SitemapXML v.2

BlessIsaacola:

Well, I am still hoping someone knows how to fix this because for everyone using 1.3.9 this is a real issue.

With Zen Cart 1.3.9, it now generates a canonical url (which includes the cPath for all product). However the url that is generated by the sitemap does not include the cPath for the product url.

It will be nice to have a sitemap that is generating a consistent url to the one that we are passing to the search engines as the canonical url.

Thanks!

Wow, I never even realised that before now... I hope someone can come up with a fix soon :mellow:

BlessIsaacola:

Well, I am still hoping someone knows how to fix this because for everyone using 1.3.9 this is a real issue.

With Zen Cart 1.3.9, it now generates a canonical url (which includes the cPath for all product). However the url that is generated by the sitemap does not include the cPath for the product url.

It will be nice to have a sitemap that is generating a consistent url to the one that we are passing to the search engines as the canonical url.

Thanks!

Actually, on a second thought, I think the way this model is generating product url is the right way to go. Since a product can belong to multiple categories and can be moved from category to category it will make sense that the authoritative url is the format used by this mod not one that includes cPath.

I think the new canonical url support in Zen Cart 1.3.9 is really where the change needs to happen to generate canonical url for products that doesn't include cPath.

Here is the code that generates the product link:

$link = zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($products->fields['products_id']), 'products_id=' . $products->fields['products_id'] . $langParm, 'NONSSL', false);

I need help modifying it to include cPath in the url generated.

Thanks!

BlessIsaacola:

Well, I am still hoping someone knows how to fix this because for everyone using 1.3.9 this is a real issue.

With Zen Cart 1.3.9, it now generates a canonical url (which includes the cPath for all product). However the url that is generated by the sitemap does not include the cPath for the product url.

It will be nice to have a sitemap that is generating a consistent url to the one that we are passing to the search engines as the canonical url.

Thanks!

its interesting issue

i found that in admin/configuration/SEO URLs there is :

Add cPath to product URLs?

i got it on false, and urls looks like :

http://www.vodeoo.com/sitemapproducts.xml

if i change seo to true it will add :
*
"This setting will append the cPath to the end of product URLs (i.e. - some-product-p-1.html?cPath=xx)."*
**
is it any better for search engines, and for SEO in general?**

ps.
i got ultimate seo url's installed.

mataleo:

its interesting issue

i found that in admin/configuration/SEO URLs there is :

Add cPath to product URLs?

i got it on false, and urls looks like :

http://www.vodeoo.com/sitemapproducts.xml

if i change seo to true it will add :
*
"This setting will append the cPath to the end of product URLs (i.e. - some-product-p-1.html?cPath=xx)."*
**
is it any better for search engines, and for SEO in general?**

ps.
i got ultimate seo url's installed.

tested

not working,

sitemap not generateing cpath urls

switched it off

When vieiwng my sitemap index file http://www.familytraditionwreaths.com/sitemapindex.xml i get this error

Error loading stylesheet: A network error occured loading an XSLT stylesheet:http://www.familytraditionwreaths.com/includes/templates/ItsChristmas-1.1/css/gss.xsl

Any ideas?

CnTGifts:

When vieiwng my sitemap index file http://www.familytraditionwreaths.com/sitemapindex.xml i get this error

Error loading stylesheet: A network error occured loading an XSLT stylesheet:http://www.familytraditionwreaths.com/includes/templates/ItsChristmas-1.1/css/gss.xsl

Any ideas?

Try this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=896900&postcount=416

Fixed Thanks Alot

Hi I'm getting this error:
Error loading stylesheet: A network error occurred loading an XSLT stylesheet:

But I'm using 1.3.8a, so I don't have that code in my .htaccess file, any suggestions on how i can fix this.

Thanks

kezan98:

Hi I'm getting this error:
Error loading stylesheet: A network error occurred loading an XSLT stylesheet:

But I'm using 1.3.8a, so I don't have that code in my .htaccess file, any suggestions on how i can fix this.

Thanks

Doesn't matter I've just realised it only seems to happen in firefox not IE and google hasn't a problem with my site maps.

Hi All,

My older version of the software stopped working a while back, so I tried installing the newer version. Getting closer , but it still doesn't work. :(

I have installed the new version of XML Sitemap on Zencart 1.3.8. I'm getting these errors when I try to generate the site map (see below). I have change permission coding and do not know what to try next. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

SiteMapXML (v 2.1.0 30.04.2009 10:35)
Categories Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapcategories.xml.gz"!!!
File http://www.tot2teenonline.com/sitemapcategories.xml.gz. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: bytes
Ezpages Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapezpages.xml.gz"!!!
File http://www.tot2teenonline.com/sitemapezpages.xml.gz. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: bytes
Products Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapproducts.xml.gz"!!!
File http://www.tot2teenonline.com/sitemapproducts.xml.gz. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: bytes
Reviews Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemapreviews.xml.gz"!!!
File http://www.tot2teenonline.com/sitemapreviews.xml.gz. Written 0 items (0 bytes), Filesize: bytes
Testimonials Sitemap
Failed to open file "sitemaptestimonials.xml.gz"!!!
Sitemap Index
Failed to open file "sitemapindex.xml"!!!
Total Execution Time 0:0.0515

Tot 2 Teen,

As you are trying to create compressed xml files, maybe you only checked the permissions on the existing non-compressed ones?

