{"id":12964,"date":"2025-05-12T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/19-sitemap-examples-for-any-type-of-website-best-practices\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:47:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:47:00","slug":"19-sitemap-examples-for-any-type-of-website-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/12\/19-sitemap-examples-for-any-type-of-website-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"19 Sitemap Examples for Any Type of Website (+ Best Practices)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your sitemap is exactly what it sounds like: a map of your site\u2019s pages.<\/p>\n

A good sitemap organizes all your most important pages logically, and it can help Google crawl and understand your site.<\/p>\n

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Free template:<\/strong> Want to create your own visual sitemap like the example above? Download our free Canva template here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Below, I\u2019ll go through 19 example sitemaps and explain the key best practices to help you build your own.<\/p>\n

Beyond XML<\/a>, HTML<\/a>, and visual sitemaps<\/a>, I\u2019ve categorized the examples below by site type. This way, you can find examples of sitemaps from websites like yours.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll cover sitemaps for:<\/p>\n