Does converting the symbol '&' to '&' in XML file affect the google search? -
i have generated xml sitemap, submit google search engine. while testing xml file in notepad++ , notepad looks perfect. while testing browsers google, ie, firefox, , edge either shows error or not display properly. in chrome found problem due &
symbol. so, replaced &
symbols &
. browsers displayed properly. but, converted urls using &
not works.
does changing &
&
affects sitemap, has submitted google search engine?
for example,
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <sitemapindex xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xsi:schemalocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/siteindex.xsd"> <sitemap> <loc>http://www.example.com/about.php?course=physics&code=ptxui</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-23t06:29:42+01:00</lastmod> </sitemap> </sitemapindex>
the above converted
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <sitemapindex xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/xmlschema-instance" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xsi:schemalocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/siteindex.xsd"> <sitemap> <loc>http://www.example.com/about.php?course=physics&code=ptxui</loc> <lastmod>2016-02-23t06:29:42+01:00</lastmod> </sitemap> </sitemapindex>
the second example (&
&
) works fine in browsers. but, url invalid.
yes, affects google search.
it work, because valid xml, , in xml &
way represent &
whether it's in uri or not.
without should not expect work.
but, url invalid.
note in xml <loc>http://www.example.com/about.php?course=physics&code=ptxui</loc>
uri given http://www.example.com/about.php?course=physics&code=ptxui
. haven't turned valid uri invalid uri, you've turned doesn't exist because parsing xml fail before parsing has chance examine uri valid uri.
again, &
xml source way of representing &
. if want xml indicate &
want have &
in source.
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