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XML Sitemap index within a XML sitemaps index
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We have a similar problem to http://www.seomoz.org/q/can-a-xml-sitemap-index-point-to-other-sitemaps-indexes
Can a XML sitemap index point to other sitemaps indexes?
According to the "Unique Doll Clothing" example on this link, it seems possible
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/multiple-xml-sitemaps-increased-indexation-and-traffic
Can someone share an XML Sitemap index within a XML sitemaps index example?
We are looking for the format to implement the same on our website.
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Hi,
As far as I know this is not possible, also the answer/ question you mentioned doesn't speak about including multiple sitemap indexes within a sitemap index. He's referring to multiple sitemaps within a sitemap index which is of course very normal.
As also mentioned within the error section of the Google Webmaster Help part about the Sitemaps: http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35738 there's an related error to this: Incorrect Sitemap index format: Nested Sitemap indexes.
Hope this helps!
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