Should I set changefreq and priority?

You can, but Google ignores both. It does use lastmod when the dates are consistently accurate, so only include lastmod if it reflects real changes to the page's content.

How many URLs can one sitemap hold?

Up to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed, per the sitemaps.org protocol. Larger sites split them across several sitemaps and list those in a sitemap index file.

Which URLs belong in a sitemap?

Only canonical, indexable URLs that return 200: no redirects, no noindex pages, no duplicates with tracking parameters. A sitemap is a hint about what you want crawled, not a guarantee of indexing.

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They help you get the details right: tags that are complete and valid, previews that read well, files crawlers can parse. No tool can guarantee rankings; those depend on your content, your site and how search engines evaluate them.

XML Sitemap Generator

Paste your URLs and get a valid sitemap.xml file.

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Sitemap generator

Turn a list of URLs into sitemap.xml

URLs (one per line)

Full URLs. Add a date after a comma or tab to set that page's lastmod: https://www.example.com/page, 2026-09-30

lastmod

changefreq

priority

Google ignores changefreq and priority, and uses lastmod only when it's consistently accurate: set it to when the page's content last changed, not to today on every build.

Where the sitemap files will live (for the index)

Only used when the list is split into several files.

URLs: 9
Duplicates removed: 0
Files: 1
Size: 856 bytes

sitemap.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/</loc>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/shop</loc>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/shop/house-blend</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-28</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/shop/decaf-colombia</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-15</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/blog</loc>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/blog/pour-over-guide</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-09-20</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/blog/cold-brew-at-home</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-08-30</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/about</loc>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.example.com/contact</loc>
  </url>
</urlset>

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How to use the sitemap generator

Three steps, all in your browser.

1
Paste your URLs
Add the URLs you want crawled, one per line.
2
Set the rules
Add rules or URLs. The result updates instantly.
3
Copy the result
Copy what you need in one click. Nothing is saved or sent anywhere.

XML Sitemap Generator: what to know

An XML sitemap lists the URLs you want search engines to crawl. The sitemap generator turns a list of URLs, one per line, into a valid sitemap.xml file following the sitemaps.org protocol: the urlset with the right namespace, a loc for each URL, characters such as & escaped, and an optional lastmod date. Download the file, upload it to your site's root and submit it in Search Console.

Google uses lastmod when it's consistently accurate, as a hint about which pages changed and should be recrawled. It ignores changefreq and priority, so they don't need to be set. A single sitemap may hold up to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed; for longer lists the generator splits the URLs across several files and writes a sitemap index that lists them.

Only include canonical URLs that return 200 and are meant to be indexed: no redirects, no noindex pages, no URLs blocked in robots.txt and no tracking-parameter variants. A sitemap helps discovery, especially for new sites and pages with few internal links, but it doesn't guarantee indexing. Point to it from robots.txt with a Sitemap: line so every crawler can find it.

Popular uses

Creating a sitemap for a small static site
Building a sitemap from a crawl export or spreadsheet
Submitting new pages after a launch
Preparing a URL list for a site migration

Tips for the best result

Use absolute URLs with the same protocol and host as your canonical pages.
Leave lastmod out rather than setting every page to today's date.
Generate sitemaps automatically from your CMS when the site changes often.

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