XML Sitemap Generator
Create a complete XML sitemap for your website. Add URLs with priority and change frequency settings.
Add the pages you want included in your sitemap.
How To Use
- Enter Base URL — Add your website's root URL.
- Add Pages — List the URLs on your site, set their change frequency and priority.
- Generate & Deploy — Click generate, then copy or download the XML. Upload to your site root as
sitemap.xml.
What Is an XML Sitemap?
An XML sitemap is a file that lists all important pages on your website and tells search engines when they were last updated, how often they change, and how important they are relative to other pages. Search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo use sitemaps to discover and crawl your content more efficiently. While not strictly required, a well-structured sitemap helps ensure that all your pages are indexed, especially newer pages or pages with few internal links.
Priority and Change Frequency Explained
Priority values range from 0.0 to 1.0 and indicate the relative importance of a page. Your homepage should generally be 1.0, while less important pages like privacy policies might be 0.3. Change frequency tells search engines how often a page is likely to change — use "daily" for blogs and news, "weekly" for most content, and "monthly" or "yearly" for evergreen pages. Note that search engines use these as hints, not commands.
Sitemap Best Practices
Keep your sitemap under 50,000 URLs and 50MB uncompressed. Include only canonical URLs (no duplicate or parameter-based pages). Use consistent URL formatting — either all with or without trailing slashes. Submit your sitemap URL through Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools after deployment. Update your sitemap whenever you add or remove significant content from your site.
Why Use This Sitemap Generator?
This tool lets you build your XML sitemap visually without memorizing XML syntax. Add URLs, set priorities and change frequencies, then generate a standards-compliant sitemap ready to deploy. All processing happens locally in your browser — your site structure stays private. No server uploads, no accounts, no limits.