SitemapXML v.2

jt3c:

1. Which url should be submitted to the search engines: http://olivariaccessories.com/sitemap.xml. OR http://olivariaccessories.com/index....ge=sitemapxml:?
   You can go two ways:

1. Submit to SE http://olivariaccessories.com/sitemap.xml. To have update sitemaps and automatically notify crawlers, you will need to set up a Cron job via your host's control panel (the format of the cron job is determined by your hosting).
   To run it as a cron job (at 5:0am like you wanted), put in your crontab something like the following:
   0 5 * * * GET 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&rebuild=yes&ping=yes'
   or
   0 5 * * * wget -q 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&rebuild=yes&ping=yes' -O /dev/null
   or
   0 5 * * * curl -s 'http://your_domain/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&rebuild=yes&ping=yes'
   or
   0 5 * * * php -f path_to_shop/cgi-bin/sitemapxml.php rebuild=yes ping=yes

2. Submit to SE http://olivariaccessories.com/index.php?main_page=sitemapxml&inline=yes

jt3c:

2. How do I recover the lost Tools > Sitemap XML control panel?
   I don't know. May be check Admin Profile?

jt3c:

Does this have to do with the 'DIR_FS_CATALOG', issue which I'm a bit confused about?
No

Thanks Andrew!

Hopefully my final queries:

In terms of submitting the sitemap url, and the two options you laid out, if I were to go with #1 I'd have to set up a cron job to do auto updates I understand and can figure out how to set up (seems like many people go this way so is it the preferred method?), but if I go with option #2 does it update automatically as the site changes, or do I need to do manual updates?

Also, I've poked around briefly in the admin profile area but can't figure anything to get the Tools>Sitemap XML panel back. I'll be working a bit on this this afternoon and let you know of any progress. Which actual file(s) renders that control panel?

Appreciating the support,
JT

jt3c:

if I go with option #2 does it update automatically as the site changes, or do I need to do manual updates?
Well of course not, don't!!!

OK, so option #1 it is. Thanks, and sorry if my naivete is frustrating you. This past week is my first foray into SEO issues and it seems like people are getting good benefit from your mod so I wanted to give it a try.

JT

Oops, sorry the double post! JT

OK, so option #1 it is. Thanks, and sorry if my naivete is frustrating you. This past week is my first foray into SEO issues and it seems like people are getting good benefit from your mod so I want to give it a try.

JT

As a footnote:

I reran the sql patch and got the Tools>Sitemap XML panel back and everything looks like it's working the way it should be, ahhhhh! Now to set up the Cron job.

JT

While submitting to ask.com I got the following error.

Ping Ask.com
http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A%2F%2FMyDomain.com%2Fsitemap%2Fsitemap.xml
cURL Error: "Could not resolve host: submissions.ask.com (Domain name not found)" reading "http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap=http%3A%2F%2FFMyDomain.com%2Fsitemap%2Fsitemap.xml"

Has anyone seen this?

Kevin205:

While submitting to ask.com I got the following error.

Has anyone seen this?
Ask does not have an URL submit feature any longer. Ask.com has now retired this feature and says they will be crawling sites instead.

DivaVocals:

Ask does not have an URL submit feature any longer. Ask.com has now retired this feature and says they will be crawling sites instead.

Thank you.

help! I upgraded to zen cart 1.3.9. and my sitemap version 3.2.6 is broken.
I have

XML Parsing Error: malformed
Location: http://giftseshop.com/sitemap/sitemapproducts.xml
Line 10, Column 74: <loc> http://giftseshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=243 </ loc>
-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ^

What do i need to do to correct?
Thanks

Hi,

Lanadearg:

help! I upgraded to zen cart 1.3.9. and my sitemap version 3.2.6 is broken.
I have

XML Parsing Error: malformed
Location: http://giftseshop.com/sitemap/sitemapproducts.xml
Line 10, Column 74: <loc> http://giftseshop.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=243 </ loc>
-------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ^

> What do i need to do to correct?
> Thanks
This is not a sitemapxml problem, this is a problem of the entire site.
You have somehow changed addresses generated by zen-cart. Instead of & character &. This is not correct. [validator.w3.org](http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fgiftseshop.com%2F&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&group=0)
You use some modules, the "improve" link?

a_berezin:

Hi,

This is not a sitemapxml problem, this is a problem of the entire site.
You have somehow changed addresses generated by zen-cart. Instead of & character &. This is not correct. validator.w3.org
You use some modules, the "improve" link?
I found an error in the seo module, works well now!
Thank you.

Hi,

Lanadearg:

I found an error in the seo module, works well now!
Thank you.

you are welcome! :)

Is there a way to add another directory to my sitemap. For example, I have a sitemap for my zen cart site and the a subdirectory inside the folder for my site (i.e. /zen-cart site/blog/)

is there a way to add that blog folder to the sitemap?

Also after I did a 301 Redirect in .htaccess the sitemaps no longer work. How do I add www. to all of the links on the sitemaps. I've tried rebuilding them but it hasn't worked.

bullryder13:

How do I add www. to all of the links on the sitemaps.
Sitemap generates links as specified in the configuration file. If you want to add www. - then you need to fix configure.php.

bullryder13:

Is there a way to add another directory to my sitemap. For example, I have a sitemap for my zen cart site and the a subdirectory inside the folder for my site (i.e. /zen-cart site/blog/)

is there a way to add that blog folder to the sitemap?

This issue was discussed at page 122, read http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?126810-SitemapXML-v-2/page122

a_berezin:

Sitemap generates links as specified in the configuration file. If you want to add www. - then you need to fix configure.php.

awesome that did it. I tried it before but for some reason it wouldn't keep the changes. So I deleted the existing configure.php file and uploaded the one with the changes.

How can you **eliminate **a category to be included in the xml?

Such as trying to eliminate the following to be included fromthe xml

/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_13

Kevin205:

How can you **eliminate **a category to be included in the xml?
If a page (category, product, feedback etc.) is available on the website, it is available to robots and accordingly included in sitemap. I am not aware of manual control methods of indexing the pages categories, products...