Over recent years, Blogger has introduced several critical updates—including a modern XML sitemap feature. If you’re still using the old Atom feed as your Blogger sitemap, it’s time to upgrade! This guide will walk you step-by-step through creating, submitting, and optimizing the latest XML sitemap for both your blog posts and pages. By following these steps, you’ll make it much easier for Google and other search engines to discover, understand, and index your blog.

What Is an XML Sitemap and Why Is It Important?

An XML sitemap is simply a file listing all the important URLs on your website. It acts as a roadmap for search engines, ensuring your content gets discovered and indexed more efficiently. For Blogger users, this is especially vital—internal linking is often limited, so a sitemap helps search engines crawl even your deep, older content.

How to create Blogger XML sitemap. Submit it to Google Search Console.

Blogger XML sitemap.

How to Generate XML Sitemap of Blogger.

An XML sitemap is simply a file listing all the important URLs on your website. It acts as a roadmap for search engines, ensuring your content gets discovered and indexed more efficiently. For Blogger users, this is especially vital—internal linking is often limited, so a sitemap helps search engines crawl even your deep, older content.

Creating an XML sitemap for your Blogger blog is a very simple process. Simply enter your blog URL and click the ‘Generate’ button. Google’s recent updates for Blogger include the XML sitemap for blog posts and pages, which can be accessed by adding ‘sitemap.xml’ and ‘sitemap-pages.xml’ to your blog URL.

You can generate an XML sitemap for your Blogger blog in 1 click. Enter the Blog URL, and click on the Generate button.

Generate Sitemap

Suppose the blog URL is **example.blogspot.com;**the sitemap address will be

You’ve to replace https://example.blogspot.com with your blog address. For a custom domain Blogger blog, the sitemaps will be.

Here, you’ve to replace www.example.com with your domain name. These sitemaps will update whenever you publish something on your blog. That means you don’t need to update these sitemaps again and again.

How does this XML sitemap works? When you publish a new post or page to the website, that page or post URL is automatically added to the sitemap. And that sitemap informs the search engine, “Hey, search engine, what are you doing? I have a new page; index it”. The Search Engine replies, “ok, I’m coming to check the quality of the webpage and index it accordingly”. Then the search engine crawls new pages or posts.

Submitting the website’s sitemap to the search console to improve search results and analyze the SEO is essential. With the help of webmaster tools, you can keep an eye on ranking keywords and improve their rank.

How to Submit Your Sitemap to Google Search Console

The search engines fetch all URLs listed from the sitemap, crawl, and check whether the content is helpful for indexation. The sitemaps are more critical when there is weak internal linking of blog posts. It helps the search engine find the deep content and index for search results.

Google Search Console Welcome Page

Google Search Console Welcome Page

Submitting your sitemap to Google is essential for better and faster indexing. Here’s how:

  1. Sign Up or Log IntoGoogle Search Console.
  2. Verify Ownership
  • Choose “URL prefix” and enter your full Blogger address.
  • Use theHTML tagoption to verify: Copy the provided meta tag, open Blogger, go toTheme > Edit HTML, and paste the tag within the<head>section.
  • Save and click Verify back in Search Console.3. Submit Sitemaps
  • In the Search Console dashboard, select your site.
  • Click “Sitemaps” in the left menu.
  • One by one, submit these two sitemap URLs:
    • sitemap.xml
    • sitemap-pages.xml - You should see a “Success” message upon correct submission. If you see an error, try refreshing or double-checking your URLs.
Google Search Console XML Sitemap Submit

Google Search Console Sitemap

**Tip:**For custom domains with subdomains, use domain-level verification in Google Search Console.

You may consider domain verification if you have a custom domain using multiple subdomains.

Now all processes are done, it might show the number of posts or pages on the website or show processing data.

After Google Search Console, another second-largest webmaster tool from Microsoft is Bing. Learn what the Bing Webmaster tool is and submit a sitemap to it.

Submit sitemap to other search engines using robots.txt.

Submitting Your Sitemap to Bing and Other Search Engines

After Google, you can improve your visibility by submitting your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools and other search engines. The steps are similar—register your site, verify ownership, and submit your sitemap URLs.

Optimizing Your robots.txt for Blogger

When a search engine crawls your blog, the first place it checks is therobots.txtfile. By default, Blogger generates a basic robots.txt—however, you should customize it to specifically mention your new sitemaps.

