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  <!-- ── Core public pages ─────────────────────────────────────────────── -->

  <!-- Homepage: highest priority, frequently updated marketing copy -->
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    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Audience-specific landing pages: high-value SEO targets -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/for-certifiers</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/for-contractors</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Certificate verification: key public utility, stable URL -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/verify</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Content pages ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── -->

  <!-- Blog index: updated frequently as new articles are published -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/blog</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Platform guides: step-by-step seismic certification walkthroughs -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/guides</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- Contact page -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Auth entry points ─────────────────────────────────────────────── -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/register</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/login</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/forgot-password</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ── Legal &amp; support ───────────────────────────────────────────────── -->

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/help</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-12</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/terms</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>

  <url>
    <loc>https://seismiccert.au/privacy</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-03-09</lastmod>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.4</priority>
  </url>


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    NOTE: /blog/:slug entries are served dynamically by the server at runtime
    (server/sitemap.ts) so individual article URLs are not listed here.
    The dynamic /sitemap.xml endpoint supersedes this static file in production.
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