XML Sitemap Generator
Free generator · without registration
Creates a clean list of URLs sitemap.xml. Optional with lastmode, changefreq and Priority Ideal for small websites, relaunches, new areas and fast technical SEO workflows.
- new website or new area gone live
- Create sitemap for small to medium URL lists quickly
- Relaunch, migration or preparing new tool/KB areas
- Download or copy clean XML file directly
- Check before uploading against the Sitemap Checker
<!-- Hier erscheint die generierte sitemap.xml -->
- Take canonical target URLs only
- Do not enter noindex, 3xx or 4xx URLs
- Verify after upload in the Sitemap Checker
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What is an XML Sitemap Generator?
One XML Sitemap Generator Created from a list of URLs a clean sitemap.xml. This allows new pages, new directories, relaunch areas or smaller websites to be quickly converted into a technically correct sitemap format.
This is particularly practical if no automatic sitemap from CMS or backend is yet available, if individual URL sets are to be consciously maintained separately or if a first XML sitemap has to be quickly created after a relaunch.
For SEO, not only the XML format is important, but above all the selection of the right URLs: In a sitemap, preference is given to canonical, indexable and final reachable landing pages. URLs with noindex, redirects, error pages or duplicate variants usually do not belong in it.
A sitemap generator does not help to improve rankings “magically”. It helps provide search engines with a clean, technical URL list—especially for new, large, or structurally more complex websites.
When is an XML Sitemap Generator useful?
If a website has just gone live, an initial XML sitemap can help to clean up the most important URLs.
New URL structures, moved areas or new sections can be quickly mapped as a new URL set and then checked.
The generator is particularly suitable if a manageable amount of pages is to be brought into a sitemap in a manually controlled manner.
For example, for new tool areas, new KB articles, landing pages or thematic URL sets, which should be maintained separately.
Which URLs belong in an XML sitemap?
- canonical target URLs
- Indexable pages with status code 200
- Important categories, articles, landing pages and product pages
- New or updated content
- Redirections (3xx)
- Error pages (4xx / 5xx)
- noindex pages
- Double URL variants with tracking parameters
- Non-canonical host, HTTP or slash variants
What do lastmod, changefreq and priority mean?
Indicates when a page last changed. This is often the most useful additional information in a sitemap if the date is actually maintained and correct.
Describes a theoretical frequency of change such as Daily or weekly. It can be used, but is often less relevant in practice than a clean URL selection and correct lastmode.
Specifies an internal weighting within the sitemap. It is not a direct ranking lever, but it can be helpful for structured, consciously maintained small URL sets.
Typical errors in XML Sitemaps
Instead of old or redirected URLs, only final landing pages should be included in the sitemap.
A sitemap should ideally list pages that can and should really be indexed.
HTTP and HTTPS, www and non-www or different slash variants should not be mixed.
Duplicate or unnecessarily varied URLs inflate the sitemap and make it less precise.
FAQ on the XML Sitemap Generator
The most important questions about creating, maintaining and using XML Sitemaps.
What is an XML Sitemap? +
An XML sitemap is a structured file that lists important URLs of a website for search engines. It helps to provide pages faster findable and technically clean.
Does every website need a sitemap? +
Not every small website relies on it, but an XML sitemap is almost always useful, especially for new, larger or more technically complex websites.
Should all pages be in the sitemap? +
No. A sitemap preferably includes indexable, canonical and finally accessible pages. Noindex, redirect or error pages should normally not appear there.
Does lastmod make sense? +
Yes, if the date is maintained correctly. A realistic lastmode is usually more useful than purely theoretical values for change frequency or priority.
What is changefreq? +
changefreq Describes how often a page could change approximately. It is more of an additional information and in practice usually less important than clean URLs and correct lastmod.
What does priority mean in the sitemap? +
Priority is an internal weighting within the sitemap. It is not a direct ranking factor, but it can help to structure small controlled URL sets more clearly.
Can I enter paths instead of full URLs? +
Yes. For this purpose, the basic domain serves at the top of the tool. From paths such as /kb or /seo tools Full URLs are created.
How do I check the created sitemap? +
It is best to go directly with them. Sitemap Checker. There, structure, accessibility and contained URLs can be additionally validated.
Turn three target URLs into a publishable sitemap
Practical example · for illustration
Starting position
Enter https://example.org/, https://example.org/leistungen and https://example.org/kontakt in a separate line.
Classify the findings
The generator creates XML from your list; it does not detect any other website URLs through a crawl.
Specific amendment
Include only desired canonical landing pages. set lastmod only if the date describes an actual material content change.
Control and border
Provide XML under a public URL and check it with the Sitemap Checker. Priority and changefreq are not a control of rankings or crawl intervals for Google.