Example robots.txt for Blogger:

User-agent: *
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://yourdomain.com/sitemap-pages.xml

Replaceyourdomain.comwith your Blogger address.

How to add or edit robots.txt in Blogger:

  • Go toSettings > Crawlers and indexing > Enable custom robots.txt.
  • Paste your customized robots.txt including your sitemap links.
  • Save changes.

Troubleshooting: Sitemap Issues in 2025?

Some users have reported seeing “Unknown” or “Couldn’t fetch” errors after submitting their sitemap in 2025. Here are some steps to resolve common issues:

  • Double-check your URLs (correct domain, no typos, HTTPS).
  • Make sure your blog is public (not private).
  • If you see “0 discovered URLs”, it may take some time for Google to process a new sitemap.
  • Refresh the page or try re-submitting after waiting a few hours.
  • For persistent errors, check your robots.txt to ensure it allows crawling and includes the correct sitemap URLs.

Final Thoughts

Keeping your Blogger sitemap updated and properly submitted is one of the simplest and most effective ways to improve your blog’s discoverability on Google and Bing. By following these updated steps, you make sure your content always has the best chance to get indexed and ranked.

Have questions or run into trouble? Leave a comment below and we’ll help you resolve any sitemap or indexing issues!

This guide is periodically updated to reflect the latest changes in Blogger and Google Search Console. If you found it helpful, share it with fellow bloggers!

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  1. Akshay SharmaReader #

    Thank you so much ❤️ Whenever I face any problem on my blog I just search Seo neurons in Google and I get exactly accurate info which does have any negative impact on SEO . Thank you so so much for creating this website .

  2. mybladen luxuryReader #

    great work thank you

  3. GoodmorningimgReader #

    Great work thank you

  4. sarempahReader #

    Thank you very much

    1. Elezabeth BradleyReader #

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  5. Good MorningReader #

    these days xml sitemap has become really important due to google indexing issues.

  6. shivam kumarReader #

    Thank You So Much Sir

  7. oxsamrionReader #

    Thank but when can using atom.xml sitemap on google can be good than sitemap.xml?

    1. shahid abbasReader #

      In reply to oxsamrion

      yes you can user atom.xml for feed posts default url indexing and other seo usage

  8. yilmazReader #

    thank you very much.. i had tried many times for bing, but finally i did it thanks to you..

  9. AwallpaperReader #

    very helpfull article

  10. varadaReader #

    Thank you so much. Yours was the only post I found with relevent and workable steps.

  11. SEO hobby expertReader #

    Is it possible to create XML sitmap only for one category in huge website?

  12. ArewapublisizeReader #

    My sitemap shows 0 discovered URLs, what should I do?

  13. mouadhReader #

    is the sitemap wil automatically be added to the default robots.txt file,

    1. Ashok Sihmar (Ashok Kumar)Author #

      In reply to mouadh

      In WordPress, Plugins like Yoast may create robots.txt file for you. In Blogger, you have to add it manually for pages and posts.

      1. insha ullahReader #

        In reply to Ashok Sihmar

        How?

  14. TVBBReader #

    thank you

  15. Muhammad JawadReader #

    my sitemaps are not being added to search console. please someone help!

  16. AnthonyReader #

    why you disallow /search in robots.txt?

  17. Brent TunesReader #

    should you have separate sitemaps for example.blogspot.com, http://example.com and https://example.com or should you remove and only have sitemaps for https:// ? Also does it matter if www. is included in sitemap? Thanks

  18. RemyReader #

    Thank you very much Seoneurons

  19. SaraReader #

    Thank you so much!

  20. Rahilkumar KReader #

    When i submit site map correctly the sitemap couldn’t fatched error occurred. i have submitted it 1 week ago. please give some advice for it.

  21. Aecton QueskillReader #

    Creating an XML sitemap for your Blogger blog is crucial for helping search engines discover your content and understand your site’s structure. By generating a Blogger XML sitemap and submitting it to search engines like Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster, you improve the visibility and accessibility of your blog. It’s a simple process that can have a significant impact on your blog’s SEO and search engine rankings. Thanks!!! Aecton Queskill

  22. dianachanReader #

    Thanks for the help.

  23. BartReader #

    Not working in 2025. When i add sitemap.xml then the status is “unknown”. Even when I add the url with sitemap.xml, always unknown, cannot find

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