SitemapXML v.2

[DivaVocals]

Diva, do you have a thing about pugilism?

I have a "thing" about the fact that instead of asking for help, you seem more interested in posting critiques.. Somewhat counter intuitive IMHO.. **shrugs*

IMHO, if you are looking for EVERYONE to provide step by step instructions for every question you ask here, IMHO you will find seeking help on this forum a frustrating experience..

and no I didn't miss your attempt to make clear what wasn't clear - your attempt was indeed clearer than Andrews however still lacked that bouncing ball detail which indeed RedBaron2 has provided - with his/her explanation I feel more confident in having a go in fiddling with "admin"file renaming - last time I did that I lost my whole site, admin included so hence the trepidation. Maybe I am being too cautious.

IMHO you will need to get over your trepidation about mod installs. If you plan to build this site yourself using Zen Cart, then you are going to have to get ready to roll up your sleeves and be prepared that all kinds of things will go wrong..

Nearly ALL mods (with the exception of most templates) have some folders that need to be renamed to match your own store's folders. Mod authors cannot possibly know your stores template's folder name or what you re-named your admin folder to. So you will have to be ready to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty when installing mods. As you do this you will see that there are some commonalities to how these mods are packaged.

Also be prepared that help isn't always gonna include the kinds of "bouncing ball" instructions you are looking for.. If something isn't clear, why not simply ask for clarification instead of posting blanket statements that provides no information on what it is you are stuck on. We're all trying to help and you seem very stuck on how the answer is structured and less on if the information posted is useful..

What I posted with regards to the file/folder structure is the SAME information Red Baron posted. Regardless of the format used to convey the information it is a relevant part of the install (hence why we BOTH mentioned it). Relevant because based on your original post, I believe that part of the issue you have is that you do not have the files/folders in the proper place on your site..

I wish you luck on setting this mod up, and to answer your question on whether or not having an XML sitemap matters.. I think the SEO experts will tell you that it certainly does. Google certainly says it does. Found this doing a simple Google search for "xml sitemap google":

Sitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not otherwise discover. In its simplest terms, a XML Sitemap—usually called Sitemap, with a capital S—is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site, including URLs that may not be discoverable by Google's normal crawling process.

[DivaVocals]

The way this thread topic gets so long is because people don't know how to creatively edit the quotes from previous posts.

For my recent part in making this topic long.. I certainly know how to "creatively edit the quotes".. chose not to..

[shags38]

I have apparently successfully installed Sitemap XML .. to a point. Sitemap XML tab shows up in Tools in admin with all the info and a "uninstall"link at the bottom.

Under configuration in admin in Sitemap XML I have changed nothing.

Google Webmaster Tools has not rejected the submission for /sitemapindex.xml however it is still sitting there with a clock after nearly 24hrs indicating it is in limbo.

In admin/tools/sitemap xml when I tick the 3 boxes and click send I get the following errors.

SiteMapXML (3.0.3 27.08.2011 13:11)
Categories Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapcategories.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....categories.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Ezpages Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapezpages.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....mapezpages.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Mainpage Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapmainpage.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....apmainpage.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Manufacturers Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapmanufacturers.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....ufacturers.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....ufacturers.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Products Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapproducts.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....approducts.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Reviews Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapreviews.xml"!!!
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....mapreviews.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
File http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com....mapreviews.xml. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: 0 bytes
Sitemap Index
Failed to open file "sitemapindex.xml"!!!
Failed to open file "sitemapindex.xml"!!!

Any ideas what may be the problem?

cheers,
Mike

[mybiz9999]

Hi, My zen-cart is 1.39 version. I wonder which version of SitemapXML I should download for my zen-cart shop?

please help, thank you!

[a_berezin]

Hi, My zen-cart is 1.39 version. I wonder which version of SitemapXML I should download for my zen-cart shop?

Last version.

Andrew has written this to work with versions up until 1.5. It should work fine with version 1.3.9.

[Batink]

If installed the latest version of this module.

When trying to create/update sitemap I get this error

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: http://www.mysite.com/sitemapxml/reb...lt/css/gss.xsl
Line Number 1, Column 2:</div><h4>Ping Ask.com</h4>http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernscientific.com%2Fsitemapindex.xml<br /><div style="background-color: #FFFFCC); border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 5px">Your Sitemap submission was successful<br />
-^

Sorry if this question has been asked before, but I'm stumped.

[shags38]

Hi - I have installed however I am getting an error in Google Webmaster Tools showing that my sitemap is not valid as per this comment;

Errors Line 8
Missing XML tag
This required tag is missing. Please add it and resubmit.
Parent tag: sitemapindex
Tag: sitemap
Problem detected on: Sep 21, 2011

but testing robots.txt showed the following

Test results
Url Googlebot Googlebot-Mobile
http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com.au/
Allowed by line 2: Disallow:
Detected as a directory; specific files may have different restrictions

Allowed by line 2: Disallow:
Detected as a directory; specific files may have different restrictions
Parse results
Value Result
Line 3: Sitemap: http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com.au/sitemapindex.xml Valid Sitemap reference detected

and I get this when I click on "see sitemap" in GWT sitemap submission page;
Google Sitemap http://www.jewelleryonlinestore.com.au/sitemapindex.xml
Number of sitemaps in this Google sitemap index: 0

Click on the table headers to change sorting.
Sitemap URL Last modification date

Does anyone have a solution to this issue please?

thanks,
Mike

[a_berezin]

If installed the latest version of this module.

When trying to create/update sitemap I get this error

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: http://www.mysite.com/sitemapxml/reb...lt/css/gss.xsl
Line Number 1, Column 2:</div><h4>Ping Ask.com</h4>http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.northernscientific.com%2Fsitemapindex.xml<br /><div style="background-color: #FFFFCC); border: 1px solid #000000; padding: 5px">Your Sitemap submission was successful<br />
-^

Maybe you tell what and how are you doing?

[Streaming]

Just been reading through the last few pages of this thread and really can't work out what the song and dance is all about.
Had this installed in a couple of minutes with no problems at all.
Great mod, thanks Andrew

[a_berezin]

Just been reading through the last few pages of this thread and really can't work out what the song and dance is all about.

Had this installed in a couple of minutes with no problems at all.
Great mod, thanks Andrew

Thanks!