initial commmit google

config/services.php

@@ -35,8 +35,4 @@ return [
         ],
     ],
 
-    'google' => [
-        'site_verification' => env('GOOGLE_SITE_VERIFICATION'),
-    ],
-
 ];

resources/views/layouts/public.blade.php

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
     <meta name="description" content="@yield('description', 'Independent information for UK holiday park owners about valuations, depreciation, pitch fees, resale, ownership rights and owner experiences.')">
     <meta name="robots" content="{{ app()->environment('production') ? 'index,follow,max-image-preview:large,max-snippet:-1,max-video-preview:-1' : 'noindex,nofollow,noarchive' }}">
     <meta name="googlebot" content="{{ app()->environment('production') ? 'index,follow,max-image-preview:large,max-snippet:-1,max-video-preview:-1' : 'noindex,nofollow,noarchive' }}">
-    @if(config('services.google.site_verification'))<meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{ config('services.google.site_verification') }}">@endif
     <link rel="canonical" href="{{ url()->current() }}">
+    <link rel="sitemap" type="application/xml" title="Sitemap" href="{{ route('sitemap') }}">
     <link rel="icon" href="{{ asset('favicon.ico') }}" sizes="any">
     <link rel="icon" href="{{ asset('favicon.svg') }}" type="image/svg+xml">
     <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="{{ asset('apple-touch-icon.png') }}">

resources/views/sitemap.blade.php

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 {!! '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' !!}
 <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
-@foreach($urls as $url)
+@foreach ($urls as $url)
     <url>
         <loc>{{ $url['loc'] }}</loc>
-        <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+        <lastmod>{{ $url['lastmod'] }}</lastmod>
+        <changefreq>{{ $url['changefreq'] }}</changefreq>
         <priority>{{ $url['priority'] }}</priority>
     </url>
 @endforeach

routes/web.php

@@ -13,14 +13,16 @@ Route::get('/submit-evidence', [EvidenceSubmissionController::class, 'create'])-
 Route::post('/submit-evidence', [EvidenceSubmissionController::class, 'store'])->name('evidence.store')->middleware('throttle:5,1');
 
 Route::get('/sitemap.xml', function () {
+    $lastModified = now()->toDateString();
+
     $urls = [
-        ['loc' => route('home'), 'priority' => '1.0'],
+        ['loc' => route('home'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'weekly', 'priority' => '1.0'],
-        ['loc' => route('valuations'), 'priority' => '0.9'],
+        ['loc' => route('valuations'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'monthly', 'priority' => '0.9'],
-        ['loc' => route('park-holidays'), 'priority' => '0.9'],
+        ['loc' => route('park-holidays'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'monthly', 'priority' => '0.9'],
-        ['loc' => route('owner-stories'), 'priority' => '0.8'],
+        ['loc' => route('owner-stories'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'weekly', 'priority' => '0.8'],
-        ['loc' => route('rights'), 'priority' => '0.8'],
+        ['loc' => route('rights'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'monthly', 'priority' => '0.8'],
-        ['loc' => route('evidence'), 'priority' => '0.8'],
+        ['loc' => route('evidence'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'weekly', 'priority' => '0.8'],
-        ['loc' => route('evidence.create'), 'priority' => '0.6'],
+        ['loc' => route('evidence.create'), 'lastmod' => $lastModified, 'changefreq' => 'monthly', 'priority' => '0.6'],
     ];
 
     return response()->view('sitemap', compact('urls'))