Should I have both the root / and index.php page in the sitemap

[rajthetrader]

Hi,

If I put [external links are visible to admins only] in the "starting URL" I get:

1. the root and the index page in sitemap

[external links are visible to admins only]
[external links are visible to admins only]

If I put [external links are visible to admins only] in the "starting URL" I get:

2. index.php page in the sitemap ([external links are visible to admins only])

Since both the root and the index.php page give the same result page, should I have both in the sitemap or should I have only the index.php page in the sitemap?

Which is correct, 1 or 2?

Thank you in advance,

Kind regards,

Raj

[XML-Sitemaps Support]

Hello,

it is better to have only one instance for your homepage.