What is XML Sitemap? | Basics of XML and Importance in SEO

XML stands for eXtensible Markup Language, and it is a markup language. It is essential to building Android applications. To understand the use of XML in search engines and SEO, you need to know about XML sitemaps and the basics of XML. An XML sitemap is a roadmap for search engines. Applying the basic rules of XML plays a crucial role in creating an XML sitemap. Let us get started with this amazing tutorial!

In this video, which is part of Internshala’s Android app development training, you will learn:

XML basics
What is an XML sitemap, and how is it important?
Basic rules of XML
What is an XML file?
What is an XML sitemap in SEO?
Example of sitemap XML

Let us briefly delve into the concept of an XML sitemap.

What is a sitemap in XML?
A sitemap in XML is a type of file that lists all the pages of a website in an XML format. XML Sitemaps are written using the basic rules of XML, such as tags, parent and child tags, and the syntax for writing tags (name and attributes of a tag). The sitemap must adhere to the syntax and specifications of XML.

Why is it important?
A sitemap in XML is important because it allows search engines to crawl and index accurate websites.

What is an XML sitemap in SEO?
The role of XML sitemaps in SEO is that they allow search engines to crawl the site more efficiently and to improve the visibility of a website.

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HIGHLIGHTS

0:04 Introduction
0:21 What is XML?
0:33 Basic Rules in XML
0:38 Use of Tags to Write an XML Code
0:41 How to Write a Tag?
0:54 Short Syntax to Write a Tag
1:07 Parent and Child Tags
1:21 Example of Parent and Child Tags
1:54 Use of Short Syntax for Parent Tags
2:15 Syntax for Writing Tags
2:46 Quiz Time

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[KanhaiyaKumar-xyqk]

Popeye tag cannot be written like: <Popeye/>, because it has child tags. Parent tag without having child tag is written as short syntax tag.

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[er.rambishwashbaitha]

Tags <Popeye/> is XML tag with self closing tags short Syntex . In above snippets <Popeye\> is parents tags consists of two child tags like <Spinach>&<Anchor>

[l.cs.s]

No, The tag Popeye cannot be shown in this manner because popeye tag is the parent tag having child tags.And to close a parent tag it is written in the format </parent>

[utsavrami]

Not possible, because popeye is a parent tag and it has also the child tag like spinch and anchor, so we can not write as a </popeye>. We can write if parent tag has no children tag.

[premjaiswal]

Tag Popeye cannot be written like : <Popeye/>
Because <Popeye> tag has child tags,
But if we want to write short syntax for tags then it must not have any child tags.

[jeevanr]

No, according to the previous explanation given in the video.. we can conclude that Popeye is a Parent tag. It can also be verified by seeing the picture that it contains another two child tags within it . Hence, we can't write <Popeye/> as it becomes self closing tag which means that it has child tags.
Thank you!

[bharataggarwal]

No, We can't written like <Popeye/> because this is an parent tag which contains child tag.So, it cannot be written like short syntax unless it has no child tags.

[charannarukulla]

Not possible for parent tags. A parent tag is something that can hold something inside it like child's.

[shivamshukla]

The following code given <Popeya> tag is a parent tag and we are can't use short tag for parent class bcz parent class always have child tag and just because they have child class we can't use short tag for parent class ....but we can use short tag for <Spinach> and <anchor> bcz they don't have any child tag.

[mohamedameer]

No the popeye tag can't be written like <popeye/> because popeye tag is an parent tag and it'll have child tags, so the short syntax can't be used when you have child tags

[rimjhimmukherjee]

No we cannot write <Popeye/> in this code because here <Popeye> is the parent of <Spinach> and <Anchor> child.

[banilkumar]

No we can't write parent tag holding child tags as short syntax tag

[allrounderenter]

No, Because we already know that if any Parent have their than Parent tag can not be written in shortform. there for we can not written.

[mdsalmaninamdar]

We can't write a parent tag <popeye/>
It means there is no child tag we have to use</popeye> after closing child tag

[manikgrover]

The closing tag of spinach and anchor is not right same as well as closing parent tag

[shubhangibhatt]

Popeye cannot be written like <Popeye/> tag in short form because it has child tag spinach and anchor if it doesn't have any child tag so it can be written in short form .

[arpitasingh]

We can't write <Popeye/> because it contains child tags. If there is no child tags then we can write Popeye tag as short syntax tag

[tanujendrapchand]

No, as the <popeye> is a parent tag and contain child tags inside it it cannot be written as <popeye\>

[sujatamaiti]

It's not possible. As it is a parent tag which contains child tags in it. Parent tag can't start and end in a single manner .