About extensions sitemap generator
A sitemap is an XML file that lists the important pages of your website. It helps search engines like Google and Bing discover, crawl, and index content more efficiently. This is especially useful for large websites, single-page applications (SPAs), or sites with pages not easily accessible by normal navigation.
Standards
This generator follows the Sitemap Protocol 0.9, producing valid XML with tags such as
<loc> (URL) and <lastmod> (last modification date).
It also optionally supports Google extensions for:
- Images: associate images to a page using
<image:image>. - Videos: include video metadata with
<video:video>. - News: define news articles with
<news:news>, including title, publication date, and publisher.
Limits
A sitemap can include up to 50,000 URLs or 50MB when uncompressed. Large websites can use a
sitemap index to reference multiple sitemap files. Compressed sitemaps (.gz) are also supported.
Why It Matters
- Improves SEO by ensuring all important pages are visible to crawlers.
- Helps search engines understand additional content types like images, videos, and news articles.
- Supports standards recognized by all major search engines.
Usage
- Save the sitemap at
https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml. -
Add a reference in
robots.txt:
Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml - Submit it to Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools, and other search engines for faster discovery.
Tip: Keep <lastmod> accurate and update the sitemap only after meaningful content changes.
Optional image, video, and news blocks should be included only if relevant for SEO and content discovery.
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