About Sitemap Generator
An XML sitemap lists the URLs of a site so search engines can discover them, using the sitemaps.org 0.9 protocol. This generator removes duplicate lines, checks that every URL starts with http:// or https://, escapes special characters, and wraps each in a url element with optional lastmod (today's date) and changefreq. It does not crawl your site or test the URLs. A single sitemap may hold at most 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed.
How to use Sitemap Generator
- Type or paste into the "List of URLs (one per line)" box, or press "Use example" to try it with sample data.
- Set "Include today as lastmod" and "changefreq" if the defaults do not fit.
- The result appears below and updates as you type.
- Copy the result with the copy button, or download it as a file where that is offered.
Questions about Sitemap Generator
Do search engines use changefreq and priority?
Google has stated that it ignores both values. It does use lastmod when the date is consistently accurate, so include lastmod only if it reflects real changes to the page.
Where do I put the sitemap once it is generated?
Upload it to your site, usually at the root as /sitemap.xml, then reference it with a Sitemap line in robots.txt or submit its URL in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
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