Check your sitemap against how your site actually crawls.
Your XML sitemap tells search engines which pages exist — but if those pages aren't reachable by internal links, or your sitemap is missing live pages, coverage suffers. RankForge compares your sitemap to a real crawl. Paste your URL — free, no account required.
What you'll get
An example of what the sitemap checkerproduces — your real result will use your site's data.
120
In sitemap
96
Crawled
How the sitemap checker works
From a URL to an answer in three steps — no setup, no spreadsheets.
Paste your URL
No account, no install, no plugin. Enter any URL and start — RankForge works the way a search engine does.
We crawl & map your site
RankForge crawls up to 100 pages, following internal links and building a map of how your pages connect.
Get your result
See the findings in minutes — with a plain-English explanation and the specific fixes a free account away.
What this tool checks
Common problems this finds
The issues this check most often surfaces on real sites:
- error_outlineSitemap URLs that no internal link can reach
- error_outlineLive pages missing entirely from the sitemap
- error_outlineSitemap entries pointing to redirects or dead pages
Why sitemap checker matters for SEO
Your XML sitemap tells search engines which pages to index, but it only works if those pages are also reachable through internal links — and if the sitemap isn't missing live pages or listing dead ones. Gaps in either direction quietly limit how much of your site actually gets indexed and ranked. Aligning your sitemap with how your site really crawls is basic technical hygiene with an outsized impact on coverage, especially for large sites and stores where pages are added and removed constantly. A sitemap is a map of intent; a crawl is the territory — this check compares the two.
Sitemap Checker: frequently asked questions
What is an XML sitemap?expand_more
An XML sitemap is a file that lists the URLs on your site you want search engines to index. It helps discovery, but it doesn't replace internal links — a page only in the sitemap, with no links pointing to it, still struggles to rank.
Why compare the sitemap to a crawl?expand_more
A sitemap lists what you say exists; a crawl shows what's actually reachable. Gaps in either direction — sitemap URLs that can't be crawled, or crawled pages missing from the sitemap — are coverage problems worth fixing.
What does the full audit add?expand_more
The free check shows the gaps. A free account adds the reason each URL wasn't crawled, the internal-link fixes to make them reachable, a client-ready PDF, and weekly re-crawls.
Run the sitemap checker now
Free, no account required. Create a free account afterwards for the full audit and the specific fixes.