Types of Sitemap
There are two types of sitemaps:
• XML sitemap
• HTML sitemap
An XML sitemap is in an XML format that is tailored for the search engines. It
is used to indicate information about various pages. However, it is not user-friendly,
because it caters to search engines and not human users. An XML sitemap sheds light
on information such as the relationships between pages, their update history, and the
frequency with which they are updated.
On the other hand, an HTML sitemap is user-friendly and tailored for human users.
It helps them find the page containing content they are looking for. Because it is user-
friendly, it also makes the website more accessible to spiders.
You need to remember that XML sitemaps cater to search engine crawlers, whereas
HTML sitemaps cater to human users. In addition, HTML sitemaps are not supported in
the Google Search Console utility.
Difference between HTML and XML Sitemaps
As mentioned earlier, XML sitemaps are developed for search engine spiders and contain the
website’s page URLs along with additional information such as update history. Listing 6-1
shows the XML sitemap created for one of our client websites, http://techvictus.com/ .
Listing 6-1. Example XML Sitemap
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9
http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd">
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/about.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/solution.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/sns.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url><url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/partners.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/training.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/resource.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<url>
<loc>http://www.techvictus.com/login.html</loc>
<lastmod>2016-03-12</lastmod>
<changefreq>daily</changefreq>
<priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
</urlset>
An HTML sitemap provides an indexed list of the website’s content in addition to
the site’s navigation. Such a list increases the accessibility of the website from both the
user and search engine perspective. For example, it helps users who are browsing a
website by providing the list of web pages, which may save time for a user who is looking
for a specific page.
Example HTML Sitemap
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>Sitemap</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://www.techvictus.com/">Techvictus</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/about.html">Techvictus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/solution.html">Techvictus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/sns.html">Techvictus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/partners.html">Techvictus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/training.html">Techvictus</a></l><li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/resource.html">Techvictus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/login.html">Techvictus</a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
Making the Choice
It is a good practice to use both XML and HTML sitemaps for your website. XML sitemaps
provide the search engines with information related to all the pages on a website. They
also include pages that are not directly connected to the home page, such as posts.
HTML sitemaps, on the other hand, contain a list of pages along with their links. This
enables users to visit specific pages on your website, eliminating the hassle of navigating
through all the pages. In addition, such a list helps track which pages are being visited the
most by users.
Creating a Sitemap
After reading the previous sections, you may be ready to add a sitemap to your website.
In this section, you create an HTML sitemap for the http://www.techvictus.com/
website.
Creating an HTML Sitemap
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Sitemap</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://www.techvictus.com/">Techvictus</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/about.html">Techvictus:About us</a></li>
<li>< a href="http://www.techvictus.com/solution.html">Techvictus:Solutions
</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/sns.html">Techvictus:Service and
Solutions</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/partners.html">Techvictus:Partners
</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/training.html">Techvictus:Training
</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/resource.html">Techvictus:Resource
</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.techvictus.com/login.html">Techvictus:Login</a></li>
</ul>
</body>
</html>
This HTML sitemap enables users to find the correct path to the content they are
looking for. If you want information related to the organization, you can click the About
Us link listed in the sitemap.
This sitemap uses the <br> (break) tag. Instead of <br> , you can also use the
unordered list tag ( <ul> ); it depends on your preference.
A plethora of sitemap generator tools are available for free on the web.
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