How to add a sitemap to a NextJS website

The following post explains how to generate a sitemap using the NextJS app router.

If you are not familiar with the NextJS app router, consult the link below.

The tutorial follows the principles laid out in the official NextJS documentation linked below.

In a file called sitemap.ts at the root of the app folder, do one of the following:

Add your URLs in a similar way to that described in the documentation.

To make a sitemap dynamic, you must export an asynchronous function that returns a promise.

Then within the function make the neccesary API calls and return an array similar to that illustrated in the documentation.

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