Sitemap Checker
Sitemap Checker is a free tool that finds your website's sitemap, counts its pages and flags old, duplicate or broken addresses that should not be listed.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Checks a live page
A sitemap is a list of your website's pages that you give to Google so it can find them all. A sitemap full of old, redirected or duplicate addresses sends Google the wrong signals. This checker finds your sitemap through robots.txt or the usual addresses, reads it (including up to five child sitemaps), counts the pages, and flags addresses that do not look like your real, canonical pages. Then it opens up to 20 of them to check they actually load.
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Guide
How to use it
- 1Type your website address, or the full address of your sitemap if you know it.
- 2Press Check sitemap. We look in robots.txt first, then at /sitemap.xml and /sitemap_index.xml.
- 3Read the summary: how many pages are listed, and how many have a last-updated date.
- 4Fix anything flagged — http addresses, other domains, duplicates or pages that do not load — usually by changing your SEO plugin's sitemap settings.
- 5Submit the sitemap address in Google Search Console so Google reads it regularly.
What the results mean
- Sitemap
- An XML file listing the pages you want Google to find. Most website builders and SEO plugins create one automatically.
- Sitemap index
- A sitemap of sitemaps. Bigger sites split their list into several files, such as one for pages and one for blog posts, and list those files in an index.
- lastmod
- The date a page last changed. Google uses it to decide what to re-read first, so it helps if it is present and accurate.
- Canonical address
- The one true address of a page — https, your main domain, no tracking bits on the end. Only canonical addresses belong in a sitemap.
Common questions
Do I need a sitemap for a small website?
It is not required, but it helps Google find new pages faster and costs nothing. If your site is on WordPress, Wix, Shopify or Squarespace you almost certainly have one already.
Why should redirected pages not be in my sitemap?
A sitemap says 'these are my real pages'. Listing addresses that redirect or show errors contradicts that, and Google may start trusting your sitemap less.
Should I list my sitemap in robots.txt?
Yes. Add a line like 'Sitemap: https://yoursite.in/sitemap.xml' to robots.txt. It is how Bing, AI tools and other crawlers find your sitemap without Search Console.
Why did you only check 20 pages?
Our free servers allow a limited number of requests per check. Twenty pages spread across the whole sitemap is enough to show whether it is healthy.
Guides on this topic
- Crawled - Currently Not Indexed: Meaning and How to FixWhat crawled - currently not indexed means in Search Console, why Google skips pages it has read, and the steps that get the pages you want indexed.
- Bing Webmaster Tools: Setup Guide (It Feeds ChatGPT)Set up Bing Webmaster Tools from Search Console, submit your sitemap, use IndexNow, read the AI Performance report, and learn what Bing means for ChatGPT.
- Website Migration SEO Checklist: Keep Your Google RankingsMove to a new domain, platform or URL structure without losing Google rankings: URL mapping, 301 redirects, bulk checks, Change of address and sitemaps.
- Hreflang Tags: Run a Hindi and English Site the Right WayWhat hreflang tags do, whether your site needs them, the right codes for Hindi and English pages, and the mistakes that make Google ignore them.