Sitemap

[Sabre™]

Is it a good idea to let visitors see that XML page mate?
Do they have to be able to see it, so bots can?
I dont think it is a problem, but Im new to this, so Im not quite sure.
Or should it be only visible to admins?

Thanks for the info

[SlammedDime]

Anyone can see the XML page, the setting only determines who sees the link to it.  Depending on forum size, it could cause small server load, so to have visitors unnecessarily loading it could bog the site down.

[lobo777]

My mistake - perhaps I read the documentation incorrectly - could have been referring to manual install... but it was the documentation on the SMF mod download page under version SMF1.1.7.  I'll give it another shot!  It was probably misreading - I had been buried deep in some work for about 10 hours straight when I read it!

Where will the XML link show on the forum and where can the setting be found in Admin?

[SlammedDime]

Settings, iirc, are under Features and Options (been a lil while since I looked), and the XML link is on the Sitemap page itself.

[sombra]

im getting this errors its something i dont need to worry or i got to worry?

Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this member  Guest      Reverse chronological order of list  Today at 04:49:30 PM
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this IP address 65.55.212.220      Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this session 721ecdbd3e1de249d4d830de0373e615
     Apply Filter: Only show the errors of this type Type of error: Undefined
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this URL http://todoilegal.net/index.php?action=sitemap;start=0
Apply Filter: Only show the errors with the same message
8: Use of undefined constant sitemap_topic_count - assumed 'sitemap_topic_count'
Apply Filter: Only show the errors from this file
File: /home/todoile1/public_html/Sources/Sitemap.php
Line: 42
   
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this member Guest    Reverse chronological order of list Today at 03:53:25 PM
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this IP address 65.55.212.220      Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this session c544bff344c06fe2d8c85878705345b6
     Apply Filter: Only show the errors of this type Type of error: Undefined
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this URL http://todoilegal.net/index.php?action=sitemap;start=100
Apply Filter: Only show the errors with the same message
8: Use of undefined constant sitemap_topic_count - assumed 'sitemap_topic_count'
Apply Filter: Only show the errors from this file
File: /home/todoile1/public_html/Sources/Sitemap.php
Line: 42
   
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this member Guest    Reverse chronological order of list Today at 02:23:57 PM
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this IP address 38.99.13.121      Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this session af5030f50836e65265ac6faa2a868d0e
     Apply Filter: Only show the errors of this type Type of error: Undefined
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this URL http://todoilegal.net/index.php?action=sitemap;start=0
Apply Filter: Only show the errors with the same message
8: Use of undefined constant sitemap_topic_count - assumed 'sitemap_topic_count'
Apply Filter: Only show the errors from this file
File: /home/todoile1/public_html/Sources/Sitemap.php
Line: 42
   
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this member Guest    Reverse chronological order of list Today at 08:17:41 AM
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this IP address 38.99.13.121      Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this session cb3b7f33eb49760dfbb38b7a3801750a
     Apply Filter: Only show the errors of this type Type of error: Undefined
Apply Filter: Only show the error messages of this URL http://todoilegal.net/index.php?action=sitemap;start=100
Apply Filter: Only show the errors with the same message
8: Use of undefined constant sitemap_topic_count - assumed 'sitemap_topic_count'
Apply Filter: Only show the errors from this file
File: /home/todoile1/public_html/Sources/Sitemap.php
Line: 42

[Sabre™]

Anyone can see the XML page, the setting only determines who sees the link to it.  Depending on forum size, it could cause small server load, so to have visitors unnecessarily loading it could bog the site down.

Ahh ok.
Thanks for that info mate

Cheers

Do you know much about Tiny Portal?
Would it be possible to include the contents of the front page, and articles in the sitemap?

Or would it be best to ask at TP?

Thanks buddy

[ivo2296]

Hi,

Do i have to manually create sitemap.xml file in my forum's root in order to see domain.com/sitemap.xml?


Thanks!

[SlammedDime]

No, you would need to use the .htaccess rewrite method that as been discussed earlier.

Sombra - That was a bug in the 2.0 version, will be fixed in the next release.

[ivo2296]

No, you would need to use the .htaccess rewrite method that as been discussed earlier.

I'm using:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^sitemap.xml$ /index.php?action=sitemap;xml

[SlammedDime]

Not quite sure why it's not working then, is this in regards to the forum in your signature??

[Sabre™]

Do you know much about Tiny Portal?
Would it be possible to include the contents of the front page, and articles in the sitemap?

Or would it be best to ask at TP?

Thanks buddy

[ivo2296]

Not quite sure why it's not working then, is this in regards to the forum in your signature??

Yes - thanks.

[jozeta]

Google wont accept my sitemap. and i cant find a solution.
says:
Unsupported file format
Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit

url submited to google: hxxp:www.bulleforum.se/smf/index.php?action=sitemap;xml [nonactive]

i read the guidelines and the only diffrence is that my xml lacks a xml header. but  other members in this forums xml looks the same so this cant be the problem?

Sorry i forgott some info:

Mods Installed:

1.     TinyPortal      0.983      
2.    FlashChat Integration    1.0    
3.    Custom Profile Field Mod    3.17    
4.    SMF Links    1.6.5    
5.    User Email System    1.2    
6.    SMF Sitemap    1.2.1    
7.    Easy Edit Meta Data    1.0    
8.    Signature Settings Mod    1.1    
9.    Topic Ratings    1.03
10.    Colorized Membergroups    1.0
11.    EmailFlash    2.0
12.    Member Color Link    2.1.0    
13.    Disable shouting    1.0    
14.    Top 10 Posters Today And This Week Stats    1.1
15.    MSN Status    1.0    
16.    Google Member Map    0.1    
17.    Auto Embed Video/Audio Clips    3.1.2


And SMF: 1.1.4

[SlammedDime]

You're site is not viewable to guests, so submitting a sitemap to Google is pointless, and is the reason why it doesn't work.  The XML sitemap works off of permissions just like everything else... if guests have no permissions on your board to see anything, they can't see it in the sitemap either.

You should also upgrade to 1.1.7 too, fixes many security issues.

[Bancherd]

The program generates this header:

Code Select Expand

<urlset xmlns="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap/0.84">

but google's own example now shows 0.9 instead of 0.84, would this cause any problem?

[SlammedDime]

Shouldn't make any difference, mine still works just fine.  I do plan to update it with the next version of the mod, however.

[Dazza0101]

Hi

Will this mod install on SMF1.1.7, the closest I can find on the mod side is SMF1.1.5 am I missing something?

I have seen it mentioned in this thread that it will, maybe there was a problem and it was removed for this version?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Dazza0101.

[SlammedDime]

I just haven't updated the mod site, but it will still work with 1.1.7

[Dazza0101]

That's great news, I'm not sure why my site hasn't been index by google yet, but I am sure that this mod will help me on my way to solving the problem.

Thank you.

[Sabre™]

Do you know much about Tiny Portal?
Would it be possible to include the contents of the front page, and articles in the sitemap?

Or would it be best to ask at TP?

Thanks buddy