01 · Operator
Who operates XML Sitemaps Generator
- Company
- XML-Sitemaps.com
- Type
- SEO tool crawler
- Official docs
- xml-sitemaps.com
02 · Behavior
What XML Sitemaps Generator does
A user enters a website URL on xml-sitemaps.com. The crawler then visits that site and discovers its pages. The tool turns the result into XML, HTML or text sitemaps that the user can submit to search engines.
03 · Impact
Why XML Sitemaps Generator matters for your site
If you allow it
- Usually started by you or your SEO team
- Produces a sitemap of your own site
If you block it
- Anyone can start a crawl of any site
- Can request many pages in a short time
04 · Allow
How to allow XML Sitemaps Generator
robots.txt
User-agent: XML-Sitemaps
Allow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "XML-Sitemaps")
Action: Skip › All Super Bot Fight Mode rules
# Also check Security › Bots: "Block AI bots" can block it regardless of robots.txt.WordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: XML-Sitemaps
Allow: /nginx
# nginx serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure no rule like this blocks it:
# if ($http_user_agent ~* "XML\-Sitemaps") { return 403; }Apache
# Apache serves every user agent by default.
# Make sure .htaccess has no rule like this:
# RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} XML\-Sitemaps [NC]
# RewriteRule .* - [F,L]05 · Block
How to block XML Sitemaps Generator
Start with robots.txt. If XML Sitemaps Generator keeps showing up in your logs, block it at your CDN or web server.
robots.txt
User-agent: XML-Sitemaps
Disallow: /Cloudflare
# Security › WAF › Custom rules › Create rule
Expression: (http.user_agent contains "XML-Sitemaps")
Action: BlockWordPress
# WordPress serves a virtual robots.txt. Edit it with your SEO plugin:
# Yoast: SEO › Tools › File editor · Rank Math: General Settings › Edit robots.txt
User-agent: XML-Sitemaps
Disallow: /nginx
# In your server { } block:
if ($http_user_agent ~* "XML\-Sitemaps") {
return 403;
}Apache
# .htaccess
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} XML\-Sitemaps [NC]
RewriteRule .* - [F,L]
</IfModule>06 · User agents
User agents we see for XML Sitemaps Generator
The user agent published by the operator:
Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; XML Sitemaps Generator; http://www.xml-sitemaps.com) Gecko XML-Sitemaps/1.007 · Verification
Is it really XML Sitemaps Generator?
XML Sitemaps Generator’s operator publishes no IP ranges or hostnames, so requests cannot be verified. Treat the user agent as a claim, and watch your logs for unusual request rates.
FAQ
Questions about XML Sitemaps Generator
What is XML Sitemaps Generator in my logs?
It is the crawler of xml-sitemaps.com. Someone entered your site URL into the online sitemap generator.
How do I block XML Sitemaps Generator?
Block the user agent string "XML-Sitemaps" on your server. The site does not document how it handles robots.txt.
Last reviewed Oct 8, 2026