Online sitemap generators let you create a sitemap for your website for free.
A sitemap is a file on your website that lists the pages on your site.
There are two types of sitemaps:
HTML Sitemap: An HTML sitemap is for the users, and it lists all the subpages of your website.
XML Sitemap: An XML sitemap is for the search engines. It provides information about pages, videos, and other files on your site.
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If you have just created your site and want all your pages to get indexed by Google faster, then you should submit a sitemap.
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Although, Google crawlers are smart to crawl every page on your site via backlinks.
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Meaning, that if any site on the World Wide Web links back to your website, Google will automatically crawl your site.
Moreover, if your internal linking is great, then Google crawlers will find it easier to crawl all the essential pages of your site.
Sitemaps play an important role in improving the internal linking of your site.
If you are struggling to create a sitemap for your website, here are some amazing online sitemap generators:
Best Free Online Sitemap Generator
XML Sitemaps
You can create a sitemap up to 500 pages for free. There is no need for registration. This tool lets you create both HTML and XML sitemaps. Just enter your home page URL, and the tool will automatically generate a sitemap in under 10 minutes.
However, if you have a large site with more than 500 pages, then you will need to upgrade the account which starts with $3.49 a month. An upgraded account will let you create sitemaps of up to 15,00,000 URLs.
WordPress XML Sitemap Plugin
If you are running a WordPress site like me, then WordPress XML sitemap plugin will let you create XML, HTML, and RSS sitemaps for free.
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The sitemap includes pages, tags, archives, authors, and posts. You can set priorities at the page level, and the plugin sends automatic pings whenever a new page is added on your site.
Google XML Sitemaps Plugin
Google XML Sitemaps is yet another WordPress plugin to help you create an XML sitemap for your website. This plugin has over 2 million active installs on the WordPress plugin directory.
It is a top-rated WordPress plugin which means you can trust this tool without any doubt. It also comes with various translations which means you can use it in every language.
The best part of this tool is that it is free to use with an easy user interface.
My HTML Sitemap Generator
HTML sitemaps let you list hyperlinks to the internal pages of your site.
The HTML sitemap is for the users because it lets them quickly find a webpage that is sorted by categories.
The MY HTML sitemap generator is free to use. Just enter the URL, and the tool will automatically generate an HTML for up to 500 URLs.
Small SEO Tools Sitemap Generator
Small SEO tool is an another useful tool for small websites that is free to use.
Simply enter your website URL, set a frequency of crawling, and define priority. The tool will automatically generate a sitemap.
Once the sitemap is generated, you can download it and store it in the root folder of your domain.
After that, you can submit the URL in the Search Console to allow Google to crawl your newly added XML sitemap.
Screaming Frog’s Sitemap Generator
Screaming Frog doesn’t need any introduction; it is one of the best SEO tool out there in the market. Apart from SEO, it also provides free online sitemap generator.
In its free version, you can only crawl up to 500 pages, but if you wish to crawl more than 500 URLs, then you can enrol to their premium subscription that costs you $149 for a lifetime.
To create an XML sitemap, you need to download Screaming Frog to your computer.
Web Site Map
Web Site Map is an online sitemap generator that allows you to add up to 3,500 website pages for free.
It supports all CMS, including WordPress.
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It is very easy to use even for a beginner.
You just need to enter your website URL, and it will automatically generate a sitemap.
Check Domains
Check Domains is an XML and HTML sitemap generator that allows you to crawl unlimited website pages.
It offers various customization options such as last modified date, crawl frequency, include & exclude URLs, and do not crawl URLs.
It also offers you to select the type of sitemap you want to create, including ROR (Resources of a Resource), HTML, Text, Image, and Video sitemap.
It is a free sitemap generator.
xSitemap
xSitemap is another easy to use the tool to create sitemaps.
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You just need to enter your website URL, then select or set the last modified date, after that set the change or crawl frequency (always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly).
SEO Site Checkup XML Sitemap Generator
Similar to Small SEO Tools, SEO Site Checkup is another useful SEO tool for webmasters.
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SEO Site Checkup allows you to crawl up to 5000 URLs or website pages for free. Like other XML sitemap generators, it also offers all the basic essential options like modified date, change frequency, priority, and number of pages.
After successfully creating the sitemap, you can simply upload it to your website root folder and after that just simply add it to your Google Search Console account.
Free Sitemap Generator
This is another online free sitemap generator that generates over 700k sitemaps with billions of web pages. You can download your sitemap from this tool (compressed version).
Its free version allows you to crawl up to 5,000 web pages without any cost and up to 25,000 pages for premium accounts.
To create a new sitemap, you have to first create a new account and then just type your domain, and it will generate a free sitemap for your website.
Conclusion
Finally, we have completed the list of online sitemap generators that are free to use. You can use any of the above sitemap generators to create a sitemap for your website at free of cost.
