Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

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Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

Postby danielnash » Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:31 am

I'm confused about sitemap.xml or sitemap.html, please suggest me which is better?
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Re: Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

Postby RHCalvin » Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:49 pm

Sitemap.xml is more important. XML sitemap is a coded sitemap used to submit in webmaster tool to help spiders crawl them and index the webpages in search engines.
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Re: Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

Postby riyajindal » Tue Jan 29, 2019 7:42 am

The simplest explanation is that XML is primarily for the search engines while HTML is written for the users. A XML sitemap protocol is specifically intended for search engine spiders. At its root, XML is a file that includes all the behind the scenes activity on a web site.
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Re: Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

Postby Arpita » Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:48 am

The difference is that XML sitemaps are written for search engines and HTML sitemaps are written for humans.

An XML sitemap is specifically written for search engine spiders. A search engine spider can quickly and easily extract all the important pieces of information about your site by looking at the XML file.

An HTML sitemap enables lost human users to find a page on your site that they are looking for. Remember that search engines reward sites that are easy to use and that, in many cases, you can improve your site’s ranking by improving your user experience. It may be the case that you provide a better user experience by providing an HTML sitemap.
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Re: Which is better: sitemap.xml or sitemap.html

Postby andy123 » Fri Feb 22, 2019 6:06 am

sitemap.xml is more important also google search engines crawls the website regularly you can get all the information about the website through html sitemap.
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