What are people using to ping Microsoft, as the included "moreover" link returns the following error

The Moreover ping server has been discontinued. Please use the ping server at weblogs.com instead, see http://www.weblogs.com/api.html for more information.

and when i go there i am baffled,

I added the bing one as per below, and the link is in my robots.txt

Stuff4Toys:

I read back a few pages and didn't see this. Pardon me if I missed it. If you have a Windows Live account and use the Live Webmaster Tools, You can ping bing directly by adding the following on the configuration page after the Moreover entry.

Bing => http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=%s

JOhn :P

nigelt74:

What are people using to ping Microsoft, as the included "moreover" link returns the following error

and when i go there i am baffled,

I added the bing one as per below, and the link is in my robots.txt

I would like to know also.

Hi!

Quick question: Is SitemapXML v2.1.0 the latest version?

Thanks,
Mike

Feznizzle:

Hi!

Quick question: Is SitemapXML v2.1.0 the latest version?

Thanks,
Mike

Whatever is in the downloads is the current version as of now.

Great, thanks!

I have read/scanned through all the pages of this thread and could not find an answer.

I am running 1.3.8 with xml sitemap 2.1 and the newest ultimate SEO URLS. When I create the site map I do not get the modified SEF URL. What is strange is I have another store with the same mods installed and it works fine. I even went and copied files from the other store trying to fix it, because I couldn't remember if I had to change something to get it to work there. This is killing my Google rankings! Please help, Thank you.

One other thing that might help figure this out. My google base mod works fine and does have the SEF URL in the feed... This is driving me crazy!

Why can't I figure this out?

Grrrrr! :censored:

Ok, I was getting cURL 403 errors on submission to Yahoo. In searching back thru the forum, I made some changes to my configuration based things I read.

One change I made was to the code associated with the creation of gzip files based upon THIS COMMENT.

I then went into Configuration / Sitemap XML and flipped on the gzip function. I went back to Tools / Sitemap XML and did STEP 1 (update sitemap).

It kicked out the following errors for each of the four sitemaps:
Failed to open file "sitemacategories.xml.gz"!!!

In looking at the directory via ftp, I found that:
• sitemapcategories.xml <-- does exist!
• sitemapcategories.xml.gz <-- does not exist!

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

Hi,

I have had this working fine on a number of 1.39d shops, but one of them gives me a blank popup when I click "STEP 1: Click [HERE] to create / update your site map. "

ZC 1.39d, SEO URLs and a bunch of other plugins - but exactly the same as two shops that work fine!

Uninstalled and reinstalled with no joy - any ideas?

Cheers,

Nick

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

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

AndyChap:

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

I just get a blank page - no error or 404 messsage...

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

I usually submit yourdomain.com/sitemapindex.xml and then google picks up the other three from there. You can submit them manually using sitemapcategories.xml etc if you prefer.

Nick

Nick_H:

I usually submit yourdomain.com/sitemapindex.xml and then google picks up the other three from there. You can submit them manually using sitemapcategories.xml etc if you prefer.

Nick

Thanks for the reply,

That's yet another version of the URL to add to the list. This addon has very confusing setup.

However, the URL I have seems to work, and the question is whether the extra bits on the URL will cause it to automatically generate a fresh sitemap or if I have to trigger that manually.

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

robax:

Thanks for the reply,

That's yet another version of the URL to add to the list. This addon has very confusing setup.

However, the URL I have seems to work, and the question is whether the extra bits on the URL will cause it to automatically generate a fresh sitemap or if I have to trigger that manually.

index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes&rebuild=yes
You can set up a cron job to run the sitemap auto in your cpanel.
Not confusing at all.

Tips

To run it as a cron job (at 5:0am like you wanted), put something in your crontab like the following:
0 5 * * * GET 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml'
or
0 5 * * * wget -q 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml' -O/dev/null
or
0 5 * * * curl -s 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml'
or
0 5 * * * php -f <path to shop>/cgi-bin/sitemapxml.php rebuild=yes

countrycharm:

You can set up a cron job to run the sitemap auto in your cpanel.
Not confusing at all.

Tips

To run it as a cron job (at 5:0am like you wanted), put something in your crontab like the following:
0 5 * * * GET 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml'
or
0 5 * * * wget -q 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml' -O/dev/null
or
0 5 * * * curl -s 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml'
or
0 5 * * * php -f <path to shop>/cgi-bin/sitemapxml.php rebuild=yes

Thanks for the reply, but I don't have cronjobs and I don't have a cpanel.

I'm looking for the answer to this: Does anyone know whether this URL:

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

With "rebuild=yes" at the end, actualy rebuilds the sitemaps when it is accessed, or does it do nothing of the sort?
Regards
Rob

kelvyn:

EDIT: Looks like I'm a bit behind the times - Yahoo and Bing are merging. http://www.vertical-leap.co.uk/news/yahoo-to-live-test-bing-algorithm/
Nice of them to keep their docs out of date...

Thanks for the update Kelvyn, this has been bugging me!

I guess it simplifies things for us (those working on SEO), but I don't think I like the dimensioning diversity when it comes to searching. :no:

I uploaded all files to my store directory however, when I go to the Tool- Sitemap XML I get the following page :
404 Not Found
The requested URL /ironsightsadmin/FILENAME_SITEMAPXML.php does not exist.

Any idea of what the problem is ?
I'm currently using v1.3.9d

Fixed my blank popup issue - it was some rogue spaces in my sitemapXML.php file. Fixed due to error logging built into 1.39d and helpful "How-To" post by DrByte elsewhere on this site :)

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=87

Nick

Nick_H:

Hi,

I have had this working fine on a number of 1.39d shops, but one of them gives me a blank popup when I click "STEP 1: Click [HERE] to create / update your site map. "

ZC 1.39d, SEO URLs and a bunch of other plugins - but exactly the same as two shops that work fine!

Uninstalled and reinstalled with no joy - any ideas?

Cheers,

Nick

uploaded all files to my store directory however, when I go to the Tool- Sitemap XML I get the following page :
404 Not Found
The requested URL /ironsightsadmin/FILENAME_SITEMAPXML.php does not exist.

Any idea of what the problem is ?
I'm currently using v1.3.9d

I had the same issue (just installed on 1.38a this am) and found I had missed a file. You might make sure you have "sitemap.xml" in the root of your admin.

Worked for me, hope it works for you.

Dalton

I'm having a little problem with the Sitemap XML, its always worked in the past but now i'm getting an x next to sitemap.xml in Google Webmasters, i tried Googling it ( lol )

This came up.

http://www.google.pl/support/forum/p/Webmasters/thread?tid=694330d1c543225c&hl=en

Seems to suggest Google have changed a few things.

My sitemapcategories.xml and sitemap products.xml is fine and getting a tick in Webmasters but the index is always getting an X.

Anyone an idea of how to fix this, all suggestions welcome. Incidentally its not a permissions error as i have it set to 755.