What's the sitemap protocol used?

The standard sitemaps.org 0.9 protocol, which Google, Bing, Yandex and others all support. The root is namespaced accordingly.

Do I need changefreq and priority?

They're optional and largely ignored by Google today. Including them doesn't hurt, but lastmod is the field that actually matters.

How many URLs can one sitemap contain?

Up to 50,000 URLs and 50MB per file. For larger sites, split into multiple sitemaps and list them in a sitemap index file.

Should I include every URL?

Only canonical, indexable URLs. Skip redirects, noindex pages, parameterized duplicates and pagination that doesn't add unique content.

Where do I put the sitemap?

Upload sitemap.xml to your site root (https://example.com/sitemap.xml), reference it in robots.txt, and submit it via Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.

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Step 1. Paste your URLs into the textarea — one per line.
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Step 4. Copy the generated XML or download it as sitemap.xml.