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Sitemap Index Generator

Generate XML sitemap index files for large sites. Reference multiple sub-sitemaps in a single sitemapindex file.

Sitemap Files

Add each individual sitemap URL. These are the sub-sitemaps referenced by the index.

Generated Sitemap Index XML










💡 When to Use
Sitemap Index Files
  • Required when your site has more than 50,000 URLs.
  • Useful for organizing sitemaps by type (posts, pages, products).
  • Helps search engines discover all your sitemap files from one reference.
  • Reference in robots.txt: Sitemap: https://site.com/sitemap-index.xml


📖 Structure
Sitemap Index Format
  • Root element: <sitemapindex> (not <urlset>).
  • Each sitemap in a <sitemap> element with <loc>.
  • Up to 50,000 sitemap references per index file.
  • Each referenced sitemap can contain up to 50,000 URLs.


🎯 Organization
Common Sub-Sitemap Setup
  • sitemap-posts.xml: Blog posts and articles.
  • sitemap-pages.xml: Static pages.
  • sitemap-products.xml: E-commerce product pages.
  • sitemap-images.xml: Image sitemap for Google Images.




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