About the Sitemap Generator
An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important pages of your website, helping search engines like Google and Bing discover and index your content more efficiently. While search engines can find your pages without a sitemap, providing one speeds up discovery and ensures all important pages are indexed.
How to Submit Your Sitemap
- Upload the generated sitemap.xml to your website root (e.g., yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml)
- Add a reference in your robots.txt:
Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
- Submit via Google Search Console → Sitemaps
- Submit via Bing Webmaster Tools → Sitemaps
Frequently Asked Questions
How many URLs can a sitemap contain?
A single sitemap file can contain up to 50,000 URLs and must not exceed 50MB uncompressed. For larger sites, create multiple sitemaps and link them with a sitemap index file.
What priority should I assign to my URLs?
Priority is relative to your own site. Set your homepage to 1.0, main category pages to 0.8, and individual posts/pages to 0.6. Note that Google has stated it largely ignores priority values in sitemaps.