WORK-087
ID:WORK-087Status:done

Add Sitemap lastmod Support Using File Timestamps

Priority:lowComplexity:simpleMilestone:v1.0.0Source:SPEC-029

Summary

The sitemap generator in packages/content/src/sitemap.ts currently emits no <lastmod> tags. With $file.modified available in the content pipeline, sitemap generation can include <lastmod> for each page, helping search engines prioritize crawl frequency.

Acceptance Criteria

  • Sitemap XML output includes <lastmod> elements for pages that have a file.modified value
  • <lastmod> uses ISO 8601 date format (YYYY-MM-DD)
  • Pages without a modification date omit <lastmod> rather than emitting an empty element
  • Existing sitemap output structure (URL, priority, changefreq if present) is unaffected
  • Test verifying <lastmod> appears in sitemap output when file timestamps are available

Approach

  1. In packages/content/src/sitemap.ts, read file.modified from page data during serialization
  2. Emit <lastmod> element within the <url> block when the value is present
  3. Add test case

References

History

  1. 59ded4a
    Content edited
  2. f262d7b
    source+SPEC-029
  3. f0a845a
    • ☑ Sitemap XML output includes `<lastmod>` elements for pages that have a `file.modified` value
    • ☑ `<lastmod>` uses ISO 8601 date format (`YYYY-MM-DD`)
    • ☑ Pages without a modification date omit `<lastmod>` rather than emitting an empty element
    • +2 more criteria
  4. f87ae8d
    statusreadydone
  5. 2a05e00
    milestone+v1.0.0
  6. 43cadfe
    Created (ready, low, simple, content, seo)