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XML sitemap validator
Check that your sitemap is well formed, follows the rules, and lists URLs that actually load.
Validate an XML sitemapStructure, URLs and a live status sample
Make sure the sitemap helps, not hurts.
A sitemap should list final, indexable URLs. Errors make search engines trust it less.
Review the issues
Errors break the file. Warnings reduce its value.
Check the sample
See whether the listed URLs return 200 or redirect.
Keep the sitemap clean and current.
A short accurate sitemap beats a long messy one.
List only canonical, indexable URLs
Redirected, noindexed or error pages do not belong in a sitemap.
Mind the limits
Each file may hold up to 50,000 URLs and 50 MB uncompressed. Use a sitemap index beyond that.
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Update it when a page genuinely changes. Search engines ignore it if it is always today.
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