SitemapXML v.2

thuffam:

what url do we tell google webmastertools to use for a site map?

1. http://your_domain/sitemapindex.xml
   or
2. http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes

a_berezin:

No. There are no error. You CAN rename googlesitemap.php.txt to googlesitemap.php order not to reconfigure cron configured to run googlesitemap.php (for some users, setting a cron is undecisive task).
I renamed googlesitemap.php and set in Google Webmaster:
domain/googlesitemap.php?inline=yes
It worked flawlessly, I am no longer getting warnings about same priority.
Anyway, I am reading the posts.
Will continue to test throughout the week and report anything unusual I find.

zcnb:

For example, your index.php?main_page=shippinginfo is part of the "Important Links" sidebox (controlled by Define Page Editor, not EZ-Pages)
"Important Links" sidebox is controlled by EZ pages, Information sidebox is controlled by the Define Pages Editor.

a_berezin:

zcnb:

Originally Posted by zcnb View Post
Still, I wonder whether it would be better to have these two features merged (Zen Cart's visible site map with your XML based map).
Do not see any sense in this.
OK - maybe I misunderstood the purpose of Zen Cart's sitemap. Is it there only for the site visitor to get a high-level view of what's on the web site?

Or is it there to also give hints to search engines (just as the sitemaps.org protocol does)?

In other words, why have two site maps? What is the purpose of having two, out-of-sync (with each other), site maps?

zcnb:

Is it there only for the site visitor to get a high-level view of what's on the web site?
Yes. You answered your own question.

ckosloff:

I renamed googlesitemap.php and set in Google Webmaster:
domain/googlesitemap.php?inline=yes

Why? What is the purpose of this experiment? Why not use the normal address http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes?

ckosloff:

zcnb:

Is it there only for the site visitor to get a high-level view of what's on the web site?
Yes. You answered your own question.
Thank you. I am not familiar with the history of osCommerce and Zen Cart and their design considerations, thus my questions of which some may sound silly. :smile: I just needed to understand the conceptual difference between these two sitemaps and you helped me confirm my understanding. Thank you.:thumbsup:

a_berezin:

Why? What is the purpose of this experiment? Why not use the normal address http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes?
Because I screwed up.
Looking at the old syntax: googlesitemap.php I typed sitemapxml.php and Google threw error.
So I went back to old syntax and everything fine.
Now I will try your syntax.
Thanks.

FYI. Syntax posted by author worked fine.

I have just tried to add this and got this message when uploading the SQL patch

1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'true', 'false'),')' at line 1
in:
[INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_id, configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES (NULL, 'Compress XML File', 'SITEMAPXML_COMPRESS', 'false', 'Compress Google XML Sitemap file', @configuration_group_id, 1, NOW(), NULL, 'zen_cfg_select_option(array('true', 'false'),');]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

What have I done wrong? What should I do?? :mellow:

pb4:

uploading the SQL patch
Just copy and paste and click Send.
Don't upload.

ive just installed the sitemap, but when i try to access through the browser i am getting this message "Cannot view XML input using style sheet. Please correct the error and then click the Refresh button, or try again later." anyone knows what that is.

Thanks

ckosloff:

Just copy and paste and click Send.
Don't upload.

eh?? :mellow:

pb4:

eh?? :mellow:

Open the install sql file. Copy all of the contents (right click and Select All).

Go to your admin panel, go to Tools, go to Install SQL Patches.

Paste the text you copied into the top part.

Do NOT upload the file.

Bump, I have followed the installation to a "T". Google is giving me the same errors.

Oriontool:

Hello,

I have installed the module and I thought everything went correctly, but apparently not. :no:

Google Webmaster Tools reports the following error:

Unsupported file format
Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit.

My site is http://www.earphoneguy.com and the site map (which looks weird) is at http://www.earphoneguy.com//index.php?main_page=sitemapxml

My Zen-Cart version is 1.3.8a.

Any suggestions on how to correct this or what I did wrong? I have only been using Zen-Cart for less than a week.

Thanks!

micmed:

Bump, I have followed the installation to a "T". Google is giving me the same errors.
You didn't upload all the files in the correct location.
Focus on \admin\includes\languages
There are two instances of sitemapxml.php.
One goes in \english, and the other one in \english\extra_definitions

I installed this add on and it works fine but the resulting sitemap*.xml files (in the store top directory) are created by SitemapXML with permissions 0700.

How can these be read by Google or Yahoo if they are not 744?

How do I fix this problem?

Thanks very much.

Oriontool:

Hello,

I have installed the module and I thought everything went correctly, but apparently not. :no:

Google Webmaster Tools reports the following error:

Unsupported file format
Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit.

My site is http://www.earphoneguy.com and the site map (which looks weird) is at http://www.earphoneguy.com//index.php?main_page=sitemapxml

My Zen-Cart version is 1.3.8a.

Any suggestions on how to correct this or what I did wrong? I have only been using Zen-Cart for less than a week.

Thanks!

Well, not sure the reason. maybe it doesnt like the one you chose? That link is the one he listed for the cron job. dont know if mine is working yet, just installed myself but says it worked.

like i used in google was http:// your link //googlesitemap.php.txt?inline=yes

now in the directions, it does not add the .txt but it didnt work till i added that? Hope that helps

fusionsp:

Well, not sure the reason. maybe it doesnt like the one you chose? That link is the one he listed for the cron job. dont know if mine is working yet, just installed myself but says it worked.

like i used in google was http:// your link //googlesitemap.php.txt?inline=yes

now in the directions, it does not add the .txt but it didnt work till i added that? Hope that helps

ok. i added both sitemap links to google. i renamed googlesitemap.php.txt to just .php

the first one worked and linked back but the second one didnt link back anything? did i miss something?

Is it possible that out of stock product have a lower priority. This will help on sites with alot of out of stock products.

Kind regards
Tim