Frequently Asked Questions

Getting started is simple:
1. Create an account on our platform for free.
2. Add your domain and verify ownership via DNS record or HTML file.
3. Run the initial crawl to generate your first sitemap.
4. Submit to search engines using our one-click submission tool.

Our setup wizard guides you through each step. Most users are up and running in under 5 minutes.

Yes! Our Starter plan is free forever and includes:
• Up to 500 URLs
• Weekly sitemap updates
• Basic analytics
• Email support

It's perfect for personal blogs, small business sites, and portfolios. No credit card required to start.

We support all major sitemap types:
• XML Sitemaps for search engine indexing
• HTML Sitemaps for user navigation
• Video Sitemaps for video content
• Image Sitemaps for image discovery
• News Sitemaps for time-sensitive content

All sitemaps follow the official schemas and are optimized for Google, Bing, Yandex, and Baidu.

Update frequency depends on your plan:
• Starter: Weekly updates
• Professional: Real-time updates (within minutes)
• Enterprise: Instant updates via webhooks

On Professional and Enterprise plans, changes are detected automatically via our smart crawler, or you can trigger manual updates instantly from the dashboard.

Absolutely! We offer native plugins and integrations for:
• WordPress
• Shopify
• Webflow
• Magento
• Strapi
• And 200+ other platforms

If your platform isn't listed, our REST API makes it easy to integrate with any custom framework or headless CMS.

Our Indexing API allows you to programmatically submit URLs to major search engines for immediate crawling. This is particularly useful for:
• New content that needs instant indexing
• Time-sensitive pages (news, events, flash sales)
• High-frequency content updates

The API handles rate limiting, retries, and provides detailed status reports. You can submit up to 10,000 URLs per hour on the Professional plan and unlimited on Enterprise.

Yes, we provide official SDKs for:
• JavaScript / Node.js
• Python
• PHP
• Ruby

All SDKs are open source and available on GitHub. They include comprehensive documentation and example projects to help you integrate quickly.

Usage is based on two main metrics:
• URL Count: The total number of unique URLs in your sitemaps at any given time.
• API Calls: The number of requests made to our indexing and management APIs.

We provide real-time usage tracking in your dashboard. If you exceed your plan limits, we'll notify you before any overage charges apply. There are no surprise bills.

Yes, you can change your plan at any time from the billing settings.
• Upgrading: Takes effect immediately. You'll be prorated for the remainder of the billing cycle.
• Downgrading: Takes effect at the start of the next billing cycle.

All your data and settings are preserved regardless of plan changes.

No service can guarantee indexing, as the final decision rests with search engines. However, Sitemap.xml significantly improves your chances by:
• Ensuring all URLs are properly formatted and submitted
• Providing accurate metadata (last modified, priority, change frequency)
• Alerting search engines to new content via the Indexing API
• Monitoring crawl errors and coverage issues

Our customers typically see indexing rates improve by 3-5x within the first month.

While sitemaps themselves don't directly impact rankings, they are essential for:
• Discovery: Helping search engines find all your pages, especially new or orphaned content
• Speed: Reducing the time between publishing and indexing
• Visibility: Ensuring multimedia content (images, video) appears in specialized search results
• Analytics: Providing insights into how search engines interact with your site

Combined with good content and technical SEO, proper sitemap management is a foundational best practice.