vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemaps v.2.1

Hello all,

Now that vBSEO 3.1.0 final (with vBlog support) has been released, we are making available an updated version of the vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemaps, v.2.1.

Download via vBulletin.org:

• vBulletin 3.0.x vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator v.2.1
• vBulletin 3.5.x vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator v.2.1
• vBulletin 3.6.x vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator v.2.1

Note: Although there is only ONE (1) vBSEO Google/Sitemap Generator product, we ask you to please download (and get support) in the thread corresponding to the vBulletin version you are running. This will allow us to better serve you.

If you are running vBBlogs, it is recommended that you upgrade your sitemaps to version 2.1, in order to be compatible with the new blog type URLs.

This build also includes a few other enhancements like Ask.com/Moreover.com ping services (which are related to Live Search) and a log records cleanup function.

The cleanup function is considered beta functionality at this point and is available via the vbseo_sitemap_config.php file. You may set a log records cleanup threshold in days by defining:

PHP Code:

define('VBSEO_SM_PRUNE', 0); // logs age in days to prune 


Updates in vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap 2.1:

1. Compatible with vBulletin Blogs. Includes the following new features:
   1. Include Blog Pages
   2. Page Update Frequency - Blog Entry (Default)
   3. Default Priority - Blog Entries
2. Sitemaps log records cleanup threshold in days can be defined in vbseo_sitemap_config.php file:
   
   PHP Code:

   define('VBSEO_SM_PRUNE', 0); // logs age in days to prune 

3. Pinging options for Google and Yahoo combined into one option: "Ping SEs". The new ping will also ping ask.com and moreover (MSN).
4. Yahoo ping changed. Yahoo App ID is no longer required.
5. Minor vBAdvanced compatibility issue fixed.
6. Minor Bugs reported via vBulletin.org Sitemap's thread.

Upgrade Instructions (Version 1.6.x to 2.0.x)
(1) Follow the installation/upgrade instructions provided in the docs/readme.html file.

(2) For vBulletin 3.6.x only: Open "Schedule Manager" in the vBulletin Admin Control Panel (admincp); Remove existing scheduled task for Sitemap Generator if you have one.
Note: The new task will be automatically setup when you import the XML product file.

Thank you Juan. Is their any difference in this from the pre-release build?

Thank you Juan!

Best regards,
Majora

I have just run the sitemap generator and get the following errors

[SECTION START] forumdisplay archived [6s (+0s)]

Warning: Division by zero in /home/thespain/public_html/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_sitemap_functions.php on line 169

Any ideas?

Do you have the vBSEO Sitemap option to include your Archive URLs set to Yes?

If so, try turning it off since it appears that you have the vBulletin Archive disabled on your site.

Thanks for that and the quick reply. I'm on idiot juice today by the looks of it

Cheers
Lee

I must do something in msn search or ask?

Hello,

I have recently installed VBSEO 3.1.0 and VBSEO Sitemap Generator. I have a few questions

The sitemap runs and produces 4 files in /forum/vbseo_sitemap/data the files are:
sitemap_1.xml.gz
sitemap_2.xml.gz
sitemap_index.xml.gz
urllist.txt.gz

My questions:

1) I thought the files would have been created in the root of my site, what have I done wrong? ANSWERED

2) I already have a sitemap for the non vBulletin part of my site that I manualy submit to Google. Which of the sitemap files do I also need to submit to Google? ANSWERED

3) Could somebody tell me the URLs that are used to ping the search engines? I need these because my host has a firewall that blocks outbound traffic I need the URLs so I can add them to the allowed list. (Thats why I currently manually submit).

This is the .htacces at the root of my site

Code:

# Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
# Rule for duplicate content removal : www.domain.com vs domain.com - from VBSEO
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.mysite.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/$1 [L,R=301] 

This is the .htacces in my forum root

Code:

# Comment the following line (add '#' at the beginning)
# to disable mod_rewrite functions.
# Please note: you still need to disable the hack in
# the vBSEO control panel to stop url rewrites.
RewriteEngine On
# Some servers require the Rewritebase directive to be
# enabled (remove '#' at the beginning to activate)
# Please note: when enabled, you must include the path
# to your root vB folder (i.e. RewriteBase /forums/)
# RewriteBase /forum/
# Already stated in site root
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www.mysite.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.com/forum/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap_).*.(xml|txt)(.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(admincp/|modcp/|chat|cron)
RewriteRule ^(.*.php(/.*)?)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !.(jpg|gif)$
RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !^(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1 [L,QSA] 

Sorry for all the questions but I thought I'd ask the Gurus

Regards

VinylJunky

The .htaccess entry for vBSEO Sitemap will allow it to be accessed from the forum root (or site root), making them appear that they are located there, while not cluttering up your root directory.

For your existing URLs, add them to the extra-urls.txt in the vBSEO Sitemap directory and they will be included with the sitemap.

So, first, modify your root (not Forum root) .htaccess and add the sitemap line there at the end. It will look something like this:

Code:

RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ forum/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

Then, go to your vBSEO Sitemap options in your AdminCP and specify your root URL for the sitemap URL field.

After that you would submit this URL to Google: http://www.yoursite.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

That should do it.

Pulled from vbseo_sitemap_functions.php around line 710:

Code:

http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ping?sitemap='.urlencode($url)

http://search.yahooapis.com/SiteExplorerService/V1/ping?sitemap='.urlencode($url)

http://search.yahooapis.com/SiteExplorerService/V1/updateNotification?appid='.VBSEO_YAHOO_APPID.'&url='.urlencode($url)

http://submissions.ask.com/ping?sitemap='.urlencode($url)

http://api.moreover.com/ping?u='.urlencode($url)

Is there any such thing as running the sitemap generator too many times?
Why does it ask me "Are You Sure?" when I run it?

Heh. I already made a thread about the Sitemap v2.1 since vBSEO v3.1 has been released and it's finally here now. Well, thanks for the release!