Sitemap.xml Generator
Generate a sitemap.xml for your website from a list of URLs.
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About this tool
A sitemap.xml file lists all the important URLs on your website in a format search engines can read, helping them discover and understand your site's structure more efficiently - especially useful for larger sites or pages that might not be easily found through normal link crawling. This tool generates a valid sitemap.xml from a list of URLs you provide.
How to use this tool
- Prepare clean URL listCollect canonical page URLs you want crawlers to discover and index.
- Generate sitemap XMLCreate valid sitemap structure with required tags for each URL entry.
- Validate output formatConfirm XML is well-formed and contains no broken/non-canonical URLs.
- Upload and submit sitemapPlace file on your domain and submit in Search Console/Bing tools.
Submitting your sitemap
Upload sitemap.xml to the root of your site, add a Sitemap: line to robots.txt, then submit the URL in Google Search Console under Sitemaps and in Bing Webmaster Tools. Include only canonical pages that return 200 - no redirects, error pages or noindexed URLs.
A single sitemap can hold up to 50,000 URLs or 50 MB uncompressed; larger sites split them and list the parts in a sitemap index. An accurate lastmod date helps search engines spot updated pages.
Key features
- Improves crawl discovery for important website pages.
- Useful for large, deep, or newly launched sites.
- Produces standards-compliant XML quickly.
- Helps technical SEO hygiene and indexing workflow.
Common uses
- Generating initial sitemap for new website launch.
- Updating sitemap after major content expansion.
- Submitting ecommerce or blog URLs for faster discovery.
- Repairing indexing gaps caused by weak internal linking.
Tips for better results
- Include only canonical, indexable URLs in sitemap.
- Regenerate sitemap after structural URL changes.
- Keep sitemap linked from `robots.txt` for crawler discovery.
- Split very large URL sets into sitemap index files when needed.
Mistakes to avoid
- Listing redirected or 404 URLs in sitemap.
- Including noindex pages and mixed protocol variants.
- Forgetting to resubmit after major content updates.
- Treating sitemap as replacement for strong internal linking.
Frequently asked questions
Small, well-linked sites can often be crawled fine without one, but a sitemap is still a low-effort way to help search engines discover pages faster and understand your site structure, so it's good practice regardless of site size.
Typically a simple list of full URLs (one per line, or however the tool specifies), which it then wraps in the proper XML sitemap structure with the required tags.
Upload it to your site's root (or wherever convenient) and submit its URL through Google Search Console (and other search engines' equivalent webmaster tools) so they know where to find it.
Only canonical, indexable pages that return 200 - the versions you want in search results. Leave out redirects, noindexed pages, duplicates and URLs with tracking parameters.
Google ignores changefreq and priority, but uses lastmod when it is consistently accurate. Only update lastmod when a page's content really changes.
Up to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed per file. Larger sites split URLs across several sitemaps and list them in a sitemap index file.