[[Introduction to Obsidian Publish|Obsidian Publish]] sites are automatically optimized for search engines and [[Social media link previews|social sharing cards]]. You can also customize page metadata with descriptions, permalinks, and images.
Note that you can disallow search engine indexing, in your [[Manage sites#Site Options|site options]].
### Google Search Console
To track SEO with Google, register your site on [Google Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console). You can also follow our recommended steps to [[Analytics|set up Google Analytics]].
### Sitemap
The sitemap for your Publish site is available at `/sitemap.xml`, for example:
https://help.obsidian.md/sitemap.xml
The sitemap is also available as an RSS feed at `/rss.xml`:
https://help.obsidian.md/rss.xml
### Permalinks
Consider using [[Permalinks]] to define permanent URLs on your site.
### Metadata
Page metadata can be customized using [[Properties#Properties for Obsidian Publish|Properties]], which can be useful for [[Social media link previews|social sharing cards]].
| Property | Description |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `publish` | See [[Publish and unpublish notes#Automatically select notes to publish\|Automatically select notes to publish]]. |
| `permalink` | See [[Permalinks\|Permalinks]]. |
| `description` | See [[Social media link previews#Description\|Description]]. |
| `image` | See [[Social media link previews#Image\|Image]]. |
| `cover` | See [[Social media link previews#Image\|Image]]. |