{"id":10922,"date":"2022-06-20T15:17:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/143.244.150.201\/?p=10922"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:18:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:18:33","slug":"how-to-create-a-sitemap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a sitemap for any website?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The least technical part of <strong><em>technical SEO<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a sitemap, yet it significantly improves your website&#8217;s ranking. So how do you create a sitemap for any website?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re familiar with SEO, you must have heard the term XML sitemaps multiple times, and we&#8217;re here to explain the why, when, and how of creating sitemaps that help your website rank better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the series of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/seo-basics-for-web-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO basics for web developers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this guide will focus more on how sitemaps can help your website get indexed properly, when and where you should add XML\/WordPress sitemaps, and why they are important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Behold! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive guide for sitemaps in 6 minutes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c583eccf186\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67c583eccf186\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#What_is_a_sitemap\" title=\"What is a sitemap?\">What is a sitemap?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Check_the_complete_guide_on_SEO_basics_for_web_developers\" title=\"Check the complete guide on SEO basics for web developers.\">Check the complete guide on SEO basics for web developers.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#How_do_sitemaps_work\" title=\"How do sitemaps work?\u00a0\">How do sitemaps work?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#The_cases_where_making_a_sitemap_is_important\" title=\"The cases where making a sitemap is important.\">The cases where making a sitemap is important.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#How_to_create_a_sitemap_XML\" title=\"How to create a sitemap XML?\">How to create a sitemap XML?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Step_1_Organizing_the_content_and_structure\" title=\"Step 1: Organizing the content and structure\u00a0\">Step 1: Organizing the content and structure\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Step_2_Re-code_existing_URLs\" title=\"Step 2: Re-code existing URLs\">Step 2: Re-code existing URLs<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Step_3_Check_and_validate_the_code\" title=\"Step 3: Check and validate the code\">Step 3: Check and validate the code<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Step_4_Add_and_directly_submit_the_sitemap\" title=\"Step 4: Add and directly submit the sitemap\u00a0\">Step 4: Add and directly submit the sitemap\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#How_to_create_a_sitemap_for_WordPress\" title=\"How to create a sitemap for WordPress?\">How to create a sitemap for WordPress?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#1_All_In_One_SEO_Plugin\" title=\"1. All In One SEO Plugin\u00a0\u00a0\">1. All In One SEO Plugin\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#2_Yoast_SEO\" title=\"2. Yoast SEO\">2. Yoast SEO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#3_Screaming_Frog\" title=\"3. Screaming Frog\u00a0\">3. Screaming Frog\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#4_Slickplan\" title=\"4. Slickplan\u00a0\">4. Slickplan\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-sitemap\/#Final_takeaway\" title=\"Final takeaway\u00a0\u00a0\">Final takeaway\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_sitemap\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is a sitemap?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10932 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"What-is-a-sitemap\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/What-is-a-sitemap.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before we get into more detail about creating a sitemap, you should understand what a sitemap is and how it works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A sitemap is an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file that lists all-important content on your website and organizes it based on a hierarchy. A sitemap is for the search engine, like Google or Bing, and not humans.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common sitemap structure would look something like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10931 \" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap.jpg\" alt=\"how-to-create-a-sitemap\" width=\"585\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap.jpg 512w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the early 2000s, websites used to have HTML sitemaps. They would link a complete sitemap page with a list of all related pages to their main pages. These types are aimed at the users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the use of sitemaps has evolved. Although HTML is still used for sitemaps, XML has taken over, and these sitemaps work for the crawlers and indexers, so the general audience can not view them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_the_complete_guide_on_SEO_basics_for_web_developers\"><\/span>Check the complete guide on <a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/seo-basics-for-web-developers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO basics for web developers<\/a>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_sitemaps_work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do sitemaps work?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site structure is an important ranking factor. A good site structure ensures that search engines crawl your website more intelligently and smoothly. Sitemaps make that possible by organizing all the content and linking web pages to your website in one place for the bots to navigate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google requires a standard sitemap protocol in all formats and currently accepts the following formats:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XML<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RSS, mRSS, and Atom 1.0 (for media files)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can create a sitemap in any of these formats and submit it to Google Search Console by placing it in your Robots.txt file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Robots.txt file is essential for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eology.net\/wiki\/googlebot?_gl=1*1v7qzfz*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAxMjQxMDgwMy4xNjU0NzYwMzcw*_ga_W2L6R05RLT*MTY1NDc2MDM3MC4xLjAuMTY1NDc2MDM3MC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google bot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to see, so you should add all the important indexing information there, such as the 301 and 302 redirects. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, for now, Google does not consume the <\/span><b>&lt;priority&gt;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attribute in sitemaps, so ensure your sitemap does not contain that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A very basic example of how to create a sitemap XML based on the location of a single URL is below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;?xml version=&#8221;1.0&#8243; encoding=&#8221;UTF-8&#8243;?