{"id":70499,"date":"2021-03-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=70499"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:54:50","slug":"drupal-xml-sitemap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/drupal-xml-sitemap\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/seo-getting-started-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Search engine optimization (SEO)<\/strong><\/a> involves every aspect of your branding efforts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Core website design, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/seo-markup-hierarchy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">URLs<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/6-ways-to-improve-website-accessibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/seo-markup-hierarchy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blogs<\/a> and other multimedia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/seo\/buffer-social-media-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social media<\/a> activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/drupal-metatag\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Metatag<\/strong> Drupal SEO module<\/a> helps with a lot of the core and social media components. But you still need to address the final item on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/seo-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEO checklist<\/a>: a <strong>Drupal XML sitemap<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What is an XML Sitemap?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#install\">How to Install the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#create\">How to Create a Drupal XML Sitemap<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">Discover the ultimate in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/drupal-hosting\">Drupal Web Hosting<\/a>. Elevate your website\u2019s performance, scalability, and speed for an exceptional user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what\">What is an XML Sitemap?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A sitemap is a standardized file webmasters can create to help Google and other major search engines understand important meta information about your website:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The most important webpages for potential visitors\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a page was last updated and how often it\u2019s updated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All URLs within your website layout that would otherwise be ignored during index<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a Drupal XML sitemap ensures that when a search engine <em>crawls<\/em> your website for future search engine results, your website will be better indexed. It is also more likely to be positioned in relevant search results. To exclude specific files, create a <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/how-to-stop-search-engines-from-crawling-your-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">robots.txt file<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>XML is the same file type used for <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/rss-feed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RSS feeds<\/a>. XML markup is similar to HTML but uses custom elements specified by the respective software using it and the purpose of the file. There are HTML sitemaps as well. Instead of guiding search engine crawlers, an HTML sitemap is simply a link tree to help visitors find a specific page while already on a large website.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>XML sitemaps enhance SEO.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HTML sitemaps aid user experience (UX).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sitemap.xml file belongs in the root directory of your website. But it is beneficial to submit your sitemap to the search engines for your target geographic market, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/google-tools\/submitting-a-sitemap-to-google-using-webmaster-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/webmasters\/help\/sitemaps-3b5cf6ed\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bing<\/a>. These two platforms are the most popular worldwide and direct submission further improves indexing. Here are examples of how our site shows in Google and Bing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"692\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-google.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"InMotion Hosting sitemap in Bing search\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-google.png 692w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-google-300x193.png 300w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"828\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-bing.png\" alt=\"InMotion Hosting sitemap in Google search\" class=\"wp-image-70495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-bing.png 847w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-bing-300x293.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sitemap-inmotion-bing-768x751.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Baidu and Yandex also have webmaster toolkits for submitting XML sitemaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can create a sitemap manually with a text editor, but that equates to a waste of time and high possibility of errors. A Drupal XML sitemap module keeps your sitemap updated automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below we\u2019ll cover the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/simple_sitemap\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Simple XML Sitemap Drupal module<\/strong><\/a>, not to be confused with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/xmlsitemap\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">XML Sitemap<\/a> module.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install\">How to Install the Simple XML Sitemap Drupal Module<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the steps below to install the Drupal SEO module from the admin dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/how-to-log-into-the-drupal-admin-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log into Drupal<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/install-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Install the Drupal module<\/a> using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drupal.org\/project\/simple_sitemap\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Simple XML Sitemap<\/strong><\/a> download link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the next page, select <strong>Enable newly added modules<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check the boxes for <em>Simple XML Sitemap<\/em> and <em>Simple XML Sitemap (Search engines)<\/em>. There\u2019s also a <em>Simple XML Sitemap (Views)<\/em> option if you want to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/views-intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Views module<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the bottom, select <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-1024x274.png\" alt=\"Simple XML Sitemap modules\" class=\"wp-image-70497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-1024x274.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-768x206.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-1536x411.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap.png 1902w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create\">How to Create a Drupal XML Sitemap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of your navigation menu, select <strong>Configuration<\/strong>. Under <em>Search and metadata<\/em>, select <strong>Simple XML Sitemap <\/strong>to create a Drupal sitemap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-warning\">You may need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/drupal-performance-optimization\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clear your Drupal cache<\/a> to see the option under <em>Search and metadata<\/em> immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first page is the <em>Sitemaps<\/em> tab with the default sitemap status. Click <strong>Rebuild queue &amp; generate<\/strong> to create a sitemap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can edit how often the sitemap regenerates from the <em>Settings<\/em> tab. By default, it runs according to your <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/drupal\/managing-cron-intervals-in-drupal-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Drupal cron<\/a> settings. Here, you can also control if the sitemap is stylized as an XSL stylesheet for human readability and performance settings for sitemap generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized-1024x114.png\" alt=\"Stylized Drupal XML Sitemap\" class=\"wp-image-70494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized-1024x114.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized-768x85.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized-1536x170.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/drupal-simple-xml-sitemap-stylized.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Inclusion<\/em> tab allows you to add comments, custom links, images, and more within your Drupal XML sitemap. 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