What is an XML sitemap?

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important pages on your website. It helps search engines like Google discover and crawl your content more efficiently, especially for large or recently launched sites.

How many pages can the auto-crawl discover?

The crawler can be configured to crawl between 10 and 1000 pages. It follows internal links, deduplicates URLs, and filters out non-page assets like images and scripts.

What does changefreq mean in a sitemap?

changefreq hints to search engines how often a page's content changes — e.g. daily for a news site, monthly for a product page. It is advisory; search engines may crawl at their own frequency.

How do I submit my sitemap to Google?

Upload your sitemap.xml to your site root (e.g. https://example.com/sitemap.xml), then go to Google Search Console → Sitemaps and enter the sitemap URL to submit it.

Is my website crawled by ToolMint's servers?

Yes. The auto-crawl feature sends requests from ToolMint's server to discover your site's pages. Manual URL entry is fully client-side — no requests are made to your site.

XML Sitemap Generator – Auto Crawl or Manual URL Entry

Generate a valid XML sitemap for any website in seconds. Auto-crawl up to 1000 pages to discover all internal URLs automatically, or paste your own list and configure changefreq, priority, and lastmod. Download a submission-ready sitemap.xml file — no account needed.

Generate XML Sitemap

Enter a website URL to auto-discover internal pages and generate the sitemap automatically.

Website URL

Last Modified

Change Frequency

Default Priority

Max Pages to Crawl

Include homepageAdds the base URL as the first sitemap entry

Auto crawl website

The tool will crawl internal links on the same domain and generate the XML sitemap for you.

URLs or Paths

/
/tools
/tools/meta-title-description-checker
/tools/sitemap-generator
/contact

This field is auto-filled from the website crawl. Enter only the website URL above.

6 resolved URLs ready

Valid URLs

Invalid lines

Base URL

Ready

Source

Manual

URLs included in sitemap

URL 1

https://toolmint.tools

URL 2

https://toolmint.tools/

URL 3

https://toolmint.tools/tools

URL 4

https://toolmint.tools/tools/meta-title-description-checker

URL 5

https://toolmint.tools/tools/sitemap-generator

URL 6

https://toolmint.tools/contact

Generated sitemap.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools/tools</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools/tools/meta-title-description-checker</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools/tools/sitemap-generator</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://toolmint.tools/contact</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-16</lastmod>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
</urlset>

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Auto crawl support

Enter a domain and let the tool discover internal pages automatically.

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Guided workflow

Enter only the website URL and let the tool handle the discovered paths for you.

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XML export ready

Copy or download the generated sitemap.xml file instantly.

What This Sitemap Generator Creates

Auto Website Crawler

Enter your site URL and crawl up to 1000 pages automatically — the tool discovers and resolves internal links for you.

Manual URL Entry

Paste a list of URLs or relative paths and generate a sitemap from your own curated list.

XML Sitemap Configurator

Set default changefreq, priority, and lastmod date. Homepage is automatically assigned priority 1.0.

Sitemap Download

Copy the generated sitemap.xml to clipboard or download it as a ready-to-upload file.

How to Generate and Submit an XML Sitemap

Enter your website URL

Type your site's base URL and click Auto Generate — the crawler discovers all internal pages for you.

Or paste URLs manually

Prefer manual control? Paste your own URLs or relative paths into the text area and generate from the list.

Configure SEO settings

Choose changefreq (daily, weekly, monthly…), default priority, and last-modified date to suit your site's update schedule.

Download sitemap.xml

Copy the generated XML or download it as sitemap.xml, then upload it to your site root and submit it to Google Search Console.

Why New Websites Need a Sitemap More Than Established Ones

Google discovers pages primarily through links — both internal links within your site and external backlinks from other sites. For an established site with strong link profiles, Googlebot finds most pages naturally during crawls. For a new site with few or no backlinks, many pages may never be discovered this way. A sitemap solves this directly: it is a direct instruction to Google listing every URL you want indexed. After submitting your sitemap to Google Search Console, you can see in the Coverage report exactly which pages were indexed, which were excluded, and why. This feedback loop is especially important for a new site where ranking depends on getting every page into the index first. Without a sitemap, deep pages — those more than 2–3 clicks from the homepage — may take months to be crawled or never appear at all.

What to Put in a Sitemap (and What to Leave Out)

A sitemap should list pages you want indexed and that provide value to users. Include: all content pages (articles, tool pages, product pages, category pages), the homepage, and important landing pages. Do not include: pages blocked by robots.txt (a conflict that confuses crawlers), noindex pages (by definition not wanted in the index), duplicate content pages, URL parameters that create duplicate versions of the same content (e.g. ?sort=price), and pagination pages beyond the first few (use rel="canonical" on those instead). The most common mistake is including every URL the site generates, including admin URLs, filtered views, and search result pages — this wastes crawl budget and can dilute indexing priority for important content. Keep your sitemap lean: only the pages you genuinely want Google to find and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an XML sitemap?: An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the important pages on your website. It helps search engines like Google discover and crawl your content more efficiently, especially for large or recently launched sites.
How many pages can the auto-crawl discover?: The crawler can be configured to crawl between 10 and 1000 pages. It follows internal links, deduplicates URLs, and filters out non-page assets like images and scripts.
What does changefreq mean in a sitemap?: changefreq hints to search engines how often a page's content changes — e.g. daily for a news site, monthly for a product page. It is advisory; search engines may crawl at their own frequency.
How do I submit my sitemap to Google?: Upload your sitemap.xml to your site root (e.g. https://example.com/sitemap.xml), then go to Google Search Console → Sitemaps and enter the sitemap URL to submit it.
Is my website crawled by ToolMint's servers?: Yes. The auto-crawl feature sends requests from ToolMint's server to discover your site's pages. Manual URL entry is fully client-side — no requests are made to your site.

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