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Add URLs with priority and changefreq settings and generate an XML sitemap instantly. Download and submit to Search Console.

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URL Entries (2 URLs)

URL #1

URL (loc)

Priority

Change Freq

Last Modified

URL #2

URL (loc)

Priority

Change Freq

Last Modified

Priority: 1.0 = most important homepage, 0.5 = average page.

Change Freq: Hints to crawlers how often content changes.

sitemap.xml Preview

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-06-17</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

Upload to your web root and submit via Search Console.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an XML sitemap?▾

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the URLs of your website, helping search engines discover and index your content efficiently. It is especially important for large or newly launched sites.

How should I set the priority value?▾

Priority ranges from 0.0 to 1.0 and represents relative importance within your site. Use 1.0 for your homepage, 0.8 for category pages, and 0.6 for individual posts. Google treats it as a hint, not a directive.

How do I choose the right changefreq?▾

Match it to how often your content actually changes. Use daily for a news blog, weekly for regularly updated pages, monthly for static pages, and yearly for rarely changed pages like your terms of service.

Where do I submit my sitemap?▾

Submit it via Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools. You can also reference it in your robots.txt file: Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml, which lets crawlers auto-discover it.

🗺️ Complete Sitemap Guide

Boost SEO with XML Sitemaps

Types of sitemaps, how to create them, how to submit to Google, and when to update — fully explained.

What Is an XML Sitemap?

An XML sitemap is an XML file that lists all URLs on your site. It guides search engine crawlers to efficiently discover and crawl every page. Especially powerful for new sites, large sites, and frequently updated sites.

Types of Sitemaps

XML Sitemap: Standard URL list. Most widely used type
Image Sitemap: Lists image URLs. Helps Google Images discover your images
Video Sitemap: Video metadata for non-YouTube hosted videos
News Sitemap: For Google News. Articles published within the last 48 hours
Sitemap Index: Index file that combines multiple sitemaps into one

Sitemap URL Tag Attributes

loc: Page URL (required)
lastmod: Last modified date (recommended)
changefreq: Update frequency hint
priority: Relative importance within the site (0.0-1.0)

XML Sitemap Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-01-15</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2024-01-10</lastmod>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

Submitting to Google Search Console

Once your sitemap is created, submit it to Google Search Console. Go to [Indexing] → [Sitemaps], enter your sitemap URL and submit. Afterward you can monitor which pages Google has crawled.

Sitemap Best Practices

Maximum 50,000 URLs per sitemap file (up to 50MB)
Add a Sitemap directive to your robots.txt
Do not include noindex pages in your sitemap
Only use accurate lastmod dates — do not fake timestamps
Auto-update the sitemap whenever content changes

Also Submit to Bing Webmaster Tools

Submit your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools as well as Google to improve search visibility on Bing. Bing holds a meaningful market share and is the default search engine on Windows PCs.

Generate Sitemap

Add URLs above and generate XML

Upload to Server

Place at example.com/sitemap.xml

Add to robots.txt

Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml

Submit to Search Console

Submit via Google Search Console

Monitor Index Status

Check crawl stats and errors regularly

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