XML Site Validators...Any Good Ones?
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Before submitting to Google, I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for testing sitemaps out before submitting?
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Exactly, I removed some URLS, and tweeked the priorities, in Dreamweaver, then saved. I want to make sure nothing got messed up. WMT has the ability to test before submitting, which I just learned. I used xml-sitemaps.com stand alone, which passed the WMT test. Now I'm going to do some editing, and try it again before submitting.
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http://validator.w3.org/#validate_by_upload+with_options
This link will check all possible issues. Is there a reason you think you may have potential problems with your sitemap? It's always a good idea to open your sitemap in notepad, to manually check for any issues, or URLs you dont want indexed. Tools will only check for errors in the code, and not for any URLs you may not want to include. Many sitemap generators can include strange or unatural (non-SEF) URLs, especially if you are using a cms such as Joomla or WordPress.
I would do a manual check first, then proceed to use the tool above. Hope this helps!
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