There is a compromise between both HTML and XML sitemaps, so as always in SEO, “it depends.” Read below why, when and how to use sitemaps to benefit your website and its users.

As Matt said, once you make an HTML sitemap, making an XML version is extremely easy. So, my advice, do both, if possible. Forum discussion at DigitalPoint Forums .

This XML sitemap is used by search engines which follow the XML sitemap standard. This file contains links to sub-sitemaps, follow them to see the actual sitemap content. https://news.mongabay.com ...

One of them is – submitting an XML sitemap to Google. Although a sitemap is one of the parts of “technical SEO”, it doesn’t require any technical knowledge, and most importantly, it’s free and easier ...

John Mueller of Google has always downplayed the importance of HTML sitemaps over the years, he is a fan of XML sitemaps, but HTML sitemaps, not so much. On Mastodon the other day he really showed ...

WordPress released more details about the WordPress 5.5 XML sitemap feature coming in August 2020. There’s a lot of good news about the coming WordPress sitemap. Yet despite all the good things ...

In recent times, HTML and XML have become two of the most popular languages used across the internet. Due to their wide range of applications, advantages, and disadvantages, these languages can be ...

The major search engines have announced an update to the sitemaps.org protocol which enables site owners to store their XML Sitemap files in any location — even on a different domain than the ...