XML sitemap

How to create your XML sitemap for search engines to easily find and index your website

Watch how to turn on, edit and submit your XML sitemap. Click a step under the replay to jump to it, or click the replay to pause.

4 stepsBuild an XML sitemap and send it to Google4 stepsBuild an XML sitemap and send it to GoogleStep 4 of 4Turn on XML sitemapStep 4 of 4Edit the settingsStep 4 of 4Choose sub sitemapsStep 4 of 4Update and submitStep 4 of 4In Sitemap generator > XML sitemap, turn on the toggleStep 4 of 4Click SaveStep 4 of 4A message confirms the setting was savedStep 4 of 4Your XML sitemap URL is ready, with each sub sitemap listed belowStep 4 of 4In Settings, click EditStep 4 of 4Set how many URLs each sub sitemap can holdStep 4 of 4Over the limit, a new sub sitemap is created automaticallyStep 4 of 4Exclude rules hide pages that match your conditionsStep 4 of 4Saved. Each sub sitemap now holds up to 500 URLsStep 4 of 4Click CloseStep 4 of 4Scroll down to XML sub sitemapStep 4 of 4Turn off any page type you do not want in the sitemapStep 4 of 4Click URL management to add or exclude single URLsStep 4 of 4Scroll up and click Update to rebuild the sitemapStep 4 of 4A message confirms the sitemap is being updatedStep 4 of 4Click SubmitStep 4 of 4Sign in with Google to connect Search Console, then submit your sitemap

An XML sitemap is a file that lists all the pages on a website, helping search engines like Google find and index them easily.

It guides search engines like Google to the content you want noticed, improving visibility in search results.

We help you edit XML sitemap and manage sub sitemap & URLs.

All Shopify stores automatically generate a sitemap.xml file here: yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml.

What is sub sitemap?

A sub sitemap: is a smaller, focused section of an XML sitemap that groups specific types of pages, like blog posts, product pages, or categories.

Sub sitemap helps organize large websites by breaking down the sitemap into manageable parts, making it easier for search engines to crawl and understand content by topic or structure.

Create & submit XML sitemap

Turn on XML sitemap

Go to Indexing -> Click Sitemap generator -> Turn on XML sitemap -> Click Save

Manage sub sitemap

You can select sub sitemap and URL you want to include in sitemap.

In URL management, you can add or exclude each URL to sitemap.

Submit sitemap

Click Update for the latest sitemap -> Click Submit

You need to connect your Google Search Console account to submit sitemap.

If you turn off XML sitemap (that has been submitted to Google Search Console), sitemap will stay in the GSC but all URLs in sitemap will be deleted.

Custom XML sitemap

In Settings, click Edit

Edit your settings

You have options to custom XML sitemap:

Set URL count limit for each sub sitemap: Set a limit for the number of URL in each sitemap. If number of URLs in a sitemap exceeds limit, a new sub sitemap will be auto-created.
Set rules to auto-exclude pages from sitemap
Add additional URLs to each section of the sitemap
Set auto-update frequency (Weekly or Real-time): Sitemap will be updated automatically when you add new pages to your site (products, collections or blog posts). This option only shows for stores where it has been turned on.

Click Save, then click Close.

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