$ nuxt-seo tools

XML Sitemap Validator

Validate XML sitemaps for errors and ensure search engine compliance. Test sitemap structure and optimize for better crawl efficiency.

What Makes a Valid Sitemap?

XML sitemaps help search engines discover and crawl your pages efficiently. A valid sitemap follows specific rules:

Proper namespace: Must include xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
Size limits: Maximum 50,000 URLs and 50MB uncompressed
Valid URLs: Absolute URLs with proper encoding
Date format: W3C datetime format (YYYY-MM-DD)

Invalid XML

Missing closing tags, incorrect nesting, or unescaped characters (&, <, >).

Wrong date

Using formats like "01/15/2024" instead of "2024-01-15".

Relative URLs

Using "/page" instead of "https://example.com/page".

Too large

Over 50,000 URLs or 50MB file size. Use sitemap index for large sites.

Stop maintaining sitemaps manually. Use a module to generate them automatically from your routes.

Auto-generate sitemaps from your pages, supports dynamic routes, i18n, and sitemap indexes.

Generate sitemaps at build time from your Vue Router configuration.

Official specification for XML sitemaps.

Google's guide to creating sitemaps.

Submit and monitor your sitemap.