About the XML Sitemap Generator
An XML sitemap lists the pages of your website so search engines like Google and Bing can discover and crawl them efficiently. It is especially important for new websites with few backlinks and for large sites with pages that are hard to reach through navigation.
The XML Sitemap Generator turns a simple list of URLs into a valid sitemap that follows the sitemaps.org protocol. Duplicates are removed and special characters are escaped automatically. Optionally add today's date as the last-modified date and a change frequency and priority. Download the file, upload it to your website root, add it to robots.txt, and submit it in Google Search Console.
How to use the XML Sitemap Generator
- Paste the full URLs of your pages, one per line.
- Choose optional change frequency, priority and last-modified date.
- Download sitemap.xml.
- Upload it to your site root and submit it in Google Search Console.
Frequently asked questions
How many URLs can a sitemap contain?
Up to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed. Larger sites should split URLs into several sitemaps with a sitemap index.
Does Google use priority and changefreq?
Google mostly ignores them but does use an accurate lastmod date. They are still valid and used by some other search engines.