Sitemap is a textually represented hierarchical model of website?s content pages. The list is provided with links to its counterpart sections of the website and are organized by topic in an XML format, thus the term ? XML Sitemap.
XML document provides instructions to search engine crawl bots to search and display content/information users have requested for.
Example ? The layout maps in huge shopping malls perform the same function as that of a sitemap for the website. But websites which are small in nature are usually uncomplicated and a sitemap there would not be required, like you would not want to refer a layout map for smaller shopping malls where it is easy to locate our way.
