how to create sitemap

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 00:26

hi everyone,

can u please tell me that there is any posibility to create two sitemaps for one website...i have one website like (www.xxx.com )..i want to create two site maps like sitemap.xml,stemap1.xml

**Pullo** · Oct 15, 2012 03:36

Yeah, it's possible, although you should then list each sitemap file in a sitemap index file.
This page will help you: http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html
Especially the bit on index files: http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html#index

As to how to create them. You can do it either by hand or using a free tool: http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 03:36

how to write multiple sitemaps into single main sitemap...is there any need to add those all sitemaps into root directory (or) add only main sitemap.xml into root directory

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 03:40

thnks Pullo...thnks for ur suggestions...i have a question...is must and should to add all sitemaps into root or else main sitemap

**Pullo** · Oct 15, 2012 03:47

I don't think it matters, but put it this way: it wouldn't hurt.
If I was you, I would just create one, name it whatever, and submit it to all the main search engines.
You can also direct the search bots towards it using robots.txt
Again, check out the protocol: http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html#submit_robots

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 03:56

there is a reason to asked that question...i am creating that sitemap.xml dynamically using php oops...but the size of the file exceed more than 10mb...we can upload sitemap with only 10mb...

u said there is no need of sitemap if i use robots.txt right??

**Pullo** · Oct 15, 2012 04:19

Originally Posted by anji

i am creating that sitemap.xml dynamically using php oops...but the size of the file exceed more than 10mb...we can upload sitemap with only 10mb...

Okay, I see.

Originally Posted by anji

u said there is no need of sitemap if i use robots.txt right??

Not quite. You can add an entry to robots.txt which would advise search bots of the location of your sitemap index.
This means you can call it what you want and store it in a different location than your site root.

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 04:39

ok Pullo...thnks for sharing your knowledge with me...see u

**anji** · Oct 15, 2012 05:41

hey i have one more doubt regarding about uploading....present i have 4 sitemaps.. i divided sitemap into 2 parts and those are put into one main sitemap(totally 3 sitemaps)..because this is dynamically creating sitemap.xml file thats y iam dividing into 2 parts...and another sitemap i used for dispalying what are the urls avalible in mysite...

i dont knw which one upload into google for crawling and indexing my site...can i upload 4 sitemaps into google