How To Create A XML Sitemap In 4 Easy Steps
To get your website properly indexed by Google and other search engines you will need a sitemap. A sitemap is a file on your website that shows the search engines exactly what files you have.
There are two types of sitemaps – a HTML page or a XML file. A HTML sitemap is a single page that shows visitors all the pages on a website and usually has links to those pages. The XML type of sitemap is used by search engine crawlers to find out what pages are present and which have recently changed. A XML sitemap isn’t meant to look pretty for the website visitor.
XML-Sitemaps is a free sitemap generator. XML-Sitemaps will index your website and create a XML file that you can upload to the root directory of your website. There is nothing to download or install. Just use the XML-Sitemaps website and they will do all of the work.
4 Easy Steps for Creating a XML Sitemap
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1. Go to xml-sitemaps
2. Enter your full website URL. Choose your other options:
- Enter the frequency your website is usually updated from the drop-down list.
- Choose an option under ‘Last modification’. This is the time the URL was last modified.
- Leave the Priority at Automatic.
3. Click ‘Start’. Wait while your sitemap is being generated.
4. Click the link to download the .xml file.
Now you can upload the sitemap.xml file to the root directory of your website and you can submit your sitemap URL to Google Webmaster Tools.
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Nice. Should make making sitemaps a lot easier, even if you have never done it. You may have problems with co.cc or DynDNS depending on how you have it setup.
thanks! that’s why i always visit this site…
Hi.. Great Post.. Is it possible to generate site map for blogger blogs and upload the same and inform the google webmaster….
I believe your RSS feed works like a Sitemap for your blog and you don’t need a separate sitemap. Wendy
Wordpress users may also try Google Sitemap Generator wordpress plugin. I also think it’s easier to use as your sitemap files gets automatically updated with every post. Not sure if it’s possible with the above tool.
XML Sitemap very good tool BTW I use Rapid Sitemap tool for my sites.
hi all i need to create a sitemap for my site http://www.diyanswerdirect.com so i can send it to google so my blog http://www.diyanswerdirect.com/blog can get indexed . i hope iam asking in the right place any ideas or sites i can get this information from thankyou
Thanks for the info. I have a question, I just made sitemap and only have 43 pages url. So I submit my sitemap too google webmaster tool. In 1 year, i believe i will have more than 300 url, Do I have to make new sitemap, or it will be updated automaticaly? Thanks
yes you will have to make new sitemap
In other words, I need to updAte my sitemap in order for my new articles to get indexed by google?
This is a well explained awesome post on sitemap. Saw this blog while searching for sitemap details. Cant go without commenting on your blog. Really an useful piece of information and a helpful post for beginners.
Hi dude! thanks for ur instructions. I have made site map. i dont that what is (root directory of your website). plz can u tel me through my ID. plz
Thank you so much!! I was having a DOOZY of a time figuring out this “simple” trick….it really is easy, and I LOVE YOU For telling me w/ screenshots!! thanks again.
Sheila