> ## Knowledge Base Index
> Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://support.seotesting.com/sitemap.xml
> Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further.
> Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash).

# XML Sitemap Generator

## What is the XML Sitemap Generator?
The [XML Sitemap Generator](https://seotesting.com/free-seo-tools/xml-sitemap-generator/) is a free tool that turns a plain list of URLs into a valid XML sitemap file you can download and submit to search engines.

## Why is this useful?
Sometimes you don't want a full site sitemap - you want a small one covering a specific set of pages. If you've just updated or published a batch of URLs and want Google to reindex them promptly, generating a separate XML sitemap for just those URLs and submitting it to Google Search Console is a quick, practical way to flag them.

## How to generate a sitemap
* Open the [XML Sitemap Generator](https://seotesting.com/free-seo-tools/xml-sitemap-generator/) and select '**Click to Generate**'.
* Copy and paste your list of URLs into the tool.
* Click **Generate & Download Sitemap**.

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* Download the generated XML sitemap file.
* Submit it to Google Search Console or Bing Webmaster Tools.

**TIPS:**
* Use absolute URLs (include https://)
* Include only pages you want indexed
* Limit to 50,000 URLs per sitemap
* Update and resubmit when content changes
* Submit to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools
|| Keeping a separate sitemap for recently changed pages makes it easier to see in Search Console whether that specific batch has been picked up, rather than watching numbers move on a sitemap covering your whole site.

## Related free tools
* Want to confirm the generated file is valid? Run it through the [XML Sitemap Validator](https://seotesting.com/free-seo-tools/xml-sitemap-validator/).