Can the generator crawl my website automatically?

No. Add or import the URLs you want included. This avoids incomplete browser crawling and gives you control over canonical, indexable addresses.

What happens to URLs from another domain?

Entries outside the resolved sitemap origin are marked out of scope and excluded. A standard sitemap should list URLs belonging to one host.

When are multiple sitemap files created?

Output splits automatically before the protocol limits of 50,000 URLs or 50 MB per uncompressed sitemap. A sitemap index is generated when its public hosting URL can be formed.

Do changefreq and priority improve rankings?

They do not provide a ranking guarantee, and Google says it ignores these values. Use lastmod only when it represents a genuine page modification date.

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XML Sitemap Generator

Turn manual lists or imported URL columns into validated sitemap XML, with exclusions and optional page metadata.

Sitemap Settings

Add URLs manually, in bulk, or from a local file.

Website URL (required for relative paths)

Manual URL Entry

Bulk URL Input

File Import

TXT, CSV, or XLSX · first worksheet for XLSX

Exclusion Path Patterns (one per line)

Patterns without * match path prefixes. A * matches any characters; patterns are not regular expressions.

URL List

0 valid · 0 excluded · 0 need attention

Advanced Settings · Optional URL Metadata

Google ignores changefreq and priority. Use lastmod only when it reflects an accurate page modification date.

Add URLs to build the sitemap.

Generated Sitemap

0 included URLs · 1 sitemap file

<!-- Add valid URLs to generate sitemap XML. -->

Validation & Output

Add URLs to check sitemap validity.

How to use XML Sitemap Generator

1
Enter the Website URL when your list contains relative paths.
2
Add addresses individually, paste a list, or import a URL column from TXT, CSV or the first XLSX worksheet.
3
Apply exclusion path patterns and remove any invalid, duplicate or out-of-scope entries from the URL List.
4
Optionally assign accurate lastmod dates, change frequencies or priorities to selected URLs.
5
Copy or download the sitemap; for split output, set its public hosting directory and download the ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

About XML Sitemap Generator

Large URL inventories rarely begin in one tidy format. This generator accepts direct entry, pasted paths, plain-text lists, CSV columns and the first worksheet of an XLSX file, then resolves each candidate against the chosen site. Duplicate, malformed, excluded and cross-origin entries stay visible instead of silently entering the XML.

Optional metadata can be applied to selected rows, and the output engine observes the official per-file URL and byte limits. When splitting is necessary, it creates numbered sitemap files plus an index that points to the public directory you specify. Files are assembled locally; publishing and search-console submission are deliberately left under your control.