XML Sitemap Generator
Create XML sitemaps that help search engines discover and index all your pages.
Auto-Generate Sitemap
Enter your domain and we'll automatically crawl your website to discover all pages and generate a sitemap.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2026-04-26</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>1.0</priority>
</url>
</urlset>What is XML Sitemap Generator?
An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important URLs on your website in a structured format that search engines can easily parse. Think of it as a roadmap you hand to Googlebot — instead of relying on crawlers to discover your content by following links, a sitemap tells them directly: here are all my pages, here is when they were last updated, and here is how frequently they change. Sitemaps are especially critical for large websites, new websites with few inbound links, and content-heavy sites where pages are buried deep in the navigation hierarchy. Google officially states that sitemaps do not directly influence rankings, but they do ensure complete discovery and faster indexing — pages listed in sitemaps are typically crawled within days rather than weeks. This tool generates standards-compliant XML sitemaps following the sitemaps.org protocol, which is supported by Google, Bing, Yahoo, and all major search engines.
How to Use XML Sitemap Generator
- 1
Enter Your URLs
Paste a list of URLs you want in your sitemap, or enter your root domain and let the tool crawl up to 500 pages automatically.
- 2
Configure Priorities
Set the priority (0.0–1.0) and changefreq (daily/weekly/monthly) for each URL, or apply defaults across all pages. Higher-priority pages get crawled more frequently.
- 3
Download and Submit
Download the generated sitemap.xml file, upload it to your website root, then submit the URL to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
Use Cases
New Website Launch
When you launch a new website with no inbound links, Google may not discover your pages for weeks or months. Submitting an XML sitemap to Google Search Console immediately after launch tells Google exactly which pages exist and accelerates indexing from weeks to days.
Large E-Commerce Catalog
Online stores with thousands of product pages cannot rely on link discovery alone — many products are only reachable through category filters and faceted navigation that crawlers often cannot follow. An XML sitemap listing every product URL ensures your entire catalog has a path to indexation.
Content-Rich Blog or News Site
Sites publishing multiple articles daily benefit from news sitemaps (a Google News-specific extension) that flag recently published articles for inclusion in Google News. Even without the news extension, a frequently updated regular sitemap ensures new posts are indexed within hours rather than days.
Features
Standards-Compliant XML Output
Generates sitemaps following the sitemaps.org XML schema, fully compatible with Google, Bing, and all major search engines.
Priority and Frequency Controls
Set per-URL priority values and change frequency hints to guide crawler attention toward your most important and frequently updated pages.
Lastmod Timestamps
Adds accurate <lastmod> dates to each URL so crawlers know which pages have been updated and prioritise recrawling recently changed content.
Large Site Support
Handles up to 50,000 URLs per sitemap file (Google's limit). For sites larger than 50k pages, automatically splits into a sitemap index file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Small sites (under 500 pages) with good internal linking often get fully crawled without sitemaps. However, a sitemap never hurts and takes minutes to create. The main benefit for small sites is faster initial indexing (especially for newly launched sites) and the ability to submit lastmod dates so Google knows when pages were updated. For sites of any size, we recommend having a sitemap — it is one of the simplest and most effective technical SEO steps you can take.
They serve opposite but complementary purposes. Robots.txt tells crawlers what NOT to visit. A sitemap tells crawlers what they SHOULD visit. Your sitemap lists important, indexable pages; robots.txt blocks non-public pages. Both files live at your website root and are both referenced in Google Search Console. Best practice: list your sitemap URL in your robots.txt using the Sitemap: directive so crawlers find it automatically without needing a manual submission.
The sitemaps.org standard limits a single sitemap file to 50,000 URLs and 50MB uncompressed (10MB compressed). For larger sites, you create multiple sitemap files and reference them all in a sitemap index file — an XML file that lists the URLs of your individual sitemaps. Google handles sitemap indexes natively: submit the index URL to Search Console and all referenced sitemaps are automatically processed.
No. The <priority> tag in XML sitemaps tells Google the relative importance of pages within your own site — it does not influence ranking in search results. Google uses priority as a crawl scheduling hint only: higher-priority pages may be recrawled more frequently. However, Google has stated it largely ignores priority values when many sites set all pages to priority 1.0. Set realistic priorities (homepage: 1.0, category pages: 0.8, individual posts: 0.6) for accurate signaling.
Log into Google Search Console (search.google.com/search-console), select your property, go to Sitemaps in the left menu, enter your sitemap URL (e.g. yoursite.com/sitemap.xml), and click Submit. Google will show you the submission status, how many URLs were discovered, and any errors. You only need to submit once — Google will re-fetch the sitemap automatically as it crawls your site. Also submit to Bing Webmaster Tools via bingwebmastertools.com for complete search engine coverage.
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