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gaydemon_jr
03-24-2008, 06:50 AM
Anyone here got some advice on creating a good sitemap?
How do you make sitemaps for yahoo and msn?
yahoo, msn and google have the same sitemap format.
There are lots of sitemap generators in any language (php, asp, perl, ...) and lots of plugin for CMS. Just tell us what cms or language you want to use :D
gaydemon_jr
03-24-2008, 11:00 AM
Okay cool. A php one would be good. Any ideas?
gaydemon
03-24-2008, 12:03 PM
In normal cases I use sitemap generator by google, however its a bit messy and takes a bit of configuration and server access to get it to work.
Instead, there is a really good piece of software and free version available online (free for up to 400 pages):
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
I used the $20 version which was well worth it since it handles PHP sites very well. Google Sitemap generator doesnt do well with PHP.
rawTOP
03-24-2008, 12:31 PM
Anyone here got some advice on creating a good sitemap?
How do you make sitemaps for yahoo and msn?
What are you trying to accomplish that you can't just submit your RSS feed as a sitemap? Google, Yahoo! and MSN/Live all take RSS feeds as sitemaps. I'm not saying there aren't cases where you need a real sitemap - just make sure your one of those cases...
If you haven't checked it out already this is the site to find all the specs on sitemaps. Google has extended the spec for some specialized sitemaps, but the commonly accepted format is here:
http://www.sitemaps.org/
gaydemon_jr
03-24-2008, 01:36 PM
In normal cases I use sitemap generator by google, however its a bit messy and takes a bit of configuration and server access to get it to work.
Instead, there is a really good piece of software and free version available online (free for up to 400 pages):
http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
I used the $20 version which was well worth it since it handles PHP sites very well. Google Sitemap generator doesnt do well with PHP.
Thanks, thats good. Worked very well.
What are you trying to accomplish that you can't just submit your RSS feed as a sitemap? Google, Yahoo! and MSN/Live all take RSS feeds as sitemaps. I'm not saying there aren't cases where you need a real sitemap - just make sure your one of those cases...
If you haven't checked it out already this is the site to find all the specs on sitemaps. Google has extended the spec for some specialized sitemaps, but the commonly accepted format is here:
http://www.sitemaps.org/
Good idea, an RSS feed would work too.