Sitemap Generator

How to use

1. Enter URLs — Paste one URL per line
2. Set options — Choose change frequency and priority
3. Copy XML — Copy the generated sitemap.xml content

What Is a Sitemap Generator?

A sitemap generator creates an XML file that lists all the important URLs on your website along with metadata like last modification date, change frequency, and priority. This file helps search engines discover, crawl, and index your pages more efficiently.

Why Sitemaps Are Important

Sitemaps serve as a roadmap for search engine crawlers. While crawlers can discover pages by following links, a sitemap ensures no important page is missed — especially pages that are new, recently updated, or have few incoming links. For large websites with thousands of pages, sitemaps are essential for thorough indexing.

Sitemap Elements Explained

• <loc> — The full URL of the page. Must be absolute (include https://).
• <lastmod> — The date the page was last modified. Helps crawlers prioritize recently updated content.
• <changefreq> — How often the page is likely to change (always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, never).
• <priority> — A value from 0.0 to 1.0 indicating the page's relative importance within your site.

Best Practices

Only include canonical URLs — avoid listing duplicate pages, paginated results, or filtered views. Set accurate lastmod dates; don't update them unless the content actually changed. Use priority values meaningfully: your homepage might be 1.0, main category pages 0.8, and individual posts 0.6. Submit your sitemap to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.

Sitemap Limits

Each sitemap file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must be no larger than 50MB uncompressed. If your site exceeds these limits, create multiple sitemaps and reference them from a sitemap index file. This tool is designed for small to medium sites where you can list URLs manually.

Privacy

All XML generation happens in your browser. Your URLs are never sent to any server.

Reference your sitemap in your robots.txt file. Generate meta tags with the Meta Tag Generator.

Frequently asked questions

What is a sitemap?

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all important pages on your website, helping search engines discover and crawl them efficiently.

Where do I put the sitemap?

Save it as sitemap.xml at your domain root (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml) and reference it in your robots.txt file.

How many URLs can a sitemap have?

A single sitemap can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must be under 50MB uncompressed. For larger sites, use a sitemap index.

Does Google require a sitemap?

No, but sitemaps help Google discover pages faster, especially on large or new sites with few external links.

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