indexability checks.

Policy ID

default-policy-v1

Applies To

sitemapops.platphormnews.com, *.platphormnews.com

Exclusion Rules

URLs matching these rules are excluded from sitemaps

Exclude Noindex Pages
Active
Exclude pages with noindex directive
metaRobots.includes("noindex") || xRobotsTag.includes("noindex")
Exclude Redirects
Active
Exclude pages that redirect
status >= 300 && status < 400
Exclude Error Pages
Active
Exclude 4xx and 5xx pages
status >= 400
Exclude Private Routes
Active
Exclude private and admin routes
path.includes("/admin") || path.includes("/private") || path.includes("/api/")
Exclude Canonicalized URLs
Active
Exclude URLs where canonical points elsewhere
canonical && canonical !== url
Exclude Duplicates
Active
Exclude duplicate content
duplicateOf !== null
Exclude Weak Pages
Active
Exclude pages with weak or thin content
contentLength < 500 || weakContent
Exclude Blocked Pages
Active
Exclude pages blocked by robots.txt
robotsBlocked

Inclusion Rules

URLs matching these rules are candidates for sitemap inclusion

Include Public Pages
Active
Include all public-safe pages that pass status and canonical checks
status === 200 && publicSafe && !noindex && canonicalIsSelf
Include Documentation
Active
Include documentation pages
path.startsWith("/docs") && status === 200

Trust Requirements

Some sitemap classes require TrustOps trust eligibility

articles

Articles require TrustOps trust eligibility

Trust Required
news

News requires TrustOps trust eligibility

Trust Required
reports

Reports require TrustOps trust eligibility

Trust Required

Story Requirements

Article and news sitemaps require StoryOps indexable story flag

articles

Articles require StoryOps indexable story flag

Indexable StoryOriginal Content
news

News requires StoryOps indexable story flag

Indexable StoryOriginal Content

Lastmod Rules

Rules for when to include or update lastmod timestamps

Meaningful Content Change
Only update lastmod when meaningful content changes

Content Fields Tracked:

titlebodycontentledewhyItMatterssourceMatriximage
Policy updated: 2026-05-22T17:56:10.106Z