Sitemap Generator
Crawl any website and generate a ready-to-submit XML sitemap.
How to use Sitemap Generator
- 1Enter your target domain or root homepage URL (e.g. https://example.com).
- 2Click 'Generate Sitemap' to crawl public internal links and build the XML index.
- 3Configure custom parameters including changefreq (daily, weekly, monthly) and priority weighting (0.1 to 1.0).
- 4Review the syntax-highlighted sitemaps.org compliant XML output in the live viewer.
- 5Click 'Download sitemap.xml' or copy the raw code directly to upload to your web server.
Key Features & Highlights
- •Official Sitemaps.org 0.9 Protocol: Generates strictly valid XML complying with Google, Bing, Yandex, and Baidu crawler standards.
- •Dynamic Internal Link Crawling: Automatically identifies valid HTML hyperlinks while discarding duplicates, external links, and invalid fragments.
- •Configurable Metadata Tags: Custom settings for <lastmod>, <changefreq>, and <priority> to guide search bots on crawl priority.
- •Direct Export & 1-Click Copy: Download ready-to-deploy sitemap.xml files or copy code straight into your root directory.
- •100% Free & Browser-Based: Generate complete sitemaps with zero subscriptions or crawling limits.
Understanding Sitemap Generator
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my website need an XML sitemap for SEO?
An XML sitemap ensures search engine bots discover and index every public page on your website, especially newly published articles, deep product categories, and pages with few incoming internal links. While crawlers follow internal links, sitemaps guarantee that orphaned or nested pages are properly surfaced and prioritized for indexing.
How do I submit my generated sitemap.xml to Google and Bing?
Upload the generated sitemap.xml file to your website's public root directory (e.g. https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml). Then, log in to Google Search Console, navigate to 'Indexing' > 'Sitemaps', enter 'sitemap.xml', and click Submit. Repeat the same submission process in Bing Webmaster Tools under the 'Sitemaps' tab.
What are the maximum size and URL limits for an XML sitemap?
According to the official sitemaps.org specification adopted by Google, a single sitemap file cannot exceed 50MB uncompressed or contain more than 50,000 URLs. Websites exceeding either threshold must split their links across multiple sitemaps and bundle them inside an XML sitemap index file (<sitemapindex>).
Does Google still use <priority> and <changefreq> tags?
Google has stated that its crawlers largely ignore the <priority> and <changefreq> tags, instead inferring update frequency algorithmically. However, Google strongly relies on the <lastmod> (last modified timestamp) tag to determine whether content has changed and requires re-crawling. Other search engines like Bing still reference priority values.
Should noindex or redirected URLs be included in a sitemap?
No. An XML sitemap should exclusively contain canonical, indexable 200 OK URLs. Including pages with 'noindex' meta robots tags, 301/302 redirects, or 404 broken links sends conflicting signals to search engine crawlers and wastes your crawl budget.
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