# SEO & Sharing

> Control how your donation page appears on Google and social platforms

- Canonical page: https://zerocut.gg/docs/seo
- Markdown version: https://zerocut.gg/docs/seo.md



# SEO & Sharing [#seo--sharing]

ZeroCut gives you control over how your donation page appears across the web — from Google search results to link previews on Discord, Twitter, and iMessage.

## Sitemap [#sitemap]

When you enable **Show on Sitemap**, your page gets added to our `sitemap.xml` file. This is the file that Google and other search engines read to discover pages on a website.

Once listed, Google will eventually crawl and index your page, making it show up in search results for your name or handle.

### Things to know [#things-to-know]

* **It takes time.** Google doesn't crawl instantly — it can take days to weeks for your page to appear in search results after enabling this.
* **Disabling doesn't remove you immediately.** If you turn this off, your page is removed from the sitemap right away, but Google may keep showing cached results for a while. If you need a faster removal, contact us at [contact@zerocut.gg](mailto:contact@zerocut.gg) and we can manually request removal on your behalf.
* **Your page must be public.** If you've disabled your public page, it won't appear in search results regardless of this setting.

## Metadata Image [#metadata-image]

The **metadata image** (also called an OG image) is the preview image that shows up when someone shares your link on platforms like Discord, Twitter/X, iMessage, Slack, and others.

You can choose between a **light** or **dark** color scheme for this image. The image is generated automatically using your page's current theme colors.

Use the **Preview** button in the editor to see exactly how your link will look when shared on different platforms.

## Favicon [#favicon]

Enabling **Profile Picture as Favicon** replaces the default ZeroCut icon in browser tabs with your profile picture. This gives your page a more personal, branded feel when visitors have it open in their browser.