ENHANCEMENT: Automatic sitemap.xml Generation

[DavidVadnais]

Feature Request: Automatic sitemap.xml Generation for Flastik

Description:

From the todo's

the addition of an automatic sitemap.xml generator to Flastik. This feature would significantly improve SEO and simplify site management by automatically creating and updating a sitemap based on the generated site content.

Use Case:

Currently, Flastik users are required to manually create and maintain their sitemap.xml file. This is a time-consuming and error-prone process, especially for dynamic or frequently updated websites. An automatic generator would:

• Streamline the process of creating a sitemap, ensuring it accurately reflects the site's structure.
• Automatically update the sitemap whenever content is added, modified, or removed.
• Reduce the risk of outdated or inaccurate sitemaps, which can negatively impact SEO.
• Improve search engine crawlability and indexing.

Proposed Functionality:

The sitemap generator should offer the following features:

• Automatic Generation: Generate a sitemap.xml file based on the generated HTML files during the build process.
• Configurable Inclusion/Exclusion: Allow users to specify which pages or directories should be included or excluded from the sitemap.
• Priority and Change Frequency: Provide options to set the priority and change frequency for individual pages or groups of pages.
• Integration with Flastik's Content Structure: Automatically detect new pages and updates based on Flastik's content organization.
• Customizable URL Generation: Allow for custom URL generation based on Flastik's configuration (e.g., handling generated pagination, or other generated pages).
• Sitemap Index Support: If the site exceeds the 50,000 URL limit, automatically generate a sitemap index.
• Plugin/Extension Capability: Allow users to extend sitemap generation with plugins.
• Environment aware generation: Allow for different sitemaps depending on the build environment, example: development, staging, production.

Example Configuration (Conceptual):

# Example configuration in Flastik's config file
sitemap:
  include:
    - /pages/
    - /posts/
  exclude:
    - /drafts/
    - /temp/
  priority:
    /posts/: 0.8
    /pages/: 0.5
  changefreq:
    /posts/: daily
    /pages/: weekly

[DavidVadnais]

PR: #33 might be a good reference when solving this issue.