Sitemap Generator
Create XML sitemaps for search engines
About the Sitemap Generator
An XML sitemap lists your site's important pages for search engines, along with how often each changes and how important it is. This generator builds a valid sitemap from a list of URLs you provide, letting you set the priority, change frequency, and last-modified date for each.
Site owners submit sitemaps to Google Search Console to help pages get discovered and crawled, especially on new sites or large ones with deep pages. Rather than crawling your site, this tool builds the sitemap from URLs you add one by one or paste in bulk — giving you full control over exactly which pages are included and how they are weighted.
How to Use the Sitemap Generator
- Add a URL with its priority and change frequency, or paste many URLs at once into bulk import.
- Adjust each entry's priority, change frequency, and last-modified date as needed.
- Watch invalid or duplicate URLs get flagged so your list stays clean.
- Generate the XML, then copy it or download sitemap.xml to upload to your site and submit to search engines.
Why Use ToolForge’s Sitemap Generator
- It builds from a URL list you control — typed or bulk-pasted — so you decide exactly which pages are included rather than relying on an automated crawl.
- Each URL gets its own priority, change frequency, and last-modified date, following the sitemap protocol precisely.
- It validates URLs and flags duplicates, and outputs a properly structured XML file you can download.
- Everything is generated in your browser with no account.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an XML sitemap?
It is a file listing the URLs you want search engines to know about, optionally with metadata like last-modified date, change frequency, and priority. Submitting one helps search engines discover and crawl your pages, particularly those not well linked internally.
Does this tool crawl my website automatically?
No. It builds the sitemap from URLs you add or paste in, which gives you precise control over what is included. If you need to crawl a large site automatically, a dedicated crawler is the right tool; this generator is ideal for curated or smaller URL lists.
What do priority and change frequency mean?
Priority (0.0 to 1.0) signals a page's relative importance on your site, and change frequency hints how often it updates. Search engines treat both as hints rather than commands, so set them honestly to reflect your real content.
How do I submit my sitemap?
Upload the generated sitemap.xml to your site's root, then submit its URL in Google Search Console (and Bing Webmaster Tools). Referencing it in your robots.txt file also helps crawlers find it automatically.
