[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #52099: Sitemaps "Last Modified" (lastmod) tag

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#52099: Sitemaps "Last Modified" (lastmod) tag
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 Reporter:  junaidbhura  |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  6.3
Component:  Sitemaps     |     Version:  5.5
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by aristath):

 Bing is soon rolling out a change which will make more effective use of
 `lastmod` (more info: https://blogs.bing.com/webmaster/february-2023/The-
 Importance-of-Setting-the-lastmod-Tag-in-Your-Sitemap)
 With that in mind, adding this info to our sitemaps will reduce server
 loads and improve the project's sustainability.
 I'm sure other search engines will follow Bing - but even if they don't,
 Google is not the only search engine out there... There are plenty of
 other crawlers and they do use it.

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