Sitemap Generator
Generate a valid XML sitemap by adding your URLs. Copy or download the sitemap file for search engine submission.
About Sitemap Generator
Our free Sitemap Generator helps you create a valid XML sitemap for your website. A sitemap tells search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo which pages to crawl and index. Simply add your URLs, set the default change frequency and priority, and generate a standards-compliant sitemap.xml file.
XML sitemaps are essential for SEO, especially for new websites, large sites with many pages, or sites with content that isn't well-linked internally. Submitting a sitemap through Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
The generated sitemap follows the sitemap.org protocol specification, supporting loc (URL), lastmod (last modified date), changefreq, and priority tags. You can add the base URL and all important pages, then download the sitemap file to place in your website's root directory.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q Where should I put the sitemap.xml file?
Place your sitemap.xml in the root directory of your website (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml). This is the standard location that search engines check. Also reference it in your robots.txt file with the line: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml
Q How many URLs can a sitemap contain?
A single sitemap.xml file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and be up to 50MB uncompressed. For larger sites, use a sitemap index file that references multiple sitemap files. Most websites have far fewer than 50,000 pages, so a single file is usually sufficient.
Q Does changefreq affect crawling?
Changefreq is a hint to search engines, not a directive. Google has stated they generally don't use changefreq and priority values from sitemaps for ranking or crawling decisions. However, other search engines may consider them, so it's still good practice to include reasonable values.