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How to create your site's XML sitemap and submit it to Google

Go to Settings › Domains, click Manage on the domain, open the three-dot menu and choose XML Sitemap. Tick the websites, funnels or pages you want indexed, click Proceed, then Generate & Save. Then paste the sitemap address into Google Search Console under Sitemaps.

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Before you start

  • The domain must be added and connected under Settings › Domains. Without a domain, the Manage option doesn't appear.
  • The websites and funnels you want indexed must be linked to that domain and published.
  • To submit the sitemap to Google, you need a Google Search Console account with the domain verified.
Where to find it

Settings › Domains › Manage (on the domain) › three-dot menu › XML Sitemap

Step by step

Create or change the sitemap

  1. Open Settings and click Domains. You can also get there from the gear icon in the top-right corner of Sites.
  2. On the domain you want, click Manage.
  3. Next to the asset linked to the domain, open the three-dot menu and choose XML Sitemap.
  4. A list of every website and funnel linked to that domain appears:
    • Tick the checkbox to the left of the name to include the whole website or funnel.
    • Click the arrow on the right to expand the pages and tick only some of them.
  5. Click Proceed.
  6. If this is the domain's first sitemap, click Add New.
  7. Optionally, change the sitemap's custom path (the part of the address after the domain).
  8. Click Generate & Save. The confirmation message shows the sitemap address. Copy it.

Submit the sitemap to Google

  1. Open Google Search Console and sign in with your Google account.
  2. If the domain isn't there yet, click Add property, enter the domain and complete the verification requested (usually a record in the domain's DNS).
  3. In the left menu, click Sitemaps.
  4. Under Add a new sitemap, paste the address you copied and click Submit.
  5. The status changes to Success once Google reads it. This can take a while.

Tips

  • Only tick pages you want in search results. Thank-you, checkout or internal pages don't need to be in the sitemap.
  • Leaving a page out of the sitemap doesn't stop Google from finding it if something links to it. To truly hide it, use the page's SEO settings.
  • If you change the sitemap path, resubmit it in Search Console. Google only rereads a sitemap when told it has changed.
  • You can have more than one sitemap per domain. The list shows each one's path and last-modified date; use the three-dot menu to edit or delete.
  • Sitemaps help most on large or new sites, or sites with pages that aren't well linked. On a small, well-linked site Google usually finds everything on its own, but having a sitemap never hurts.

Common problems

  • The Manage button doesn't appear on the domain → The domain hasn't been added or its connection isn't finished. Add it under Settings › Domains and complete verification.
  • The list of websites and funnels is empty → No website or funnel is linked to that domain. Link them to the domain first.
  • Search Console says it can't read the sitemap → Make sure you pasted the full, exact address and that the ticked pages are published. Wait and try again.
  • A page I left out still shows up on Google → The sitemap doesn't block; it only suggests. Use the page's SEO settings to ask search engines not to index it.
  • I changed the sitemap and Google hasn't updated → Resubmit it under Sitemaps in Search Console to notify Google of the change.

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