&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;urlset xmlns=&#8221;http:\/\/www.sitemaps.org\/schemas\/sitemap\/0.9&#8243;&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;url&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;loc&gt;http:\/\/www.example.com\/foo.html&lt;\/loc&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;lastmod&gt;2022-06-04&lt;\/lastmod&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/url&gt;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;\/urlset&gt;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source: Google Search Bot<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These codes can be much longer and more complex for websites with a massive web structure. There are also sitemaps for news, videos, and image files and to specify alternate language pages. You can find more examples at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitemaps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sitemaps.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"3538\" class=\"elementor elementor-3538\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09eaa27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"09eaa27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de311bb\" data-id=\"de311bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-54a4219 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54a4219\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fd1652\" data-id=\"1fd1652\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b77e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b77e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cut design &amp; video review time in half<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d709c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d709c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGoVisually is the #1 online proofing software to get visual feedback on Designs, PDFs &amp; Video content.<br>\n\n<strong>Try GoVisually free today!<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709d96c elementor-mobile-button-align-stretch elementor-button-align-stretch elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"709d96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;33&quot;,&quot;button_width_mobile&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Ready to simplify?\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"3538\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"709d96c\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"GoVisually\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-email elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-getmail elementor-col-66 elementor-field-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-getmail\" class=\"elementor-field-label elementor-screen-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"email\" name=\"form_fields[getmail]\" id=\"form-field-getmail\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Your Email Address\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-33 e-form__buttons elementor-sm-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get Started<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_cases_where_making_a_sitemap_is_important\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cases where making a sitemap is important.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sitemap for your search engine is just as important as the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/user-flow-in-ux-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">user flow in web UX<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sitemap won&#8217;t be necessary for simple websites with minimal content as long as your content is linked and organized properly within the site. However, if any of these cases apply to you, you should use a sitemap to increase the chances of better indexing and higher rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website has an extensive structure.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website has a large archive of content pages, either separated from each other or not linked well enough.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site is relatively new and has a small backlink profile<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site contains rich media content (videos, images, etc.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website needs to be optimized for Google News\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, there are cases where making a sitemap is not needed, and your website can do well regardless. For example, when:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The web structure is small and straightforward<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site uses a simple hosting<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The website has very few and well-sorted internal links<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The site contains fewer media files\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For SEO, a site map can make all the difference, as it helps the search engines to interpret your site better. Think of it this way; the better Google understands your website, the more likely it is for it to show you as a top result in a relevant search query.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, all that a sitemap has to offer are advantages for your website ranking. You will eventually be more visible on the web. You can also specifically exclude pages from being indexed and save your search engine from overexerting its resources. It doesn&#8217;t even take that much time to create an XML sitemap. It&#8217;s a win for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we&#8217;re done with the introduction, use cases, and benefits of sitemaps, let&#8217;s proceed toward how to make a sitemap for your website!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_create_a_sitemap_XML\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to create a sitemap XML?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Considering how XML is the most widely used format for sitemaps, let&#8217;s begin by explaining how you can manually create an XML sitemap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10935 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/how-to-create-a-sitemap-XML.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Organizing_the_content_and_structure\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Organizing the content and structure\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a sitemap, you have to organize your content beforehand. Start by considering these aspects to organize how your website should be navigated:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The type of content you have on the pages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How the content is linked together<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Site structure and redirects\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quality of your links<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be specific with how you categorize your content. Usually, it&#8217;s based on hierarchy or importance. Relevant pages should be at the top of the site hierarchy because the deeper you go into a hierarchy, the harder it becomes to rank. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An example would be starting with the Home, Services, About Us, and Contact Us pages and creating subcategories within them. