信息架构：顾名思义，信息架构充当了映射交互模式和路径的蓝图。它主要侧重于组织信息、构建网站和移动应用程序，并帮助用户导航以查找和处理他们想要的内容。
站点地图：站点地图，顾名思义，是网站SEO(搜索引擎优化)的一项基本功能，可以改善网站的爬行。它只是在单页布局中提供网页列表，并为搜索引擎提供更好的可见性。
信息架构与站点地图：
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Information Architecture |
Sitemap |
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| Information architecture is basically process of creating the structure of the website. | A sitemap is basically a list of web pages of the website within a domain. |
| It is required for users as users might get lost when visiting the website. | It is required to help both users and search engines to navigate the site. |
| It provides content in a clear and understandable way, arranges it according to the relation among content pieces, etc. | It provides information about web pages, videos, etc., on websites and relationships among them. |
| It mainly focuses on organizing, structuring, and labeling content in a more effective and understandable way. | It mainly focuses on providing a map that contains information about all located resources on the website. |
| Its main goal is to help users or visitors to find information and complete their task. | Its main goal is to help you clarify what exactly the website’s goals are before starting designing and creating content so that one can ensure that each and every part of the website is stepping towards the completion of the goal. |
| It involves structuring components of a website to make it more understandable and so that people can find what they want easily and smoothly. | It involves a flow chart that shows always that users or visitors can navigation through the website. |
| Types of information architecture include hierarchical architecture, sequential architecture, matrix architecture, etc. | Types of sitemap includes HTML sitemap, XML sitemap, etc. |
| Good information structure makes the path clear for visitors, makes the site easier to navigate, and increases user experience. | A good sitemap allows one to prioritize and rank webpages as well as one can also give them scores between 0.1 and 1. |