Build sitemaps using the #1 rated sitemap creator
Elevate your UX with Slickplan. Quickly visualize, plan, build and brand projects using our sitemap creator's easy drag and drop interface.
I love how simple and user-friendly Slickplan is. The Site Crawler Tool is genius! I had my first sitemap created in minutes, and sharing with my clients is effortless. Wait, there’s also a WordPress plugin for importing my projects? Thanks for making life so easy!
Sitemap Builder key features & tools
Whether it's meant to convert, inform or entertain, there are lots of moving parts that go into planning a killer website. From creating an instinctive user flow to information architecture to nailing the SEO, Slickplan has you covered.
Create sitemap structures
Improve website planning and create new website structures from scratch using drag and drop or start with an existing website by importing its URL, sitemap index file or Google XML file. Slickplan's visual sitemap generator builds easy to navigate hierarchical sitemaps to help you present and test a variety of architecture scenarios for web pages.Manage large sitemaps
Decrease turnaround time when planning large website projects by using Slickplan's site crawler to import thousands (!) of web pages from an existing site in seconds. Stay focused by consolidating pages into collapsible tree-like structures or sections and edit multiple pages at once with the batch editor.Add page attributes
Stay organized with Slickplan. Take advantage of the properties panel to add attributes like page types, notes, URL links and Google Analytics page metrics – you can even upload attachments. Moreover, sitemap pages are connected to other modules including: Content Planner, Diagram Maker, and Design Mockups for a seamless user experience.Customize sitemaps
Make your sitemap and information architecture easier to follow by changing each page's text color, background color, border color and line connections in the sitemap creator. Add logos and apply premade or custom color schemes to make sitemaps unique to your client's brand or your own.Collaborate and share
Bring everyone together to move projects along faster. Collaborate and communicate in real time with team members, clients and contractors with live chat and simultaneous editing. Integration with project management software like Basecamp and Slack only enhances the productivity further. Share mode lets your clients review and add feedback to a cloud-based, read-only preview of the project.Incorporate SEO metrics
Ensure your website is found by connecting your Google Analytics accounts with Slickplan to make data-driven decisions based on detailed insights into the best and worst performing pages. View page performance stats and identify (and fix!) broken links directly inside sitemap projects. Optimize user journey paths and build SEO-focused website structures that Google, Yahoo, Bing and beyond can easily index.Site crawler & XML import
Quickly build sitemaps from an existing website with Slickplan's popular site crawler. Along with your website structure, our sitemap generator tool automatically crawls key information including file/directory names, H1 tags, page titles, URLs, robots.txt file and meta descriptions. Simply enter a URL and let us take care of the rest. Other import options include: Google XML (sitemap.xml file), WordPress XML, Slickplan sitemap XML or text files. Once imported, you can immediately start making edits to your sitemap.Export sitemaps
Expedite the transition from planning to development by exporting Slickplan projects – including content, HTML elements and CSS hooks – directly to a content management system using any of our pre-built CMS plugins: WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, ExpressionEngine and concrete5 or the developer API. Export sitemap files as PDFs, PNG image screenshots or vectors in different sizes and orientations or HTML, DOCX, CSV and TXT formats. Your webmasters and developers will love you.
Sitemap creator additional features
What else can this puppy do? Glad you asked. Scroll through and read up on how else our sitemap builder can make your projects easier.
Drag. drop. done.
Reorder a page—or your entire sitemap—in seconds. Just drag and drop pages or entire page groups.
User permissions
Keep projects secure by choosing which users on your account can view, comment or edit. Delegate responsibility by assigning project managers to specific projects.
Batch editing
Handle large sitemaps that require numerous edits easily with our batch editor. Change labels, colors and interactive features for several pages at once.
Page types
Understandability is a key to sitemap success. Adding page types makes a project easier to comprehend, more organized and helps deliver a refined final product.
Cell and text sizing
Comfort is key, make your sitemap project easier to read by customizing the size of cells and text to fit your preferences.
Keyboard shortcuts
In a hurry? Use the keyboard shortcuts you already know and love from other applications to easily undo, redo, zoom and add new pages.
Autosave
Don\'t lose any of your work! Your sitemaps save the instant changes are made. Nothing worse than a browser crash wiping hours of progress.
Version control
Make multiple iterations of your sitemap at the same time, start the A/B testing from the jump and work with your team to find the best solutions.
Search function
Whether your sitemap is 100 pages or 10, you don’t want to spend a ton of time trying to find what you’re looking for. Save time, use our search function.
Approvals and locking
Manage approvals and even assign specific contributors to approve your work. Lock sitemaps so changes can\'t be made after you’re finished.
Properties panel
Build a smarter sitemap with our properties panel. Add important info to guide development like page types, notes, links, attachments and Google Analytics data.
Choose orientation
Show off your fancy new sitemap in either horizontal, vertical or family tree orientations. The choice is yours.
Team editing
Let clients make suggestions, changes or create new versions of your sitemaps. If multiple people are working simultaneously, they’ll see changes in real time.
Sitemap templates
Why start from scratch? Get the ball rolling with one of our many built-in templates. They come in all shapes and sizes so chances are we’ve got you covered.
Integrations
Maintain your workflow and easily share sitemaps by connecting Slickplan to popular web apps including Basecamp, Teamwork and Slack.
Preferences perfected
Work however works for you by tailoring comment alerts, text case, automatic page numbering and more to your liking.
Branded sitemaps
Your clients work hard to build their brands, show that game recognizes game and present sitemaps branded with their own logos. Those little things go a long way.
External linking
Need to link to an external site or document? Add a custom URL to any cell on your sitemap.
In-place editing
Renaming was never easier: just double-click the text and start typing. Changes appear directly on the sitemap cell.
Undo and redo
Made a mistake? All is forgiven with the one-click undo button. Oh that wasn’t a mistake after all? You can “redo” as well, no big whoop.
Custom sub-domain
Every account comes with its own sub-domain. Send clients to your very own Slickplan sitemap. A very pro look.
Page numbering
Always find what you’re looking for with page numbering that automatically changes as you edit. As a sitemap grows, numbers are easier to reference than page names.
Clone it
Want to repeat a page or group of them across a few parts of your sitemap? Clone ‘em in a flash with our simple tool.
Page count
Sitemaps can grow rapidly, make sure to stay within the scope of a project by keeping tabs on how many pages you have at a glance with our handy page counter.
Zoom in/out
Big project? Don’t squint or move your face closer to the screen to see the details, just zoom in on the section you’re working on. Zoom out for the whole picture.
Sitemap creator resources
What is a sitemap?
What’s the difference between visual sitemaps, HTML sitemaps and Google sitemaps? See why they're important for web design and the major search engines.
How to design sitemaps?
Design is a process, start by developing a strategy and an intuitive structure will grow from there.
Create sitemaps visually
Visually designing sitemaps lets you really see the hierarchy, internal links and more that are critical to properly planning your website.
Website structure strategy
Info about perfecting your website’s structure including insights on planning, information architecture and more to help get those clicks.
A no cost sitemap creator
Our freemium version never costs a penny and gives you access to basic features, or, upgrade and try out the entire suite for the same price.