Is it bad to have same page listed twice in sitemap?

[StickyRiceSEO]

Hello,

I have found that from an HTML  (not xml) sitemap of a website, a page has been listed twice. Is it okay or will it be considered duplicate content?

Both the links use same anchor text, but different urls that redirect to another (final) page. I thought ideal way is to use final page in sitemap (and in all internal linking), not the intermediate pages. Am I right?

[NakulGoyal]

If it's a sitemap for the users and the page appears under 2 different categories, it's okay. Think usability here.

However, if/when it's the XML sitemap, it should only be there once.

As for the intermediary pages, If I were you, if they offer a good purpose (the reason you have those pages in the 1st place), they should then be listed in both the XML and HTML sitemaps if they help the users.

So to answer your question more directly, if your question is:

Is it bad to have same page listed twice in XML sitemap? Yes, it will generate an error/warning in webmaster console.

Is it bad to have same page listed twice in HTML sitemap? No, if that's what is needed for users, it's okay.

I hope that helps.

[Nobody1560986989723]

Firstly, do you mean a HTML sitemap (i.e. a sitemap page on a website) or an XML sitemap (one that is submitted to Google/Bing for indexing)?

If both links go to the same page, then it's not duplicate content. Duplicate content is the same stuff on different URLs.

If an internal sitemap has two links redirecting to one end page then this is highly inefficient and the links should point directly to the end page.

That being the case, then only one link is really needed.

If... after all that you meant an XML sitemap, then it's not duplicate content to have it listed twice, but it should be only listed once in this case.

[carbbon]

I think the other filled in all the details. But simply put:

XML sitemap? Yes, it will generate an error/warning in the Dashboard console.

HTML sitemap? No, as long as it is listed for better navigation and not keyword loading.

[josh-riley]

I had it happen in a sitemap I submitted to Google in my Webmaster tools and it didn't like it. So I removed it and resubmitted it.