# Italian.org Marketplace

Italian.org is a B2B marketplace for Made in Italy manufacturers, brands, products, categories, certifications, and buyer contacts.

## Primary Resources

- Sitemap: https://italian.org/marketplace_sitemap.php
- AI feed: https://italian.org/marketplace_ai_feed.php
- Marketplace home: https://italian.org/it/marketplace_index.php
- Brands: https://italian.org/it/marketplace_brands.php
- Product categories: https://italian.org/it/marketplace_prodotti_home.php

## URL Patterns

- Product page: https://italian.org/{lang}/marketplace_prodotto.php?{product_id}-{product_slug}
- Brand page: https://italian.org/{lang}/marketplace_brand.php?{brand_id}-{brand_slug}
- Product listing: https://italian.org/{lang}/marketplace_prodotti.php?prodotto={category_id}
- Sector listing: https://italian.org/{lang}/marketplace_categorie.php?settore={sector}

## Content Model

- Product pages describe a product, brand, category, sector, image, certification context, location of the brand, and canonical URL.
- Brand pages describe a manufacturer/brand, number of products, categories, sectors, address, logo, and canonical URL.
- Category pages group products and brands by product category or sector.

## Structured Data

Main marketplace pages include schema.org JSON-LD where available:

- Product
- Organization
- Brand
- CollectionPage

## Crawl Guidance

Use canonical URLs and sitemap URLs as the source of truth. Prefer Italian canonical pages when choosing x-default. Respect robots.txt and standard HTTP cache headers.