I just shipped a completely free News Sitemap Generator for anyone trying to get content indexed in Google News — without writing XML or messing with plugins.
👉 Try it here →
https://kumarharshit.in/free-news-sitemap-generator/
What It Does
Paste your article URLs → Fill a couple of fields → Get a valid, Google-compliant news-sitemap.xml in seconds.
No login. No email. No WordPress dependency. Just a clean UI that gets the job done.
🧠 Why I Built It
News publishers — especially solo creators — constantly run into issues like:
- “Google isn’t indexing my news posts.”
- “How do I create a News sitemap without WordPress?”
- “Do I need to code an XML file manually?”
Most tools are either:
- Behind a paywall
- WordPress-only
- Over-engineered
- Or just plain annoying
So I built a simple, browser-based tool to generate a Google News XML Sitemap fast — aimed at developers, SEOs, bloggers, and indie media folks.
⚡ Key Features
- ✅ No login or email required
- ✅ Handle up to 1000 article URLs at once
- ✅ Fully Google-compliant News sitemap XML
- ✅ Fast, free, and mobile-friendly
- ✅ No ads, no tracking
👨💻 Tech Stack
- Frontend: HTML + TailwindCSS
- Backend: Node.js + Express
- Other: Custom XML builder, sitemap validator, regex-based input sanitization
Thinking about open-sourcing it soon — DM if interested.
🧐 Who Should Use It?
- Developers building static/news-heavy websites
- SEO freelancers or small agencies
- Bloggers submitting to Google News
- Anyone needing a quick News sitemap without plugins
📥 Example Output
<url>
<loc>https://example.com/news/article-1</loc>
<news:news>
<news:publication>
<news:name>My News Site</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2025-07-13</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Article Title Goes Here</news:title>
</news:news>
</url>
🤖 SEO Tip: Submit It to Google
Once your sitemap is ready, submit it in Google Search Console:
- Go to your property
- Open the Sitemaps tab
- Add your News sitemap URL
- Submit and track
This helps Google index your latest articles much faster 🚀
🧭 Roadmap
Some ideas in the pipeline:
- 🔄 Auto-fetch from RSS feeds
- 🔗 Host sitemap via shareable URL
- 🧠 Pull article titles using Open Graph meta
- 📧 Optional alerts via email
Have suggestions? Drop them below or ping me directly 🙌
🌐 Try It Now — 100% Free
🙌 Support the Launch
- ⭐ Leave a like or comment
- 🐦 Share it with news site owners, bloggers, and indie publishers
- 💬 Suggest improvements or ideas
Thanks for reading — and happy indexing!
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