In short. Squarespace serves its generated sitemap at /sitemap.xml, with page URLs and image metadata subject to page settings and content-type exclusions.
Definition: A Squarespace sitemap is an automatically generated XML file at
/sitemap.xmlthat lists site URLs and image metadata. As of 17 October 2026, Squarespace documents inclusion rules that exclude some pages and uploaded files.
Key facts
- Squarespace's sitemap guide gives URLs for custom domains and built-in Squarespace domains.
- Squarespace's index-page guide describes index pages as layouts combining content from sub-pages in version 7.0.
- The search-hiding guide distinguishes sitemap removal through page settings from code injection, which leaves the page listed.
- As of 17 October 2026, Google's sitemap overview explains that search engines read sitemaps to crawl sites more efficiently.
Where is the file?
The Squarespace guide gives these address patterns, with the placeholders replaced by the primary domain or Squarespace site name:
https://www.yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml
https://sitename.squarespace.com/sitemap.xml
Site availability must be Public for the sitemap to load. Trial sites and parking pages have no sitemap. A domain registered through Squarespace but connected to another website provider uses that provider's sitemap arrangements.
Which pages and content appear?
Squarespace's inclusion table includes page URLs, pages in dropdowns, image metadata, and content within index pages. It excludes individual index sub-page URLs, disabled pages, password-protected pages, old redirect URLs, uploaded-file URLs, code-block content, embed-block content, and style information.
An index page combines sub-pages into a shared layout. Squarespace's index-page documentation limits this feature to certain version 7.0 templates. A stacked index places each sub-page in a section of a single scrolling page. A grid index uses images that link to the connected pages. The sitemap guide distinguishes content inside an index from its individual sub-page URLs.
For search exclusions, Squarespace's comparison of page settings and code injection identifies different sitemap effects. A noindex tag tells search engines to exclude a page from search results. Enabling Hide page from search results in the page's SEO tab removes the page from the sitemap. Adding that tag through code injection leaves the page in the sitemap. A sitemap review therefore needs to account for the method used to hide a page.
What does a sitemap check establish?
Google's sitemap overview describes the file as information about pages, files, and their relationships. It can also carry details such as a page's last update or an image's location. Finding a URL in the file establishes that the sitemap lists it; Google decides which listed items it crawls and indexes.
The same documentation says Google can usually find most pages when internal links connect them properly. Those links may come from the site menu or from links placed on pages. The sitemap provides another source of URLs for crawling.
Related terms
- XML sitemap
- Does hiding a Squarespace page remove it from the sitemap?
- Can I directly edit a Squarespace sitemap?
- Does submitting a sitemap ensure indexing?
FAQ
Can you edit the sitemap directly?
No. Squarespace's sitemap guide says the file cannot be edited directly. Adding or removing site content updates it automatically.
Does a listed page have to appear in Google Search?
No. Google's sitemap documentation says listed items may still go uncrawled or unindexed. Use the file to check its URL inventory.
Sources
- Squarespace, "View your site map", 7 July 2026
- Squarespace, "Index pages in version 7.0", 27 July 2026
- Squarespace, "Hiding your site from search results", 22 May 2026
- Google Search Central, "Learn about sitemaps", 10 December 2025
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