XML Sitemap Generator
Paste a plain list of URLs and get a valid sitemap.xml — with lastmod, changefreq and priority filled in — ready to copy, download and submit to Google Search Console.
A sitemap doesn't get you ranked — it gets you found
It's worth being clear about what a sitemap does and doesn't do, because the file is often oversold. It will not improve your rankings, and it won't force Google to index a page it has judged to be thin or duplicate. What it does is solve a discovery problem: it hands search engines a clean, complete list of the URLs you care about, which matters most for large sites, new sites with few inbound links, and pages buried deep in your navigation. If your important pages are already well-linked and crawlable, a sitemap is insurance rather than a cure — but it's cheap insurance, so there's no reason to skip it.
Keep it clean and keep it current
The fastest way to weaken a sitemap is to fill it with URLs that shouldn't be there — redirects, 404s, pages blocked by robots.txt, or non-canonical duplicates. A sitemap full of junk teaches crawlers to trust it less. List only live, indexable, canonical URLs that return a 200 status, and update the file when your important pages change. The lastmod date is the field crawlers actually lean on to decide what's worth re-fetching, so keep it honest rather than stamping today's date on everything by reflex.
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Frequently asked questions
What is an XML sitemap?
An XML sitemap is a file that lists the URLs on your site so search engines can discover and crawl them. It follows the sitemaps.org schema and can include each URL's last-modified date, how often it changes, and a relative priority.
Do priority and changefreq actually matter?
Google has said it largely ignores priority and changefreq as ranking or crawl signals, but they remain valid parts of the format and other crawlers may use them. The single most useful field is lastmod, which helps search engines decide what to re-crawl — so keep it accurate.
How do I submit my sitemap?
Upload the file to your site root (e.g. example.com/sitemap.xml), add a Sitemap: line to your robots.txt, then submit the URL in Google Search Console under Sitemaps. Resubmit whenever you add or remove significant pages.