Ceon URI Mapping v4.x

[dp-web]

Not a true statement.. Google doesn't CARE as long as the URL is VALID.. but that is ANOTHER topic..

The issue is the Google XML module.. Search this thread or the Google XML support thread.. there is a posted fix which has sounds like NEVER made it's way into the Google XML module..

Hi Diva,

Thanks for your response. On my reading travels I've come across a lot of sites saying 301's are not good. But, I've just finished a Google Hangout with John Mueller Google WMT engineer) today and he did confirm that yes, Google DON'T care about the 301's redirects in the sitemap, in fact he said up to 5 is okay (ideally non but it's not always possible). So, with your confirmation as well, I can cross this off my list as possible causes for a dip in traffic.

I'll dig through the XML Sitemap thread to find the fix you mentioned. The module doesn't appear to have been updated in a while so might not have been added.

Thanks again.
dp