About sitemap generator
An XML sitemap lists the important URLs on your site so search engines can find and re-check them. Paste your list of addresses and the tool builds the file.
What belongs in a sitemap
- Only pages you want shown in search, with the final canonical address.
- Pages that return a normal 200 status, not redirects or errors.
- Under 50,000 URLs and 50 MB per file. Larger sites use a sitemap index that lists several files.
After you create it
Upload the file to your site, reference it in robots.txt and submit it in Google Search Console. A sitemap helps discovery but does not guarantee that a page will be indexed.
A worked example
A small site lists its home page, its three main sections and each article. Each entry has a loc (the full URL) and can include lastmod, the date the page last changed. Accurate lastmod dates help search engines decide what to re-crawl.
Common mistakes
- Including pages that redirect, return errors or are marked noindex.
- Using http addresses on a site that now uses https.
- Forgetting to update the sitemap when pages are added or removed.
