XML Sitemap Generator

SEO & Meta Tools

Create XML sitemaps to help search engines discover and index your website's pages. Set priorities, change frequencies, and export valid sitemap.xml files.

Base URL

URLs (3)

/
/about
/contact
sitemap.xmlxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>
Sitemap Index (for multiple sitemaps)xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <sitemap>
    <loc>https://example.com/sitemap.xml</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-01-08</lastmod>
  </sitemap>
</sitemapindex>

Sitemap Guidelines

  • Maximum 50,000 URLs per sitemap file
  • Maximum file size: 50MB (uncompressed)
  • Use sitemap index for larger sites
  • Submit to Google Search Console
  • Reference sitemap in robots.txt

Priority Guidelines

Homepage1.0
Main sections0.8
Regular pages0.5
Archive/tag pages0.3

URL Management

Add individual URLs or bulk import from a list. Set last modified dates for each page.

SEO Optimization

Set priority and change frequency to guide crawlers to your most important content.

Valid XML

Generate properly formatted XML that meets the sitemap protocol specification.

How to Use Your Sitemap

  1. 1

    Generate Sitemap

    Add your URLs and configure priorities. Download the sitemap.xml file.

  2. 2

    Upload to Root

    Place the file in your website's root directory (e.g., example.com/sitemap.xml).

  3. 3

    Add to robots.txt

    Reference your sitemap in robots.txt: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

  4. 4

    Submit to Search Engines

    Submit your sitemap URL in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.

Change Frequency Guide

Always/Hourly

Live data feeds, stock prices, breaking news

Daily

Active blogs, forums, news sites

Weekly

Regularly updated content, category pages

Monthly

Standard pages, about, contact, services

Yearly

Archive pages, old blog posts

Never

Static documents, PDFs, historical content

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