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Sitemap providers
=================

To localize the sitemap of a site, so-called "sitemap providers"
are available. These are executed one after the other (depending on
priority) to localize XML sitemaps according to certain criteria.

For deeper insights, take a look at how :t3ext:`sitemap_locator` uses
:ref:`sitemap providers <sitemap-locator:sitemap-providers>` to locate
XML sitemaps.