sitemap does not index threads, posts, forumdisplay. Only members

[HeadBuilder]

Anyone else encountered this weird issue?
I've set sitemap to index all in admincp, but sitemap generator only indexes member pages.

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Perhaps all your forums are private? Sitemap Generator adds only those visible to public (SE bots).

[HeadBuilder]

That isn't the case. Most forums are open to public, including SEs.

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

PM sent

[NightNinja]

I have this exact same problem.

In addition, will sitemap generator (once it works properly) also have a sitemap of all my downloads (because the majority of my vBulletin website is the downloads not the actual forums)

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Hello,

if you don't have any showthread/forumdisplay URLs added to sitemap, this may be related to subforum permissions settings.
PM sent for more information.

In addition, will sitemap generator (once it works properly) also have a sitemap of all my downloads (because the majority of my vBulletin website is the downloads not the actual forums)

Sitemap Generator adds only original vBulletin URLs to sitemap. If you want to add other URLs (created by hacks/mods), you will have to create add-on module for vBSEO Sitemap generator. You can check addons/vbseo_sm_vba.php as an example.

Thanks.

[hornstar6969]

could you expand on addons/vbseo_sm_vba.php

as I would like to have an addon that will also add content from the downloadsII database to the sitemap.

Thanks.

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

The addon simply:
- fetches all vBa pages deifnitions from database
- checks if the page is open for guests
- creates SEOed URL with vbseo_any_url() function (in case if CRRs are defined for vBa CMPS)
- adds new URL into sitemap with vbseo_add_url() function

[hornstar6969]

So how would an addon for the DownloadsII be created? would someone from vbseo be willing to help create it for the benefit of its customers?

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

There is a vbseo_sm_downloads.php module included in vBSEO Sitemap Generator 1.7 package, please try it. I'm not sure if it works with the latest version of Downloads.

[Shon]

Originally Posted by HeadBuilder

Anyone else encountered this weird issue?
I've set sitemap to index all in admincp, but sitemap generator only indexes member pages.

Oleg... I have this same problem with the vBulletin 3.0 version of the sitemap generator. It is only including the member profile URLs, and nothing else... all of the forums are public, and no permissions are affecting guests from viewing any of them. Any information you can provide will be appreciated.

Thanks

[Oleg Ignatiuk]

Hello,

please provide me with admincp account via PM to check this further.