What does this tool do?

The sitemap.xml checker tool validates the existence, structure, and content of your website’s sitemap file to ensure it complies with search engine standards. A sitemap is an XML file that helps search engines understand the organization of your site by providing information about all the pages, videos, and other content. It also includes important metadata such as when pages were last updated, their importance, and how frequently they change.

Check sitemap.xml tool performs following checks:

1. File Presence and Location: Verifies that the sitemap.xml file is present at the expected location on the website's server (usually the root directory or a subdirectory like /sitemaps/).

2. XML Syntax Validation: Checks if the sitemap.xml file adheres to the correct XML syntax rules, including proper opening and closing tags, well-formedness, and character encoding.

3. Sitemap Schema Compliance: Validates that the sitemap follows the official XML sitemap protocol defined by Google, Bing, and other major search engines. This includes checking for the correct use of elements and attributes like urlset, url, loc, lastmod, changefreq, priority, and others.

4. URL Entries: Checks each URL entry (url) within the sitemap to ensure that the URLs are valid, formatted correctly, and accessible. It may also verify that the URLs belong to the same website or domain.

5. Metadata Validation: Validates the metadata associated with each URL entry, such as the lastmod (last modification date), changefreq (change frequency), and priority elements, ensuring they are within the accepted ranges and follow the correct format.

6. Duplicate URLs: As mentioned above, the code checks for duplicate URLs within the sitemap and adds an error for any duplicates found.

7. Sitemap Size and Limits: The code counts the number of url entries and checks if it exceeds the maximum limit of 50,000 URLs per sitemap file.

How to use it?

1. You enter url

2. Then click on Check sitemap.xml

3. Then you will see if sitemap.xml exists or not and it's Validation.

Is it free to use?

Yes, this Check sitemap.xml tool if free to use.