Can I Share or Export a Sitemap Created in WriteMaps?

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Yes. WriteMaps supports both sharing and exporting a sitemap. According to the site, you can "Export your visual sitemap and content to PDF or Share it via a unique URL to get input and signoff from your team and client without any fuss." That means two distinct paths: a PDF for a fixed, sendable artifact, and a unique URL for a live, collaborative view. This applies to visual sitemaps built in WriteMaps, not to XML sitemap files.

What "share" and "export" actually mean here

The two options serve different purposes, so the right choice depends on whether you need feedback or a record.

| Method | Format | Best for | What the recipient needs | |---|---|---|---|---| | Share via unique URL | Live link to the sitemap | Gathering input, comments, and signoff from a team or client | The link | | Export | PDF (sitemap and content) | Handoffs, documentation, archiving an approved version | A PDF reader |

The site frames both around the same goal: getting "input and signoff from your team and client." A URL is the better fit when you expect changes or back-and-forth. A PDF is the better fit when the structure is settled and you want a stable copy.

Sharing a sitemap via unique URL

WriteMaps describes sharing as sending a unique URL so others can review the sitemap and provide input. The practical flow:

  1. Build the visual sitemap in WriteMaps.
  2. Use the share option to generate a unique URL for that sitemap.
  3. Send the URL to your team or client.
  4. They open it to review the structure and give feedback or signoff.

The expected result is that reviewers see the same sitemap you built, without needing to recreate it or receive a static file. This is the option to use when the sitemap is still moving and you want comments folded back in.

Exporting a sitemap to PDF

Exporting produces a PDF containing the visual sitemap and its content. This is useful when you need a version that won't change, such as an approved structure for a project record or a document to attach to a brief.

  1. Build the sitemap and, if relevant, fill in page content.
  2. Choose the export option.
  3. Select PDF as the output.
  4. Save the file and distribute it.

Because the export includes content as well as structure, it doubles as a way to capture the copy or notes gathered during planning, not just the page hierarchy.

Which should you use?

  • Use the unique URL when you need feedback, comments, or signoff and expect the sitemap to keep changing.
  • Use the PDF export when you need a fixed snapshot for documentation, archiving, or a formal handoff.
  • Use both in sequence: share the URL while planning, then export a PDF once the structure is approved.

A note on scope

These sharing and export features apply to the visual sitemaps you create in WriteMaps. They are separate from XML sitemaps, which are files like sitemap.xml listing your site's URLs and are typically generated by your platform or a plugin. WriteMaps is a visual sitemapping tool, so its share and export functions are aimed at communicating site structure and content, not at producing an XML file for search engines.

If your goal is team and client collaboration on site structure, the combination of a shareable URL and a PDF export covers both the working phase and the signoff phase.