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  GuardianPDF Sitemap
  ===================
  INSTRUCTIONS:
  1. This file lives at: public_html/sitemap.xml
  2. Submit ONCE to Google Search Console → Sitemaps → https://guardianpdf.com/sitemap.xml
  3. Submit ONCE to Bing Webmaster Tools → Sitemaps → same URL
  4. Each time you deploy a new batch below:
       a. Uncomment those URLs in this file
       b. Re-upload this file to public_html/ on Hostinger (overwrite the old one)
       c. Use Google Search Console → URL Inspection → "Request Indexing" for each new URL
  5. Do NOT uncomment URLs until the folder is live on Hostinger.

  DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE:
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ✅ LIVE NOW
     - Homepage
     - /merge-pdf/

  📦 BATCH 1 — Week 2 (high-traffic, core tools)
     compress-pdf, pdf-to-word, sign-pdf, redact-pdf, split-pdf

  📦 BATCH 2 — Week 3 (conversion + security tools)
     image-to-pdf, protect-pdf, ocr-pdf, pdf-to-excel, pdf-to-jpeg

  📦 BATCH 3 — Week 4 (editing tools)
     rotate-pdf, fill-pdf-form, add-watermark, extract-pdf-pages, word-ppt-excel-to-pdf

  📦 BATCH 4 — Month 2, Week 1 (organization + advanced)
     unlock-pdf, organize-pdf, add-page-numbers, pdf-to-powerpoint, html-to-pdf

  📦 BATCH 5 — Month 2, Week 2 (extraction tools)
     extract-text-from-pdf, extract-images-from-pdf, view-annotate-pdf, add-stamp, edit-pdf-metadata

  📦 BATCH 6 — Month 2, Week 3 (niche + compliance tools)
     repair-pdf, crop-pdf, pdf-from-url, pdf-to-pdfa
  ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-->
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  <!-- ✅ LIVE NOW — DO NOT COMMENT THESE OUT         -->
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  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/merge-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>


  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/compress-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-to-word/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/sign-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/redact-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/split-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>


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  <!-- 📦 BATCH 2 — Uncomment after uploading these folders to Hostinger -->
  <!-- Target: Week 3 — conversion + security tools                      -->
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  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/image-to-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/protect-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/ocr-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-to-excel/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-to-jpeg/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  -->


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  <!-- 📦 BATCH 3 — Uncomment after uploading these folders to Hostinger -->
  <!-- Target: Week 4 — editing tools                                    -->
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  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/rotate-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/fill-pdf-form/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/add-watermark/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/extract-pdf-pages/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/word-ppt-excel-to-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  -->


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  <!-- 📦 BATCH 4 — Uncomment after uploading these folders to Hostinger -->
  <!-- Target: Month 2, Week 1 — organization + advanced tools           -->
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  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/unlock-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/organize-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/add-page-numbers/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-to-powerpoint/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/html-to-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  -->


  <!-- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <!-- 📦 BATCH 5 — Uncomment after uploading these folders to Hostinger -->
  <!-- Target: Month 2, Week 2 — extraction tools                        -->
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  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/extract-text-from-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/extract-images-from-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/view-annotate-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/add-stamp/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/edit-pdf-metadata/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  -->


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  <!-- 📦 BATCH 6 — Uncomment after uploading these folders to Hostinger -->
  <!-- Target: Month 2, Week 3 — niche + compliance tools                -->
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  <!--
  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/repair-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/crop-pdf/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-from-url/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://guardianpdf.com/pdf-to-pdfa/</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  -->

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