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve created a rough map, compare it with your existing site structure to see what more needs to be added or removed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Re-code_existing_URLs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Re-code existing URLs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the initial analysis, you should have a complete flowchart of your web pages and their hierarchy. Now it&#8217;s time for XML to shine. You can build XML codes and format your URLs to signify their location and importance. As shown above, the following information is to be used in your code (tags shown from the example code above):<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;loc&gt;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last modified\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;lastmod&gt;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency\/priority of the page <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;between 0.0 to 1.0&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Check_and_validate_the_code\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Check and validate the code<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we do things manually, there&#8217;s always a possibility of human errors; your XML code can render useless due to one slip of code. Don&#8217;t worry; you won&#8217;t have to proofread a hundred lines of coding. It&#8217;s counterproductive and almost impossible to weed them all out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where technology and tools save the day!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.xml-sitemaps.com\/validate-xml-sitemap.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">XML Sitemap Validator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> checks the format of your sitemap and source code. There are many other tools you can use for this purpose. Finding them is as easy as a Google search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Add_and_directly_submit_the_sitemap\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Add and directly submit the sitemap\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, all that&#8217;s left is adding and submitting the sitemap to your Relevant search engine. You can upload the sitemap to your website&#8217;s root or robots.txt folder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When added to the root folder, the sitemap will also be uploaded to the website and can be viewed by users. Many large websites, such as Apple, use sitemaps to help users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Alt text<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: XML sitemap of apple.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can make navigation easier, but it&#8217;s not mandatory. You simply have to add the sitemap to your robots.txt file, and once it has been added to your site files, don&#8217;t forget to submit it via Google Search Console directly<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_create_a_sitemap_for_WordPress\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to create a sitemap for WordPress?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10938 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"sitemap-stat\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sitemap-stat.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your website belongs to that category, there&#8217;s good news. The answer to &#8216;how to create a sitemap for WordPress&#8217; is a simple list of tools that can do that for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although manual XML sitemaps also work for WordPress, there are several plugins that you can utilize for this purpose. They will automatically create your organized and error-free sitemaps quickly and effectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, you should know that sitemap generators only survey your website and build a sitemap using the URLs. You can not add other in-depth information, like the modification dates or frequency. The number of pages that can be included in a sitemap is also limited for these tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a fairly large website, you should opt for manual XML site mapping instead for better results.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10937 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/govisually.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/How-to-create-a-sitemap-for-WordPress-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_All_In_One_SEO_Plugin\"><\/span>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/aioseo.com\/?sscid=61k6_8sfya&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All In One SEO Plugin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With AIO SEO, you can create XML sitemaps that are easy to navigate and convenient to construct, and they also offer all the features you need to optimize your webpage to increase traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It automatically generates a custom sitemap and submits it to Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex, and other search engines. AIO SEO automatically notifies all the search engines when you modify, move or delete a webpage. As the name suggests, it&#8217;s an all-in-one SEO Plugin for your WordPress website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Yoast_SEO\"><\/span>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/yoast.com\/help\/xml-sitemaps-in-the-wordpress-seo-plugin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yoast SEO<\/span><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve heard of SEO, you must have also heard of Yoast. It provides market-leading services to upgrade your website SEO and has a range of tools you can use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating a sitemap with Yoast is as easy as turning on a toggle switch. Once you integrate this plugin with your website, it handles everything itself. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk about tech-savvy!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Screaming_Frog\"><\/span>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screamingfrog.co.uk\/xml-sitemap-generator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screaming Frog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Screaming Frog started off as desktop software and is now a leading name among SEO sharks. It also offers a wide range of SEO tools, including the sitemap generator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great service to us common marketing folks is that, as long as your website consists of less than 500 pages (which is most often the case), Screaming Frog will build a sitemap for free. You can save that extra money for another SEO service!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Slickplan\"><\/span>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/slickplan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slickplan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slickplan makes slick plans. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This software facilitates website planning. It&#8217;s a drag-and-drop sitemap builder that makes it easy for users to create their sitemaps just as they visualize them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slickplan allows you to visually edit, organize and rearrange your sitemap and convert it into an XML format. While offering all those benefits, Slickplan is a paid tool. You have to pay if you want the ease and customizability that comes with it. Still, if you want to test if it&#8217;s worth it, you can take a free trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_takeaway\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final takeaway\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s about time we conclude our definitive guide to creating sitemaps. If you&#8217;ve found this helpful or have some of your own site mapping tips to share, we would be glad to have your feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A bonus for our great marketers and web developers. As professionals, our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/govisually.com\/blog\/marketing-operations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">marketing operations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and creative projects heavily depend on planning, collaboration, and task management. 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