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First it should be noted, that at the time of writing this, the XML sitemap module is not working on Drupal 8, which makes Simple XML sitemap the obvious choice for Drupal 8 installations. However, there is effort to port the XML sitemap module to D8 stable, see this queue. This comparison may be interesting for XML sitemap users moving to Drupal 8 or for users intending to wait for the port. (Do not wait, help out!) Please also be advised that gbyte made Simple XML sitemap, which makes this comparison intrinsically biased. There are major differences between Simple XML sitemap (simple_sitemap) and XML sitemap (xmlsitemap) and depending on your use case, you might want to choose one or the other. What sets the modules apart are their complexity, performance and feature sets.

Today's users are becoming increasingly spoiled by technologies allowing them to deeply interact with websites without having to create an account first. To keep up with this development and to entice users to use your website without them having to give up any personal information requires a bit of problem solving in Drupal.

The Simple XML Sitemap module was originally created by gbyte as a temporary replacement for the non-functioning Drupal 8 XML Sitemamp Module. After putting some more work into it however, we decided to use it for some of our future projects, as it is very lightweight and simple to use.

The Drupal 7 translation system including the internationalization package is a heavy beast and while it mostly gets the job done, it is all but intuitive in use.

For high volume translations it is recommended to use the translation template extractor and translate the strings externally. For small corrections however, it is often much more convenient to use the translation interface (admin/config/regional/translate/translate).