Sitemap Frequency Analyzer
Paste a sitemap URL. We'll break down its <changefreq> and <priority> values, flag anything invalid, and give you plain-language advice on what to fix.
FAQ
Do changefreq and priority actually affect my Google ranking?
No. Google has said publicly that it ignores <changefreq> and <priority> for ranking purposes and largely disregards them for crawl scheduling too — it recrawls based on its own observed change patterns. They can still be read by other search engines and crawlers, so it's worth keeping them accurate rather than removing them.
What counts as an invalid changefreq or priority value?
Valid <changefreq> values are exactly always, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or never — anything else (a typo, a made-up value) is invalid. Valid <priority> values are decimals from 0.0 to 1.0 inclusive; anything outside that range is invalid.
Should I set every important page's priority to 1.0?
No — priority is meant to rank pages relative to each other on your own site, so giving every URL the maximum value makes the field meaningless. Reserve 0.8–1.0 for your most important pages and scale down for less critical ones.