Free XML Sitemap Generator

Create an XML sitemap for your website to help search engines discover and index all your pages.

🗺️ Generate Sitemap

How to Create a Sitemap

1

List URLs

Enter all the URLs for your website, one per line, in the text area.

2

Generate XML

Click generate to create a properly formatted sitemap.xml file.

3

Upload & Submit

Save the file as sitemap.xml in your root directory and submit to Google Search Console.

The Importance of Sitemaps for SEO

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all important pages of your website, helping search engines discover and index your content more efficiently. It acts as a roadmap for search engine crawlers, ensuring they don't miss any pages, especially those that might not be easily discoverable through standard link crawling.

Sitemaps are particularly important for new websites, large websites with many pages, websites with deep navigation structures, and sites with frequent content updates. Google, Bing, and other search engines use sitemaps to understand your site structure and prioritize crawling.

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Faster Indexing

New pages get discovered and indexed faster when listed in your sitemap.

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Complete Coverage

Ensure every important page is known to search engines, even deep pages.

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Prioritization

Tell search engines which pages are most important with priority values.

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Update Frequency

Indicate how often pages change so crawlers visit at the right frequency.

FAQ

How many URLs can I include?
Google allows up to 50,000 URLs per sitemap file. Our tool handles typical website sizes easily. For very large sites, you may need multiple sitemap files with a sitemap index.
Where do I submit my sitemap?
Submit your sitemap through Google Search Console (for Google) and Bing Webmaster Tools (for Bing). You can also reference it in your robots.txt file using the Sitemap directive.

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