SitemapXML v.2

[kevinmc3]

The &language=en will cause duplicate url issues in Google if you already have a lot of pages indexed. So if the majortity of your site is indexed, do not use the sitemaps with those urls ending in the &language=en because it will kill your rankings.

How/where would you edit/remove "those urls ending in the &language=en " ?

[a_berezin]

Why does the sitemap generator add an &language=en to the end of the urls?

Admin -> Configuration -> Sitemap XML -> 'Generate language_id for default language' - set to false

[lloyd_borrett]

Admin -> Configuration -> Sitemap XML -> 'Generate language_id for default language' - set to false

That's a pretty important setting. I hadn't realised that I was suddenly giving out the language setting in my sitemap files. Hopefully having that setting on for a few days won't have stuffed up my rankings too much.

Cheers, Lloyd Borrett.

[lloyd_borrett]

G'day,

I'm a bit confused over how SitemapXML handles EZ-Pages and Defined Pages.

SitemapXML outputs three items into my sitemapezpages.xml file: privacy, site_map and the resolved link to gift certificates.

But how can I get the pages shipping_info, returns, conditions and contact_us into one of the sitemap files?

Chrees, Lloyd Borrett.

[ckosloff]

I am getting TWO different answers. Is it:
A. googlesitemap.php?inline=yes
or
B. sitemapindex.xml

This has been elucidated previously in this thread, search a few pages backwards.

[a_berezin]

I'm a bit confused over how SitemapXML handles EZ-Pages and Defined Pages.

Readme:

- generation of xml-sitemaps for (separate files):
1. Products (support hideCategories),
2. Categories (support hideCategories),
3. Reviews,
4. EZ-pages
5. Testimonials,

Where do you see here Defined Pages?
Defined Pages are not supported and will not be maintained.

If you feel like you can your hands to create a sitemap for Defined Pages. But to index these pages silly - they do not contain any information that would help-sell. This information trash.

[Danijel_M]

Test this one:
file includes/classes/sitemapxml.php
find

$itemRecord .= '  <priority>' . max(number_format((($this->sitemapFileItemsMax-$this->sitemapFileItemsTotal)/$this->sitemapFileItemsMax), 2, '.', ''), 0.10) . '</priority>' . "\n";

replace by

$itemRecord .= '  <priority>' . number_format(max((($this->sitemapFileItemsMax-$this->sitemapFileItemsTotal)/$this->sitemapFileItemsMax), 0.10), 2, '.', '') . '</priority>' . "\n";

It works!

Thank you

[Merlinpa1969]

Readme:

Where do you see here Defined Pages?
Defined Pages are not supported and will not be maintained.

If you feel like you can your hands to create a sitemap for Defined Pages. But to index these pages silly - they do not contain any information that would help-sell. This information trash.

Andrew, there ARE people that still use the define pages,

just because YOU think they are trash dosnt mean other people do...

rather than being a pompous @$$ why not answer the question in a more polite fashion.......

[a_berezin]

Merlinpa1969, what is the problem? Rather than read the father make a module for Defined Pages.

[Merlinpa1969]

Andrew all I was saying is that you were rude,
you could have said the same thing and been polite,

the other point I made is that JUST because you thing the define pages (
things like contact us, shipping policy, privacy policy etc.... ) are stupid dosnt mean that the rest of the people do.....