How to use the XML Sitemap Generator.
Include canonical URLs you want discovered, with correct XML escaping. A sitemap helps discovery but does not guarantee indexing or ranking.
Make the workflow fit your task.
Start with the canonical URLs intended for discovery and remove excluded or duplicate destinations. Generate valid XML with absolute addresses, then parse the file and inspect the URLs before submitting it.
- What you provide
- Supplied canonical URL list.
- What you get
- Validated sitemap XML split guidance for large lists.
See the input and the result.
Illustrative input and output · a teaching example, not a live WebAct run
Example input
Create sitemap XML for two canonical pages: https://example.com/tools/a/ and https://example.com/tools/b/. No last-modified dates are supplied.
Completed example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"> <url><loc>https://example.com/tools/a/</loc></url> <url><loc>https://example.com/tools/b/</loc></url> </urlset>
Load this input into the prompt, then copy it to WebAct to try the task. Your result may differ from the illustration.
Decisions and troubleshooting.
Does submitting a sitemap guarantee indexing?
No. A sitemap provides discovery information; it does not guarantee that a search engine will index or rank the listed pages.
Why does a URL containing an ampersand break the XML?
Escape XML-sensitive characters in the file while preserving the actual URL value. Validate the parsed result rather than only its appearance.
Reference for this workflow.
Try it with your own source.
Replace the example with your material in the task prompt. Keep the requirements you need, then copy the task into WebAct.
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