XML Sitemap Checker

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all important pages on your website, helping search engines discover and crawl your content more efficiently. It's especially useful for large sites, new sites, or sites with complex navigation.

What are the XML sitemap elements?

• <loc> - (Required) The URL of the page
• <lastmod> - (Recommended) Last modification date in ISO 8601 format
• <changefreq> - (Optional) How frequently the page changes
• <priority> - (Optional) Relative priority from 0.0 to 1.0

What are the sitemap limits?

• Maximum 50,000 URLs per sitemap
• Maximum 50MB uncompressed file size
• Use sitemap index files for larger sites
• Submit sitemaps via Google Search Console

What are sitemap best practices?

• Include only canonical URLs (no duplicates)
• Keep lastmod dates accurate and updated
• Google ignores changefreq and priority values
• Reference your sitemap in robots.txt