SitemapXML v.2

**kentuckygurl** · 30 Jan 2013, 05:23 AM

I installed the latest version on 1.50 and when I go to Tools/Sitemap XML I copied and pasted the link in both Firefox and Chrome ( I wanted to make sure it was working properly) and on Firefox I get this error:

XML Parsing Error: no element found
Location: http://thelinktothesite/sitemap.xml (wasn't sure if I should post the full link)
Line Number 1, Column 1:

However in Chrome it shows this error:

This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

I installed everything per the instructions including copying and pasting the .sql.

Any help with this error would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

**a_berezin** · 30 Jan 2013, 06:19 AM

Hi,

Originally Posted by kentuckygurl

I installed the latest version on 1.50 and when I go to Tools/Sitemap XML I copied and pasted the link in both Firefox and Chrome ( I wanted to make sure it was working properly) and on Firefox I get this error:

XML Parsing Error: no element found

You install only or install and execute (generate) SitemapXML?
What is your 'SitemapXML Index file name'?

**pixelpadre** · 30 Jan 2013, 05:41 PM

You know I have been subscribed to this thread for like a year at least. And I get the constant notifications of posts that I signed up for. All I hear is complaining about the use of this script. I used it without any problems whatsoever. BUT, I have to tell you that the results damaged my SEO ratings on all of my sites. Previously, I used geositecrawler and had okay ratings. But for whatever reason, I decided to violate the rule of any good technician. If it aint broke...don't fix it.

My business for 2011 and 2012 was dramatically impacted in a negative way because of the new sitemaps that I submitted to Google.

A few weeks ago I decided to scrap all of the sitemaps and go back to geositecrawler. It appears to have worked. My phone has been ringing constantly for the past few weeks. I never should have abandoned geositecrawler. It's a simple program to run from your desktop. In a matter of 20 minutes your store will be crawled from your desktop and there will be sitemap generated for every link on your website. Then you just have to upload the sitemap, that geositecrawler saved to your desktop, to your site, and maybe make a note in your robots.txt if you feel energetic.

It's free, so there is nothing in this for me except the good feeling that I may have helped someone.

**a_berezin** · 30 Jan 2013, 06:37 PM

Originally Posted by pixelpadre

You know I have been subscribed to this thread for like a year at least. And I get the constant notifications of posts that I signed up for. All I hear is complaining about the use of this script. I used it without any problems whatsoever. BUT, I have to tell you that the results damaged my SEO ratings on all of my sites. Previously, I used geositecrawler and had okay ratings. But for whatever reason, I decided to violate the rule of any good technician. If it aint broke...don't fix it.

My business for 2011 and 2012 was dramatically impacted in a negative way because of the new sitemaps that I submitted to Google.

A few weeks ago I decided to scrap all of the sitemaps and go back to geositecrawler. It appears to have worked. My phone has been ringing constantly for the past few weeks. I never should have abandoned geositecrawler. It's a simple program to run from your desktop. In a matter of 20 minutes your store will be crawled from your desktop and there will be sitemap generated for every link on your website. Then you just have to upload the sitemap, that geositecrawler saved to your desktop, to your site, and maybe make a note in your robots.txt if you feel energetic.

It's free, so there is nothing in this for me except the good feeling that I may have helped someone.

Thank you so much for this post! Despite the fact that all this - an obvious nonsense, it is not in sitemap, no one ever had bad, nor benefit from the sitemap.
However, I am really very grateful to you, as this very post you eliminate me from having to continue to support, develop and answer endless questions.
Thanks to you, I can now safely take off the cross.
Just like many other plugins abandoned by me here. Freedom!!!

**pixelpadre** · 30 Jan 2013, 07:13 PM

Well since you don't object, I will post the link info.

http: //gsitecrawler.com /en/ download/

(Just delete the spaces or search geositecrawler)

**kamion** · 7 Feb 2013, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by kamion

ZC 1.39h - SitemapXML v 2.1.0 - I've added some custom pages under the 'More Information' sidebox, like the 'Page 2', 'Page 3', etc. How can I add these pages to be indexed by SitemapXML?

Thank you, a_berezin, for your contribution.

Originally Posted by a_berezin

Hi,

This function is not available. Use EZ-pages.

P.S. Why v. 2.1.0? Why is not the latest version?

I found an easy solution to this, just add links to the More Information sidebox as EZpages links, and then disable the "More Information" sidebox.

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...177#post863177

**a_berezin** · 7 Feb 2013, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by kamion

I found an easy solution to this, just add links to the More Information sidebox as EZpages links, and then disable the "More Information" sidebox.

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...177#post863177

I'm told you once:

Originally Posted by a_berezin

Use EZ-pages.

**a_berezin** · 7 Feb 2013, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by kamion

I found an easy solution to this, just add links to the More Information sidebox as EZpages links, and then disable the "More Information" sidebox.

Incidentally, note the comment of the great expert on seo - pixelpadre. He strongly advised not to use this module!

**kamion** · 7 Feb 2013, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by a_berezin

Incidentally, note the comment of the great expert on seo - pixelpadre. He strongly advised not to use this module!

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll try it out.

**richta** · 8 Feb 2013, 10:01 PM

Please can you help me I am new to Zencart and trying to install sitemapXML v.2, I am using Zencart 1.5 and have followed all of the instructions upto 5.1 where it says 'IF your are running Zen-Cart 1.5.x. Run install-sitemapxml_only_for_zen-cart-1_5_0.sql' so i have gone to tools install sql patches and typed in 'install-sitemapxml_only_for_zen-cart-1_5_0.sql' and each time it comes up with failed, i am stuck, i have checked the permissions on the directory/sitemap are changed to 777, i uploaded all the files, i am used to using dreamweaver and am new to using zencart any ideas would be greatly appreciated