XML Sitemap Generator

Add your URLs and generate a valid XML sitemap with priority, change frequency, and last modified dates.

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AI Search Insights for Sitemaps

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AI crawlers use sitemaps for discovery

Both traditional search bots and AI crawlers (GPTBot, Google-Extended) read your sitemap.xml to discover pages. If a page isn't in your sitemap and has few internal links, AI engines are less likely to find and index it for use in their answers.

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lastmod signals freshness to AI

AI engines prioritize fresh content when generating answers. An accurate lastmod date tells crawlers when your content was last updated — pages with recent lastmod dates are more likely to be cited in time-sensitive AI queries.

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Priority is a suggestion, not a command

Search engines treat priority as a relative hint within your own site — it doesn't affect your ranking vs other sites. Set your most important pages to 1.0 and less critical ones lower. Some engines ignore it entirely, but it doesn't hurt to include it.

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Keep sitemaps under 50,000 URLs

The sitemap protocol limits each file to 50,000 URLs and 50MB uncompressed. For larger sites, use a sitemap index file. This tool generates a single sitemap — for enterprise sites, consider automated generation via your CMS.

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What this XML sitemap generator does

Add your URLs and this free tool builds a valid XML sitemap — with lastmod, changefreq and priority — that you can submit to Google Search Console so your pages get discovered and crawled faster.

How to use your sitemap

Upload to root: save it as sitemap.xml at your domain root.
Submit in Search Console: add the sitemap URL under Sitemaps so Google re-crawls it.
Reference it in robots.txt: add a Sitemap: line so other engines find it.
Keep it clean: list only canonical, indexable URLs — no redirects, noindex or duplicate pages.

Frequently asked questions

What is an XML sitemap?

An XML sitemap is a file listing your site's important URLs so search engines can discover and crawl them efficiently. This tool generates one you can submit to Google Search Console.

How do I submit a sitemap to Google?

Upload sitemap.xml to your site's root, then add its URL under Sitemaps in Google Search Console. Also reference it in your robots.txt.

Which URLs should go in a sitemap?

Only canonical, indexable pages — leave out redirects, noindex pages and duplicates, so you don't send mixed signals to search engines.

Is this sitemap generator free?

Yes, it's free, needs no sign-up, and runs in your browser.

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