News Sitemap Generator
News sitemaps help Google discover fresh articles quickly. Enter your publication name and language, then one article per line with URL, title and publication time, choose the time zone and get a valid news sitemap. The generator checks the language code, repeated URLs, missing times and future dates, warns about articles older than two days and enforces the limit of 1,000 articles per file.
- Runs in your browser
- No sign-up
- Free to use
How to use News Sitemap Generator
- Enter publication name and language.
- List articles as “URL | title | time”.
- Choose the time zone.
- Copy or download news-sitemap.xml.
News Sitemap Generator features
Freshness check
Older than 48 hours flagged.
Time zones
ISO 8601 times.
Language codes
Including zh-cn and zh-tw.
1,000-article limit
Enforced.
Safe XML
Every value is XML-escaped.
Private
Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
When to use News Sitemap Generator
- Small news sites without a plugin.
- Testing a news sitemap format.
- Breaking-news pages.
- Local publishers.
News Sitemap Generator FAQ
Why only the last two days?
Google News sitemaps should list articles published in the last 48 hours; older articles belong in your normal sitemap.
Does this get me into Google News?
No. Inclusion depends on Google’s policies and your content; the sitemap only helps discovery.
How do I submit the sitemap?
Upload the file to your site, add a “Sitemap: https://…” line to robots.txt and submit it in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
Do I need a news sitemap to appear in Google News?
It is not required, but it helps Google discover new articles faster. Google News eligibility depends on content policies, not on the sitemap.
Fresh articles found quickly
A news sitemap should be updated as you publish, removing articles after two days. Large publishers generate it automatically; this tool is for small sites, tests and one-off use.
The publication name must match the name shown on your articles.
A news sitemap is a special sitemap for articles published in the last two days. Each entry lists the article URL, the publication name and language, the publication time and the title, which helps Google find fresh news articles quickly.
Only recent articles belong in it: entries older than two days should be removed, and a news sitemap may hold at most 1,000 URLs. Publication times need a time zone, and the publication name must match the name shown on your articles. The generator warns about older articles, missing times and future dates.
Large news sites generate their news sitemap automatically from the CMS. This tool suits small publishers, tests and one-off use; reference the file in robots.txt or submit it in Search Console.