Website Settings
Formula used
URL selection: discovered URLs − excluded URLs − duplicates − blocked URLs.
Automatic priority: max(0.1, 0.9 − crawl depth × 0.1).
The homepage receives priority 1.0 when automatic priority is enabled.
How to use this calculator
- Select automatic crawling, manual URLs, or sitemap import.
- Enter the website URL and configure crawl safety limits.
- Choose normalization, inclusion, exclusion, and metadata settings.
- Generate the sitemap and inspect the URL editor.
- Review XML validation and excluded URL explanations.
- Export XML, index, HTML, TXT, CSV, GZIP, or PDF.
Example Sitemap Data
| URL | Last modified | Frequency | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://example.com/ | 2026-08-27 | daily | 1.0 |
| https://example.com/about/ | 2026-08-27 | monthly | 0.7 |
| https://example.com/blog/ | 2026-08-27 | weekly | 0.8 |
Search Engine Submission
Upload the sitemap files to your public website first.
Then submit the public sitemap address through Google Search Console.
Bing Webmaster Tools also accepts sitemap addresses for supported sites.
Sitemap Generator Guide
Sitemaps help search engines discover important pages across a website. They provide structured URL lists for crawlers and indexing systems. A sitemap does not guarantee indexing or improved rankings.
Start by choosing the generation method matching your website. Automatic crawling works well for public linked pages. Manual mode provides complete control over every submitted URL. Import mode helps inspect and revise an existing sitemap.
Keep only canonical URLs that search engines should index. Avoid login pages carts searches and temporary tracking addresses. Duplicate URLs can waste crawl resources and create confusing signals. Consistent protocol and hostname rules help prevent those duplicates.
The crawler checks public network addresses before every request. Redirect targets receive the same safety validation before access. This design reduces common server side request forgery risks. Public hosting still requires careful resource and firewall controls.
robots.txt handling can prevent crawling disallowed website areas. The noindex option removes pages carrying supported robots directives. Canonical handling can replace discovered URLs with preferred versions. Review these behaviors before generating a production sitemap.
Change frequency describes an expected content update pattern. Priority expresses relative importance inside your own sitemap only. Search engines may ignore either value during their processing. Accurate last modification dates can provide more meaningful update signals.
Image extensions can describe images associated with indexed pages. Video extensions need titles thumbnails and useful descriptions. News extensions require publication details and recent publication dates. Only enable extensions containing trustworthy complete metadata.
Large websites should split sitemaps into manageable separate files. Sitemap indexes reference those separate XML sitemap documents. Configure the public base URL before exporting the index. Upload every referenced sitemap using matching public filenames.
Use the generated table to audit crawl results. Search filters help locate specific pages or status groups. Excluded reports explain why discovered URLs were skipped. Broken pages should usually be repaired before sitemap submission.
The XML preview supports final review before downloading files. The HTML export creates a visitor friendly page list. TXT export gives one URL on each separate line. CSV export supports audits sorting and spreadsheet workflows.
GZIP compression reduces transfer size for larger XML files. Print output can be saved as a PDF report. Search Console can then receive the public sitemap address. Bing Webmaster Tools supports similar sitemap submission workflows.
Never crawl websites without authorization or appropriate permission. Excessive requests can create unwanted load on remote servers. Use conservative limits delays and timeouts for public deployments. Validate every sitemap before submitting it to search engines.