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XML Sitemap Generator

Compile search engine friendly sitemaps offline. Batch paste your site page URLs, set custom priority tags, and download your sitemap.xml.

⚙️ Complete the configurations below, paste your page links, and click Compile.
URL List & Options
Sitemap Metadata Settings
Include Last Modified (lastmod)
Change Frequency (changefreq)
Default Priority (priority)
Generated sitemap.xml File

What is an XML Sitemap?

An **XML Sitemap** is a structured index file written in Extensible Markup Language (XML) listing all the active web pages of a website. It acts as a roadmap or table of contents specifically designed for search engine spiders (like Googlebot, Bingbot, or DuckDuckBot).

By providing links alongside metadata descriptors (like when the page was last updated, how frequently it changes, and its priority ranking relative to other URLs), you ensure search engines scan your website quickly and efficiently, facilitating faster crawl and indexing timelines.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What are the Google sitemap size limits?
A single standard XML sitemap file is limited to a maximum of **50,000 URLs** and a maximum uncompressed file size of **50 Megabytes (MB)**. If your website exceeds either of these limits, you must split your URLs into multiple sitemaps and use an XML Sitemap Index file (`sitemap-index.xml`) to link them together.
Do priority and changefreq tags guarantee crawler schedules?
No, they are **hints**, not commands. Search engines use priority tags (ranging from 0.0 to 1.0) to understand which pages you consider more important inside your own directory hierarchy. However, search engine algorithms ultimately decide their own crawl frequencies based on page quality, index depth, backlinks, and server crawl budgets.
Where do I submit my compiled sitemap.xml?
After uploading the generated `sitemap.xml` file to your server's root directory, you should submit it to search engine dashboards: - **Google Search Console**: Go to the "Sitemaps" section, enter `sitemap.xml`, and submit. - **Bing Webmaster Tools**: Go to the "Sitemaps" panel, click "Submit sitemap", and enter the full URL path. - Add a reference link line at the bottom of your robots.txt file: `Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml`.