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Old 10-23-2006, 06:23 PM
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I'm lost...
I have installed 1.7 and when I go to submit my sitemap to Google it wants me to either upload a html file they generate or a meta tag. How am I supposed to submit the files that vbseo provides?
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Old 10-23-2006, 07:02 PM
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That's just to verify that you own the site. Follow those directions first, then you can Add Sitemaps.
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The html file is required for "site verification" only, and that allows you to see google crawling stats and other useful details.

For the sitemap submission you should open http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/siteoverview and:
1. Submit "http://www.yourforumsroot/" in the "Add Site" input field
2. Click "Add a Sitemap" link in the sites list table and provide http://www.yourforumsroot/sitemap_index.xml.gz as sitemap URL.
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so the sitemap_index.xml.gz file needs to be in the forum root rather than the vbseo_sitemap/data folder?
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Old 10-23-2006, 08:14 PM
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No, the .htaccess rule makes it *appear* to be in the forum root. The forum root URL/path is the one you submit, and it should find it.
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Okay thanks, I will check back here if it returns any errors once it checks status. I take it 1.7 works with version 3.6.2?
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Old 10-23-2006, 08:34 PM
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Yes it works fine
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hmmm...Google returned a 404 not found error. I have edited the .htaccess file as directed...any thoughts?
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If you're using vBSEO, you don't need to edit the .htaccess, since the Sitemap rule is already included.
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If you're using vBSEO, you don't need to edit the .htaccess, since the Sitemap rule is already included.
okay, made that correction and resubmitted the sitemap and now I get this error from google:

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Your Sitemap does not appear to be in a supported format. Please ensure it meets our Sitemap guidelines and resubmit.
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Do you have default vBSEO .htaccess file in your forums root or it is modified somehow?
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The only modifications are some rewrite rules to redirect some hotlinkers
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Please post your .htaccess here
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Please post your .htaccess here
here it is:

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# 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 /
#RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.yourdomain\.com
#RewriteRule (.*) http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/$1 [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !vbseourl=
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(admincp/|modcp/|chat|cron)
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !\.(jpg|gif)$
RewriteRule ^(archive/.*)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !(admincp|modcp|clientscript|cpstyles|images)/
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ vbseo.php?vbseourl=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^vbguys - Home
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^vBulletin.net.ru
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^anonym.to | Anonym surfen und anonym Email versenden
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
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RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^MJ Türkiye - Ýçerik Yönetim Sistemleri - Türkiyenin CMS Uzmaný
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^美雅ä¸*文网
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^HybRiD-Soft // v4
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
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RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_REFERER} ^::+: ãÌãæÚÉ ÊÑÇíÏäÊ ÇáÚÑÈíå :+::
RewriteRule /* cowlist Landing Page [R,L]
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Old 10-24-2006, 05:51 PM
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Isn't Cowlist.com violates the vBSEO EULA? No adult sites related.
So the others links... ?
This is a pirate site for vBulletin, people discuss about nulled versions etc.:
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