PRACTICAL GUIDE

Build a sitemap from your URLs

A sitemap lists canonical URLs you want search engines to discover. It does not guarantee that those URLs will be indexed.

IndiaDigital editorial · Updated 5 October 2026

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Take it step by step

  1. Gather public canonical HTTPS URLs from your own site.
  2. Exclude private, redirected, duplicate and noindex pages.
  3. Generate the XML and inspect escaping and absolute URLs.
  4. Publish the sitemap and submit it through your verified search-engine account.
A CONCRETE EXAMPLE

A situation to try.

Include https://example.org/tools/resize/ rather than a temporary preview URL or a local result URL with parameters.

Use the tool’s synthetic example first where available. The example here explains a decision; it is not a reported benchmark result.

Before you call it done.

  • Open the sitemap as XML.
  • Check URLs return the intended pages.
  • Use real modification dates when supplied.

Know the limits.

This tool uses supplied URLs; it does not crawl your site or confirm live indexing.

This tool’s current boundary: Review the output before using it. Your input remains on this device.

Evidence and scope

Technical source guidance and task-specific output checks. These do not establish that every file, browser or device passes.

Use the checks above on your own exported result. A source explains the format or mechanism; it is not proof that this export preserved every feature.

Technical reference: Google: build and submit a sitemap ↗

How we verify outputs · Device compatibility

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Preparation tools process locally. Official service links take you to the authority’s website. Inspect any exported copy before sharing it.

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