Create a sitemap for a small site
List the pages of a brochure site or landing page without a server-side generator.
XML sitemap builder and validator
Validate HTTP/HTTPS URLs, remove duplicates and generate a clean XML sitemap.
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XML sitemap
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How does this tool work?
This generator turns a list of URLs into an XML sitemap that follows the Sitemaps 0.9 protocol read by Google, Bing and other search engines. It checks every line, removes duplicates, escapes special characters and produces a file ready to publish, updated as you type.
Each line is read as a URL: only absolute http or https addresses are kept. An invalid line turns the status red, but valid URLs stay in the result.
URLs are normalised by the browser (lower-case domain, special characters encoded), which removes duplicates that differ only in the domain’s case.
Reserved XML characters are escaped: & becomes &, as the Sitemaps protocol requires for URLs with parameters.
The file contains the XML declaration, the <urlset> element with the protocol namespace and one <url><loc> entry per address; the status shows the number of valid URLs.
How to use this tool
Paste the URLs
One absolute URL per line in the Sitemap URLs field.
Watch the status
Sitemap ready in green, or a warning in red if some lines are invalid, with the number of valid URLs.
Copy the XML
The XML sitemap updates automatically with every change.
Publish and declare
Save the sitemap.xml file at the site root, add a Sitemap: line to robots.txt and submit it in Search Console.
Use cases
Prepare a targeted sitemap
Group the new pages of a section to submit them in Search Console.
Check an exported list
Spot invalid lines in a CMS or crawler export before publishing the file.
Examples
List with a duplicate, an invalid line and parameters
https://Example.com/about is recognised as a duplicate once the domain is lower-cased; example.com/contact, with no scheme, is dropped; the & in the product URL is escaped as &.
Input
Sitemap URLs:
https://example.com/
https://example.com/about
https://Example.com/about
example.com/contact
https://example.com/produits?id=1&couleur=bleuResult
Some lines are not valid HTTP/HTTPS URLs. · Valid URLs: 3
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url><loc>https://example.com/</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://example.com/about</loc></url>
<url><loc>https://example.com/produits?id=1&couleur=bleu</loc></url>
</urlset>Tips and best practices
- A sitemap file is limited to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed: beyond that, split it and create a sitemap index.
- Include only canonical, indexable URLs that return 200: no redirects, noindex pages or parameter duplicates.
- The optional lastmod, changefreq and priority tags are not generated; Google ignores the last two and uses lastmod only when it is reliable.
- A sitemap does not guarantee indexing: it helps search engines discover pages, which still have to earn their place in the index.
Sources and references
- Sitemaps XML Protocol (opens in a new tab), sitemaps.orgPage in English
Frequently asked questions
Where should the sitemap.xml file go?
Usually at the site root (https://example.com/sitemap.xml). A sitemap can only list URLs from its own host and from directories below its location, unless it is declared in robots.txt.
Why does & become &?
A sitemap is an XML file, where & starts an entity. The Sitemaps protocol requires &, <, >, " and ' to be escaped in URLs; otherwise the file is invalid.
Should I add lastmod?
It is not required. Google uses lastmod only if it truly reflects the page’s last significant change. Add it by hand if your CMS provides a reliable date.
Do invalid URLs block the result?
No. They are left out of the XML and the status flags them in red; the valid URLs remain usable.
Are my URLs sent to a server?
No. The sitemap is generated in your browser.
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