<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- Otium World - XML Sitemap for Search Engines -->
<!-- Production-Grade sitemap for AAA game SEO -->
<!-- Tells Google/Bing which pages exist and how often they change -->
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
        xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1">
  
  <!-- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       PRIMARY PAGES (High Priority for SEO)
       ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       These are the main landing pages users see when searching
       Priority: 1.0 = highest, 0.1 = lowest
       Change frequency: daily/weekly/monthly/yearly
  -->
  
  <!-- Homepage (Highest Priority) -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://otiumworld.com/assets/images/Pets/Starterottie.png</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Otium World - Pet Adventure Game</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  
  <!-- Game Login Page (Second Highest - Users search "otium world login") -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/login</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>
  
  <!-- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       FUTURE PAGES (Add as you build landing pages)
       ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
       Uncomment these when you create dedicated marketing pages
  -->
  
  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/features</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/pets</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/guide</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/privacy</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>
  
  <url>
    <loc>https://otiumworld.com/terms</loc>
    <lastmod>2025-11-27</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>
  -->
  
</urlset>

<!--
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  SITEMAP MAINTENANCE & BEST PRACTICES
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  Testing & Validation:
  - Validate: https://www.xml-sitemaps.com/validate-xml-sitemap.html
  - Google: https://search.google.com/search-console (submit sitemap)
  - Bing: https://www.bing.com/webmasters/ (submit sitemap)
  
  Update Schedule:
  - Update lastmod when pages change
  - Add new pages as you build them
  - Remove deleted pages immediately
  
  Auto-Generation (Future):
  - For 100+ pages, generate dynamically
  - Use script to crawl React routes
  - Rebuild daily via cron job
  
  Image Sitemaps:
  - Add image:image tags for pet sprites
  - Google Images loves this (extra traffic)
  - Add caption for alt text SEO
  
  Size Limits:
  - Max 50,000 URLs per sitemap
  - Max 50MB file size
  - For more: Use sitemap index (sitemap_index.xml)
  
  After Deployment:
  1. Verify at: https://otiumworld.com/sitemap.xml
  2. Submit to Google Search Console
  3. Submit to Bing Webmaster Tools
  4. Monitor indexing status weekly
  5. Check for crawl errors in GSC
-->

