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I forgot to mention in the thread title that it's for the Sitemap generator.

I've gotten through steps A and B of the site map generator installation but I'm confused about the rest.

This is what I have left to do.


C. Open your 'vbroot/.htaccess' file and enter the following code:

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

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

lighthttpd url.rewrite-once = ( "^/((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)" => "/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1" )
D. To Configure:

1. Go to your ADMIN CP > vBulletin Options > vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator
2. Edit your settings as desired
3. Important: Enter your Direct Script Run Code (this is also your password for your automated reports)
4. Go to your ADMIN CP > Scheduled Tasks > Add New Scheduled Task
5. Edit new task options:

• Title: vBSEO - Create Google/Yahoo Sitemap
• Filename: ./vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_sitemap.php
• Set task schedule according to your forums activity. For instance, to generate a daily sitemap at 2AM set:
  • Day of the Week: *
  • Day of the Month: *
  • Hour: 2 (or any other)
  • Minute: 0 - - -

Here are my questions:


Am I copying and pasting the the section name(EX Apache and mod_rewrite) and the text below each title or just the text? (EX RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L])



Does it matter where it's copied and pasted to?

The only thing in my .htaccess now is --RedirectMatch temp ^/$ Boaterforums.com- Your Virtual Homeport - Powered by vBulletin



In step D, part 3, what password do I use? I am not getting any automated reports.



Thanks in advance from a very confused rookie.

Hello,
This step is NOT required if you are running vBSEO (rewrite rule is already included in vBSEO's .htaccess).
Again, this step is not required if you are on vB3.6.x (scheduled task is added automatically in this case)

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I am going to piggy back onto this thread as I am having and installation/comprehension of directions problem too.

SEO (zen) installed today on VB 3.6.5. That worked out fine.

Downloaded and attempted to install sitemap and am having some issues.


The issue is that when I click on a thread I get an "HTTP 404 - File not found" error.
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I have read through many posts but have not found my solution yet. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Following the vBulletin 3.5.x Installation Instructions (which I understand are the same or similar for 3.65) I have done the following:

A. Upload the 'vbseo_sitemap' folder along with the files in it to your forum root.

I did this in binary (correct?).

What about the "includes" folder? I did this while trying to trouble shoot. I hope it was the correct thing to do.

CHMOD 777 the 'vB-root/vbseo_sitemap/data/' folder

I changed the folder to 777. Should the files inside be 777 as well or just the folder?

Go to your ADMIN CP > 'Plugin System' > 'Manage Products' > Click on [Add/Import Product]

1. Browse to the file 'vbseo_sitemap.xml', Click 'Import'

Done

C. Open your 'vbroot/.htaccess' file and enter the following code:

Apache and mod_rewrite

Code:

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

Enter in? Before? After? Replace? I took a guess and replaced only to find out in a thread later that I didn't have to. Did this harm anything?

D. To Configure:
(I also found out later that I did not have to do this with 3.6.5. That would have been nice to know but I went through the steps.)

1. Go to your ADMIN CP > vBulletin Options > vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator
2. Edit your settings as desired

Well, I guess I edited as desired. Not much help here.

Important: Enter your Direct Script Run Code (this is also your password for your automated reports)

Direct Script Run Code? Enter it where? There is nothing that asks for a direct script run code.

The only place that mentioned a password was "
vBSEO Sitemap Interface Access Password". I have no idea what the "vBSEO Sitemap Interface Access " is but I entered a password.

Go to your ADMIN CP > Scheduled Tasks > Add New Scheduled Task
Edit new task oBeforeptions:

I didn't do this because I didn't understand and read threads later that said this was not needed.

Just by chance I found that I could go to vbseo_sitemap/ and log in using the password I had entered. That's great. Any directions how to use it? Most is simple but when I click on "Run Sitemap Generator " it has a pop up that asks "Are You Sure". No, I'm not sure. I have no idea why there is a warning here. Since I couldn't get the site to work I clicked it anyway and it ran a report. I have no idea what the report means but it ran and returned 16 lines of code.



OK, after all that back to my original issue. I get a 404 Page not found error when I click on a thread.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Brian

You should not modify .htaccess if you have vBSEO running. Replied to your support ticket.

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vBSEO 3.2.0 Launched - Maximum Overdrive for Your Web Traffic! Over 100 Instant SEO Optimizations

vBSEO Google Sitemap Generator - Version 2.2 Released Mandatory Upgrade for vBSEO 3.2.0 GOLD

6X Traffic - $1400 in One Day with vBSEO! Imagine What the vBSEO Patent Pending Technology Can Do For You.