How to generate sitemap for video tag

[cortix]

I am using video tag on my blog for embedding video. But google search console gives warning about site indexing issue.

New Video page indexing issues detected for (www.example.org)

To the owner of (www.example.org):

Search Console has identified that your site is affected by 2 Video page indexing issue(s). The following issues were found on your site.

Top Issues

No thumbnail URL provided Google could not determine the prominent video on the page We recommend that you fix these issues when possible to enable the best experience and coverage in Google Search.

I have fixed "No thumbnail URL provided" issue. But second one is related to sitemap. How can I generate sitemap for video tag? Thanks in advance.. Best Regards.

[ashmaroli]

I think this is more SEO-related than sitemap-related. Do correct me if I'm wrong.

[cortix]

I thought the indexing problem was indirectly related to the sitemap. In the link below, you can find the detail information;

https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9495631?hl=en

By the way, while researching this problem, I came across the following google suggestions;

Optimize your videos to appear on Google by following these best practices:

Help Google find your videos Ensure your videos can be indexed Allow Google to fetch your video content files Enable specific video features Remove, restrict, or update your videos as needed

for example, google recommends us to use;

• <loc> (Video sitemap tag)
• VideoObject.embedUrl(Structured data)
• <video:player_loc> (Video sitemap tag)
• <video:content_loc> (Video sitemap tag)
• VideoObject.contentUrl(Structured data)

I guess it seems a bit difficult for me to manually add tags like <loc> into the sitemap. Is it possible to add this automatically via jekyll-sitemap plugin?

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