I’ve been generating an .xml sitemap then using .xsl to transform it to html to then style it. But lately I’ve been wondering if there’s a benefit to using xml vs. a generic html page and adding a list of page links myself.
Todd
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The only reason to hang on to the XML is if you are writing it in Google’s format. They (Google) like a particular sitemap.xml file (and like to be told it’s there in the submission process) because it allows you to decorate your content with additional semantic value, like page weight. I’m not convinced that they trust it very far (maybe they trust you to down-rank, but not up-rank particular pages) but every little bit helps when describing something to the blind, right?
Walter
On Oct 10, 2012, at 1:15 AM, Todd wrote:
I’ve been generating an .xml sitemap then using .xsl to transform it to html to then style it. But lately I’ve been wondering if there’s a benefit to using xml vs. a generic html page and adding a list of page links myself.
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