Submitting sitemaps helps Google crawl and index pages faster.

Yes. Shopify automatically creates sitemap.xml files.

A sitemap is a file listing store pages for search engine indexing.

They should: Set redirects Preserve metadata Submit sitemaps Maintain content quality

Traffic drops can happen due to URL changes, indexing delays, missing redirects, or SEO inconsistencies.

Customers may encounter 404 errors and SEO rankings may decline.

Yes. Shopify supports CSV-based redirect imports.