You need to check that you have write access to your root folder too, or just create those files manually and set their access to allow updates.

Celtic.

slomojojo:

jbthomasfl,

They recently made a change to moreover. If you click on the link you just posted for moreover, it shows an error message that directs you to http://www.weblogs.com/api.html for more info. You'll have to manually update the link in Configuration > Sitemap XML > Ping urls with the change. I changed the link for moreover to this: http://rpc.weblogs.com/pingSiteForm?name=sitemap&url=%s

Not sure if that's right, but it didn't throw an error.

I'm thinking it's not correct. While they "Thank you for the ping"0". after submitting the sitemap via SitemapXML, their own feed validation complains that /sitemapindex.xml is not a valid syndication feed.
http://www.weblogs.com/feedvalidator.html

Bing is MSN and their URL for submitting is
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?
or input into Config>SiteMapXML>:
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping?sitemap=%s;
Although I'm getting the dreaded cURL http:404 error, so that may not be the correctly written path to Bing.

Anybody else want to try?

jabbawest:

I'm thinking it's not correct. While they "Thank you for the ping"0". after submitting the sitemap via SitemapXML, their own feed validation complains that /sitemapindex.xml is not a valid syndication feed.
http://www.weblogs.com/feedvalidator.html

Bing is MSN and their URL for submitting is
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?
or input into Config>SiteMapXML>:
http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping?sitemap=%s;
Although I'm getting the dreaded cURL http:404 error, so that may not be the correctly written path to Bing.

Anybody else want to try?
This is the correct Bing address to submitting your site map
Bing => http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=%s

countrycharm:

This is the correct Bing address to submitting your site map
Bing => http://www.bing.com/webmaster/ping.aspx?siteMap=%s
Thank you countrycharm, I thought that would work but was following the other urls as a guide.
Is that it for sitemap submissions? Are there any minor players to submit them to?

jabbawest:

Thank you countrycharm, I thought that would work but was following the other urls as a guide.
Is that it for sitemap submissions? Are there any minor players to submit them to?
That is it as of now, unless somebody else has any suggestions.

Zen Cart 1.3.8a. I am seeing and extra "amp;" before cPath in the sitemap URLs. For example:

When I put this category URL in the browser, I get the home page. When I remove the extra "amp;" then I get the category page. When I put in the one for products, I get "product not found". Remove the "amp;" and I get the product page.

It is the same with categories, products and EZ page sitemaps.

Has anyone seen this?:unsure:

Using Zen Cart 1.3.9.d
with Google Base Feeder, Share Bookmarking Widget, Ultimate SEO URL and A Black Pure Template

Okay, I have tried searching this entire thread and the forums for this info but can't get no satisfaction...

I attempted to install this addon once and it killed my site. I'm not blaming that on anyone but myself because it says it is not supported on version 1.3.9.x of Zen Cart but I was sure I could get it running. When I couldn't access my site at all I regretted trying.

My question is then...

What are my options if this won't install on my version of Zen Cart?

OR

If you got this running on your 1.3.9.x site can you please outline the exact instructions I should follow to get it running?

I have looked into the free xml sitemap generators on the internet and I can't be sure that they are going to work for my setup because of the Ultimate SEO URL addon.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Salvatore

Mafiasam,

I don't have any other addons on my site (Zencart 1.3.9f), and SitemapXML installed easily using the instructions supplied with it.

So it's probably likely that you're getting a clash with another addon rather than with the version of Zencart.

mafiasam:

Using Zen Cart 1.3.9.d
with Google Base Feeder, Share Bookmarking Widget, Ultimate SEO URL and A Black Pure Template

Okay, I have tried searching this entire thread and the forums for this info but can't get no satisfaction...

I attempted to install this addon once and it killed my site. I'm not blaming that on anyone but myself because it says it is not supported on version 1.3.9.x of Zen Cart but I was sure I could get it running. When I couldn't access my site at all I regretted trying.

My question is then...

What are my options if this won't install on my version of Zen Cart?

OR

If you got this running on your 1.3.9.x site can you please outline the exact instructions I should follow to get it running?

I have looked into the free xml sitemap generators on the internet and I can't be sure that they are going to work for my setup because of the Ultimate SEO URL addon.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Salvatore

I have it working perfectly with Zen Cart 1.3.9.f

Just make sure you change the name of admin, and template_default to whatever your custom folders. Then go to your includes folder Download a copy of the .htaccess file, open it in a text editor, scroll down to line 27 and chage it from this

<FilesMatch "..(js|JS|css|CSS|jpg|JPG|gif|GIF|png|PNG|swf|SWF)$">To this
<FilesMatch "..(js|JS|css|CSS|jpg|JPG|gif|GIF|png|PNG|swf|SWF|xsl|XSL)$">It just adding the xsl, XSL so your server don't throw an error.
Thats it, just make sure you add it to your robots.txt
I don't use Ultimate SEO URL addon so I can't help there.