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What is best practice when addingI'm using WordPress and Yoast SEO which creates a main sitemap in WMT?

To link to http://h3adrush.com/sitemap_index.xml Whichwhich links to allvarious other child sitemaps under it.

ore.g

add this http://h3adrush.com/post-sitemap.xml + http://h3adrush.com/page-sitemap.xml

  • Main WP sitemap: sitemap_index.xml
  • WP Posts sitemap: post-sitemap.xml
  • WP Pages sitemap: page-sitemap.xml

or both optionsShould I add all sitemaps to GWT?

Which will getthis give me better results in indexing and, are there any drawbacks in these options?with just adding the Yoast's main sitemap.

What is best practice when adding a sitemap in WMT?

To link to http://h3adrush.com/sitemap_index.xml Which links to all other sitemaps under it

or

add this http://h3adrush.com/post-sitemap.xml + http://h3adrush.com/page-sitemap.xml

or both options?

Which will get better results in indexing and are there any drawbacks in these options?

I'm using WordPress and Yoast SEO which creates a main sitemap which links to various other child sitemaps.

e.g

  • Main WP sitemap: sitemap_index.xml
  • WP Posts sitemap: post-sitemap.xml
  • WP Pages sitemap: page-sitemap.xml

Should I add all sitemaps to GWT? will this give me better indexing, are there any drawbacks with just adding the Yoast's main sitemap.

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Best practice, to link to sitemap index or sitemap post+page list from WMT?

What is best practice when adding a sitemap in WMT?

To link to http://h3adrush.com/sitemap_index.xml Which links to all other sitemaps under it

or

add this http://h3adrush.com/post-sitemap.xml + http://h3adrush.com/page-sitemap.xml

or both options?

Which will get better results in indexing and are there any drawbacks in these options?