Where to find your sitemap

A sitemap is just a file on your site—often an XML file that lists your pages. If you're adding a website to maptrics and you're not sure where yours lives, here are the places to look first.

Try the usual URL

Many sites put their sitemap at a standard path. In your browser, try:

• https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml
• https://yoursite.com/sitemap_index.xml (common when there are multiple sitemaps)

Replace yoursite.com with your actual domain. If you get a page that looks like a list of URLs (or links to other sitemap files), you've found it. Copy that URL and use it in the maptrics wizard.

Check your robots.txt

Your robots.txt file tells search engines what they can crawl and often where your sitemap is. Open:

https://yoursite.com/robots.txt

Look for a line that starts with Sitemap: (with a capital S). The full URL on that line is your sitemap. For example:

Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml

That's the URL you want. If you see more than one Sitemap: line, you can use the main one or an index sitemap that points to the rest.

Check your CMS or platform

If you didn't set up the sitemap yourself, your platform probably did.

• WordPress – Many setups use Yoast SEO or Rank Math, which add a sitemap (often at /sitemap_index.xml). Since WordPress 5.5, there's also a built-in sitemap at yoursite.com/wp-sitemap.xml.
• Shopify – Your store has a sitemap at https://your-store.myshopify.com/sitemap.xml (or your custom domain with /sitemap.xml).
• Webflow, Squarespace, Wix – These usually generate a sitemap automatically. Check their docs or try /sitemap.xml on your domain.
• Next.js, Astro, etc. – If you used a framework, there's often a plugin or config that generates a sitemap. Ask your developer or check the project docs for the exact URL.

Use Google Search Console

If someone already submitted your sitemap to Google, you can find the URL in Google Search Console. Go to your property, then open "Sitemaps" in the left menu. You'll see the sitemap URLs that were submitted. Use that same URL in maptrics.

Still can't find one?

You might not have a sitemap yet. That's common for new or small sites. If you're wondering whether you even need one, read Why you need a sitemap (and why we need it too)—it covers why it matters for SEO and for maptrics, and how to get one if your platform doesn't create it automatically.

Add your website to maptrics and paste your sitemap URL when you have it—we'll take it from there.