You can add pages to a project either when creating it or at any time afterward. There are three ways to do so: copy-pasting URLs, importing from a CSV file, or importing from an XML sitemap.
1. Copy-paste URLs
Paste up to 2 000 URLs, one per line, directly into the input field. This is the fastest way to add a small to medium batch of pages.
2. Import from CSV
Upload a CSV file containing one URL per line. The maximum file size is 25 MB, which allows for a large number of URLs. Make sure the file is properly formatted to avoid import errors.
3. Import from XML sitemap
Provide the URL of an XML sitemap. IndexCheckr will fetch the sitemap, extract the URLs, and add them to your project. Choose how often IndexCheckr should recheck the sitemap for new pages:
Daily
Weekly
Biweekly
Monthly
New pages found in the sitemap will be automatically imported and checked based on your settings.
Sitemap and sitemap index support
IndexCheckr supports both standard XML sitemaps and sitemap indexes (sitemaps of sitemaps), with support for up to three levels of nesting.
A standard sitemap contains URLs directly.
A sitemap index contains links to other sitemaps, which may themselves be sitemap indexes.
When you add a standard sitemap, IndexCheckr immediately displays the number of URLs it contains. This number corresponds to how many pages may be imported and how many credits may be consumed.
When you add a sitemap index, the total number of pages is not always known upfront. In this case, an Estimate number of pages button is displayed.
You can click this button to get an estimate before importing.
You can also skip the estimate and start the import directly.
For very large sitemap indexes, the estimation process may time out. If that happens, you can still proceed with the import without an estimate.
Import behavior and credit usage
Sitemap imports run in the background and usually start a few seconds after submission. Pages appear progressively in the Pages Report as they are discovered and added.
If the sitemap contains more pages than your available credits allow, IndexCheckr will perform a partial import. Pages are added until your credits are exhausted, and the remaining URLs are skipped.
This behavior applies to both standard sitemaps and sitemap indexes.
Once imported, the number of associated sitemaps is displayed in the Project Overview. Clicking this number opens the sitemap management, where you can change the import frequency for each sitemap or delete them entirely.
Additional options
When adding pages (using any method), you can also:
Set the recheck frequency for the imported pages (None, Daily, Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly)
Enable stop-when-indexed, so IndexCheckr stops rechecking a page once it’s confirmed as indexed (this option is off by default)
Get notified by email when the check for this batch of URLs is complete
For more details about how rechecks, email notifications, and credit usage work, see Automatic rechecks and email notifications.
Summary
Adding pages is flexible and optimized for both small and large-scale imports, whether you're working manually or automating via sitemap sync.