Technical Definition
Video sitemaps provide metadata about videos hosted on your site. Information includes: title, description, thumbnail URL, content URL, duration, rating, view count, publication date. Helps Google index videos for video search and rich results. Alternative to VideoObject schema. Important for sites with significant video content.
Simple Explanation (ELI13)
A video sitemap tells Google about videos on your site, including titles, descriptions, thumbnails, and where the video files are. It helps your videos show up in Google video search and get video rich results. If you host videos on your site (not just YouTube embeds), a video sitemap helps.
Related Terms
XML Sitemap, Video SEO, Video Schema, Rich Results
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