Sitemaps Generated have "&" Entity Escaped into "&" in URLs
Abstract: To obey XML and HTML protocols and standards, A1 Sitemap Generator makes sure all generated sitemaps are valid and entity escaped including the ampersand character "&". Navigate:Sitemap Generator | Buy | Download | Help Index
Making sure XML and HTML Documents are Valid and Entity Escaped
There are many rules for XML documents and HTML files. While most internet browsers are forgiving,
most sitemap validators are not.
This includes when submitting XML Sitemaps to Google.
It is desired behavior that
A1 Sitemap Generator
entity escapes convert
&
into
&
<
into
<
>
into
>
in URLs, titles, descriptions etc. when building HTML and XML sitemap files.
By doing this, all HTML Validators, XML Validators, internet browsers etc. can correctly
parse URLs when you submit/view sitemap files.
Notes:
When viewing XML sitemap files in internet browsers, they will usually show & as the & ampersand character.
To see the actual code of generated XML sitemaps,
use text editor tools or view source in your internet browser.
You should not copy and paste
URLs with converted & to & into your internet browser address field. That will normally not work.