Having an XML sitemap submitted to Google Search Console can improve your sites' Search Engine Optimization. It allows Google to more easily crawl your site, providing a more complete picture of the site's page list.
Before proceeding, you should have a Google Search Console account created and set up for your WiscWeb site. For more information on this process, please refer to WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Adding Google Search Console to Your Site.
WordPress accommodates sitemaps as part of its core technology. Therefore, every WiscWeb site will automatically have a sitemap created (no building required).
To locate your sitemap:
Troubleshooting Tip: If you receive a "Page not found" message when you navigate to your /wp-sitemap.xml URL, the issue might be that your site is not set up to be indexed by Google. This setting gets turned off by default when your site launches, but could have been manually set by a member of your team at some point. To fix this issue, navigate to Settings > Reading in your dashboard and uncheck the option that says "Discourage search engines from indexing this site."
You will need to verify your site with Google Search Console, following the steps at WiscWeb - WordPress UW Theme - Adding Google Search Console to Your Site.
Once your site has been verified, continue into Google Search Console to get to your Dashboard screen for your site.
Click on Sitemaps on the left. Once there, enter the sitemap URL for your site and click Submit. This will add your sitemap to the Google Search Console service.