Difference between XML Sitemap & HTML Sitemap?

[thaichacha]

Difference between XML Sitemap & HTML Sitemap?

[John-Smith]

The simplest explanation is that XML is primarily for the search engines while HTML is written for the users. An 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.

[RH-Calvin]

HTML sitemap is a plain text sitemap used by browsers to know and surf through your website pages. XML sitemap is a coded sitemap used to submit in webmaster tool to help spiders crawl them and index the webpages in search engines.