Sitemap Generator
What is a Sitemap?
A sitemap is an XML file that lists all the important pages, videos, and other files on a website, along with their relationships. Search engines read this file to crawl your website more intelligently.
Sitemap Parameters:
lastmod (Last Modified Time)
Specifies the last modified time of a page. This helps search engines understand the freshness of the content and may affect crawling frequency. The format is YYYY-MM-DD.
changefreq (Change Frequency)
Indicates how frequently the page content is updated. Possible values:
- The page is always changing
- Updated hourly
- Updated daily
- Updated weekly
- Updated monthly
- Updated yearly
- Archived content, never changes
priority (Priority)
Indicates the importance of this page relative to other pages on the website. The value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0. For example:
- Highest priority, typically used for the homepage
- Important category pages or main content pages
- Secondary content pages
- Default value
Usage Recommendations
- Ensure all URLs are canonical URLs
- The sitemap.xml file should be placed in the root directory of the website
- Submit the sitemap to Google Search Console and other search engines
- Regularly update the sitemap to maintain content timeliness