How to Optimize XML Sitemaps for Large Ecommerce Sites?

[davissmith]

I'm managing a large ecommerce site with thousands of product pages, and I'm looking for advice on how to best optimize our XML sitemaps. I understand that an ecommerce sitemap is crucial for ensuring all pages are indexed correctly, but with such a large number of pages, I'm concerned about crawl budget and potential issues with duplicate content.

How do you structure your XML sitemaps for large ecommerce sites? Do you split them up by category, product type, or some other method? Also, are there specific best practices to ensure that important pages are prioritized by search engines? Any tips or resources would be greatly appreciated!