Google won’t rank your blog if it can’t find your posts. Sitemap tells Google every URL on your site.

In this tutorial, you'll submit your Blogger sitemap to Google Search Console. Follow along and you'll get indexed faster in 10 minutes.

Step 1: Verify Your Blog in Google Search Console

You must prove you own the blog before submitting sitemap.

  1. Go to search.google.com/search-console → Click "Start now"
  2. Choose "URL prefix" → Enter https://www.yourblog.com → Click "Continue"
  3. Select "HTML tag" method → Copy the meta code
  4. Blogger → Theme → Edit HTML → Paste code above </head> → Save
  5. Back to Search Console → Click "Verify"

Image: Google Search Console HTML tag verification

Step 2: Find Your Blogger Sitemap URL

Blogger auto-generates sitemap. You don’t need plugins.

  1. Your main sitemap: https://www.yourblog.com/sitemap.xml
  2. Posts only sitemap: https://www.yourblog.com/sitemap.xml?page=1
  3. Pages sitemap: https://www.yourblog.com/sitemap-pages.xml

Use this one: sitemap.xml - It includes posts + pages automatically

Step 3: Submit Sitemap to Search Console

  1. Search Console → Left menu → "Sitemaps"
  2. Under "Add a new sitemap" → Type: sitemap.xml
  3. Click "Submit" → Status shows "Success" after 2 minutes

Image: Sitemaps section in Google Search Console

Step 4: Check Sitemap Status & Fix Errors

StatusMeaningFix
SuccessGoogle found sitemapDone. Wait 24-48hrs for indexing
Couldn't fetchURL wrong or blog privateSettings → Privacy → Visible to search engines = Yes
Indexed 0 URLsNew blog, no postsPublish 5+ posts, resubmit in 7 days

Step 5: Speed Up Indexing After Sitemap Submit 2025

  1. URL Inspection: Search Console → URL inspection → Paste post URL → "Request indexing"
  2. Internal links: Link new posts from old posts. Google follows links
  3. Update sitemap: No need. Blogger auto-updates sitemap.xml when you publish
  4. Robots.txt: Settings → Crawlers and indexing → Custom robots.txt → Enable → Add: User-agent: * Allow: /

Bad practice to avoid: Submitting multiple sitemaps like rss.xml, atom.xml. Only submit sitemap.xml. Others confuse Google.

Important: After submitting sitemap, check "Coverage" report weekly. Fix "Excluded" or "Error" pages to rank faster.