How big can a sitemap be?

Google accepts sitemaps up to 50MB (uncompressed) or 50,000 URLs per file. For larger sites, use a sitemap index pointing to multiple per-section sitemaps — each at most 50K URLs.

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XML Sitemap Generator

Generate sitemap.xml from a URL list. Sets lastmod to today, applies priority and changefreq. Download or copy.

Updated May 2026

URLs (one per line)

Default priority (0.7)Default change frequency

4 valid URLs detected. lastmod set to today.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-04</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/about</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-04</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/blog</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-04</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://example.com/contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-04</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

Save as /sitemap.xml at your site root and submit to Google Search Console + Bing Webmaster Tools. For sites with thousands of URLs, consider a sitemap index file pointing to multiple per-section sitemaps.

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What it does

Generate a sitemap.xml file from a list of URLs. Sets lastmod to today, applies a default priority and changefreq to all entries, and downloads as a file ready to submit to Google Search Console.

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How to use it

Paste URLs (one per line).
Set default priority and change frequency.
Download or copy the XML.
Save as /sitemap.xml at your site root.

Frequently asked questions

How big can a sitemap be?: Google accepts sitemaps up to 50MB (uncompressed) or 50,000 URLs per file. For larger sites, use a sitemap index pointing to multiple per-section sitemaps — each at most 50K URLs.

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