Creating a first sitemap

The following is a simple sitemap XML file that can be used with the MvcSiteMapProvider:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> 
<mvcSiteMap xmlns="http://mvcsitemap.codeplex.com/schemas/MvcSiteMap-File-3.0" enableLocalization="true"> 
  <mvcSiteMapNode title="Home" controller="Home" action="Index" changeFrequency="Always" updatePriority="Normal"> 
    <mvcSiteMapNode title="Browse Store" controller="Store" action="Index" /> 
    <mvcSiteMapNode title="Checkout" controller="Checkout" /> 
  </mvcSiteMapNode> 
</mvcSiteMap>

The following attributes can be given on an XML node element:

Attribute	Required?	Default	Description
title	Yes	(empty)	The title of the node.
description	No	(empty)	Description of the node.
area	No	(empty)	The MVC area for the sitemap node. If not specified, it will be inherited from a node higher in the hierarchy.
controller	Yes	(empty)	The MVC controller for the sitemap node. If not specified, it will be inherited from a node higher in the hierarchy.
action	Yes	(empty)	The MVC action method for the sitemap node. If not specified, it will be inherited from a node higher in the hierarchy.
key	No	(autogenerated)	The unique identifier for the node.
url	No	(autogenerated based on routes)	The URL represented by the node.
roles	No	(empty)	Comma-separated list of roles allowed to access the node and its child nodes.
httpMethod	No	*	The HTTP method that will be used to check node accessibility. This value is used to select correct controller action if a controller has multiple action accepting different HTTP verbs. Set to * to use HTTP method of current request.
resourceKey	No	(empty)	Optional resource key.
clickable	No	True	Is the node clickable or just a grouping node?
targetFrame	No	(empty)	Optional target frame for the node link.
imageUrl	No	(empty)	Optional image to be shown by supported HtmlHelpers.
lastModifiedDate	No	(empty)	Last modified date for the node.
changeFrequency	No	Undefined	Change frequency for the node.
updatePriority	No	Undefined	Update priority for the node.
dynamicNodeProvider	No	(empty)	A class name implementing MvcSiteMapProvider.Extensibility.IDynamicNodeProvider and providing dynamic nodes for the site map.
urlResolver	No	Sitemap provider's ISiteMapNodeUrlResolver instance	Class that will be used to generate URLs for sitemap nodes.
visibilityProvider	No	Sitemap provider's ISiteMapNodeVisibilityProvider instance	Class that will be used to determine visibility for a sitemap node.
preservedRouteParameters	No	(empty)	Optional preserved route parameter names (= values that will be used from the current request route).
inheritedRouteParameters	No	(empty)	Optional. Route values that should be inherited from the parent sitemap node. This is not a replacement for the SiteMapPreserveRouteDataAttribute.