site map

noun

variants or less commonly sitemap

ˈsīt-ˌmap

plural site maps also sitemaps

: a map showing the locations of features (such as buildings or parking) on a site

a festival site map

The developer's site map shows a retail shopping plaza along U.S. 98, which has a traffic count of 44,500 cars per day.—

Paul Nutcher

usually sitemap : an XML file that lists links to all of a website's pages and typically includes some information about each (such as when the page was most recently modified)

Note: This kind of sitemap is designed to help search engines find each page of a website.

A sitemap is another file that lives in your root directory. It serves as a roadmap for search engines with direct links to every page on your site.—

Brian Frederick

often sitemap : a web page or section of a web page that lists links to usually all of the web pages on that website

Note: This kind of sitemap is designed to help visitors to the site find what they are looking for.

Although somewhat out of fashion, the goal of the HTML sitemap is a noble one: to allow users to find any major page of the website with a single click. Many websites will have links to these sitemaps in the footer navigation, but you can list them anywhere your users will find them. Once a user navigates to your sitemap, they should see an easy-to-read list of every major page of your site.—

Jeffrey Bayram

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Cook Children’s Medical Center this week submitted preliminary site maps to city officials for a 3.6 acre complex about a block away from its main campus on Cooper Street and Eighth Avenue. —

Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024 The complete lineup and the new site map is available via the Stagecoach mobile app, including music happening inside the Toyota Music Den and Guy’s Smokehouse. —

Kelli Skye Fadroski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2024