<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <!-- Priority 1: Core pages and high-traffic keywords -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-core.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 2: Competitor alternatives (high commercial intent) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-alternatives.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Priority 4: Blog content (E-E-A-T building) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-blog.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-18</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Removed 2026-06-21 (AdSense remediation pass 2):
       - sitemap-regional.xml    (5 country pages were templated; now noindex)
       - sitemap-hubs.xml entries for 8 thin hub directories; international landings retained -->

  <!-- International landing pages (retained from hubs sitemap) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-hubs.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-21</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!-- Removed 2026-06-18 (AdSense remediation):
       - sitemap-competitors.xml  (35 templated competitor pages, now noindex via CompetitorPage)
       - sitemap-features.xml     (29 templated feature/intent pages, now noindex)
       - sitemap-questions.xml    (26 templated Q&A pages, now noindex via QAPage)
       - sitemap-authors.xml      (6 thin author profile pages, now noindex via AuthorPage)
       - sitemap-cities.xml, sitemap-interests.xml, sitemap-languages.xml (earlier) -->



  <!-- Removed: duplicate sitemap-hubs.xml entry (now declared above with international landings only) -->


  <!-- Priority 12: Pillar Content Pages (Authority Content) -->
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://genzigs.com/sitemap-pillars.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
  </sitemap>

  <!--
    Removed (2026-06-17, AdSense remediation):
      - sitemap-combinations.xml          (114 templated city x interest URLs)
      - sitemap-combinations-2.xml        (248 templated city x interest URLs)
      - sitemap-cities-expanded.xml       (200 templated city URLs)
      - sitemap-interests-expanded.xml    (111 templated interest URLs)
      - sitemap-questions-expanded.xml    (26  templated question URLs)
    Reason: scaled, near-duplicate template pages flagged as low-value content.
    Routes remain accessible for backlinks but are noindex'd at the page level
    and Disallow'd in robots.txt.
  -->
</sitemapindex>
