Tool to check XML sitemap
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Hello,
Can anyone help me finding a tool to have closer look of the XML sitemap?
Tks in advance!
PP
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Tks Mark - Will do
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export it o excel, then use seo tools for excel to check broken pages, etc.
See this post here - https://seogadget.co.uk/check-your-xml-sitemap-errors/
You can also run it through screaming frog, but with excel it's free
Let me know how it goes
Mark
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