SitemapXML v.2

[ckosloff]

Is that it? Do i need to also submit the OTHER sitemap files to Google or is that enough? Do i need to make a reference to AALL the sitemap files in robots.txt or is sitemapindex.xml enough?

sitemapindex.xml is enough, but no harm if you also submit the other sitemaps or reference them.
In the Tools menu, you should click on Step 1 to update sitemaps, you do see the menu, right?

[creamcrackers]

Thanks

Google webmaster tools is now saying it found 200 urls but saying none of them are indexed... is that something i need to wait for (being a bit impatient)

[creamcrackers]

I am also wondering if this is going to be good to get me Sitelinks in google (those category lins you can see by some sites listing) because it has a seperate sitemap for catgeories. That might be good?

[creamcrackers]

Here is a strange thing

<loc>http://www.gogoflorist.com/romance-thailand/timeless-beauty</loc>
<lastmod>2009-05-16</lastmod>
<changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
<priority>0.34</priority>

the last mod date is 16th may, not today 16th august so its 3 month out of date i checked the server date time and is correct.

[cmgraham]

OK I am having a strange thing happen...I uninstalled the older version and installed this new sitemapxml version. I have everything installed correctly (I believe!) but when I go and click to generate the sitemap it brings up this page http://www.redwood-puppy.com/index.p...age=sitemapxml which is a page not found page on my website! I don't get the site map generation.

Why on earth not?

Please help!

[cmgraham]

OK please ignore my previous post, I figured out what was wrong. Now when I generate I get two failed areas, EZpages and reviews. I don't have any reviews so that is probably why that one is popping up but I do have EZ pages. Here is what I get:

SiteMapXML (v 2.1.0 30.04.2009 10:35)
Categories Sitemap

File http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapcategories.xml. Written 11 items (2537 bytes), Filesize: 2546 bytes
Total: files 1, items 11 (2546 bytes).

Ezpages Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapezpages.xml"!!!
File http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapezpages.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes

Products Sitemap
File http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapproducts.xml. Written 40 items (8567 bytes), Filesize: 8576 bytes
Total: files 1, items 40 (8576 bytes).

Reviews Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapreviews.xml"!!!
File http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapreviews.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes

Sitemap Index
Include sitemap3.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemap3.xml)
Include sitemapcategories.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapcategories.xml)
Include sitemap.xml.gz (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemap.xml.gz)
Include sitemap1.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemap1.xml)
Include sitemap4.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemap4.xml)
Include sitemap.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemap.xml)
Include sitemapproducts.xml (http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapproducts.xml)
URL - http://www.redwood-puppy.com/sitemapindex.xml
Written 7 items (1265 bytes), Filesize: 1265 bytes
Total Execution Time 0:0.3850

Any fixes for this?

Also, I saw that there was an EZpages fix, but what do you do with the php file? Do you replace the old sitemapezpages with this new sitemapxml_ezpages? And if so, what else needs to be modified so that it works correctly?

[moates405]

Hi zencart Community
I have installed Google sitemap xml on 2 different zen shops
but my number 1 shop does not get index in google for some reason.
my number 2 shop being index within 5 hours of install
any help would be appreciated.
I have compared both store files and can not find any difference????
Have read & reread and modified all files as per this forum.
Both stores live for about 5 months.
Problem shop is www.tassaddlery.com.au

zen cart v1.3.8

Any advice Appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Michael

[AndyChap]

What did you find wrong when it was directing you to the "Page Not Found"? I having same issue.

[robax]

Hi there,
I've just now isntalled this and set it up and am unsure on the correct URL to insert at Google.

I want to ensure that Google receives a fresh set of data whenever it comes looking.

Is this the correct URL for that:

index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes&rebuild=yes

It generates a page with 3 sitemap URLs listed. However I can't tell if it's going to stay fresh automatically.

Thanks for any advice on this
Rob