What is XML-Sitemaps.com?
XML-Sitemaps.com is a comprehensive sitemap generation tool designed to help website owners improve their search engine optimization. The platform allows users to create XML sitemaps that can be submitted directly to search engines like Google and Bing, facilitating better crawling and indexing of website content. It also generates HTML sitemaps for improved user navigation and text sitemaps for a plain list of all pages.
The tool automatically calculates page priority based on depth from the homepage and includes last modification dates when available from server headers. It offers both a free online generator for small websites and a PRO version with advanced features like automatic updates, image and video sitemaps, and broken link detection.
Features
- XML Sitemap Generation: Creates XML sitemaps for submission to search engines like Google and Bing
- HTML Sitemap Creation: Generates HTML sitemaps to help website visitors navigate content
- Automatic Priority Calculation: Calculates page priority based on depth from homepage
- Last Modification Tracking: Includes last modification dates from server headers when available
- Multiple Format Support: Creates XML, HTML, and text sitemaps from a single website URL
Use Cases
- Improving website SEO by creating search engine-friendly sitemaps
- Enhancing user navigation with HTML sitemaps
- Submitting updated sitemaps to search engines after website changes
- Managing multiple websites with centralized sitemap generation
- Detecting broken links during the sitemap creation process
