---
title: "How to Create a Sitemap in Joomla 3"
description: "Note that development for this plugin has ceased. The download link is no longer valid. If you follow the link, it will bring you alternatives. The following article will remain for archive purposes...."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/create-sitemap/
date: 2014-05-02
modified: 2021-11-19
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Create a Sitemap in Joomla 3

**Note that development for this plugin has ceased. The download link is no longer valid. If you follow the link, it will bring you alternatives. The following article will remain for archive purposes. **

[![Xmap site map in joomla 3](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/joomla_example-sitemap.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/joomla_example-sitemap.png)

## In this tutorial:

[Install Xmap](#install) [Generate a Sitemap](#generate)

The easiest way to create a **Sitemap** for a **Joomla 3** website is to use one of the many Extensions available. In this guide we will walk you through creating a *sitemap.xml* file for a Joomla 3 website, using the *Xmap* extension. Creating a sitemap can help Google crawl your website more accurately, since it provides a list of all your pages. Click here to learn more about [Joomla Hosting](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/joomla-hosting).

## Installing the Xmap Extension

1. Download the **Xmap Package**

[here](https://www.jooxmap.com/downloads.html).

- [Login to the Admin Dashboard for Joomla 3](/support/edu/joomla/how-to-log-in-to-administrative-dashboard/).
- In the main menu, click **Extensions**, then click **Extension Manager**
- Click the **Choose File** button and select the file you downloaded in *step 1*.
- Click the **Upload & Install** button. You will then see a message stating “*Installing package was successful.*“
- Click **Extensions** in the main menu, then click **Plugin Manager**.
- In the search box, type **Xmap**, then hit the **Enter** key to search.
- You will see a list of all the included *Xmap* plugins. Click the red **X** next to *Xmap – WebLinks Plugin*, and *Xmap – Content Plugin* to enable them. You will see a green check beside them once they are enabled successfully. [![turning the xmap features on to create a xml sitemap](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/joomla_enable-xmap-plugin.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/joomla_enable-xmap-plugin.png)

## Generating a Sitemap

1.
   1. Login to the Admin Dashboard for Joomla 3.
   2. In the main menu, click **Components**, then **Xmap**.
   3. Click the **New** button.
   4. On the next screen, enter a name for sitemap in the *Title* field, and change the *Status* to **Published**. Make sure the *Access* setting is set to **Public**.
   5. Select the **Menus** tab. Click the *check box* next to the menus you want included in the sitemap.
   6. The other fields are not required, click the **Save** button when you are finished. You will then see a message stating “*Item successfully saved.*“

Congratulations, now you know how to a generate a *sitemap.xml* file for a Joomla 3 website, using the *Xmap* extension.