I have updated my the structure of my website. how can i rebuild and resubmit my google sitemap?

Answer by: George Kaloyanov, Aplus.Net Knowledge Base Support.

The Google Sitemap allows webmasters to inform search engines about URLs on their website that are available for crawling. The Google Sitemap is actually an XML file that lists the URLs for a site using the Google Sitemap Protocol. Note that the Sitemap Protocol is only a supplement and does not replace the existing crawl-based mechanisms that search engines use to discover URLs. By submitting a Sitemap to a search engine, you are only helping that engine’s crawlers to do a better job of indexing your site.

Here is how to use the Google Sitemap tool to Rebuild and Resubmit your Google Sitemap:

Important: You can generate one Google Sitemap per 24 hours. This might be the reason for your Rebuild action button being inactive.

Start by logging into the Control Panel at http://cp.aplus.net using your Registration Number and Customer Password.
Select Web Hosting from the top navigation bar.
Next, select Hosted Domains and click on Manage Hosted Domains.
Now select the hosted domain that you’d like to manage.
Click on the Marketing tab.
Click the Google Sitemap icon.
Click the Rebuild button to initiate the generation process.

Note: The Google Sitemap generation is a time consuming process. Wait few minutes before proceeding to step 8.

Click the Refresh button to check if the generation of your new Google Sitemap is completed on the server.

Note: Proceed to step 9 once the Status field states Done instead of Processing.

Click Submit to publish your updated Google Sitemap XML file to the Google Search Engine.
You will see a confirmation message upon successful submission. Click Close to return to the Google Sitemap tool.

Note: You can now login into your Google Account to see and manage the updated Google Sitemap at:

https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login