vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap

[AWS]

Question here: When i try to "Run Generator" for the first time, i'm getting tons of error, all looking something like this:
Warning: fopen(D:\Hosting\3077032\html\forum\vbseo_sitemap/data/progress.dat) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: Permission denied in D:\Hosting\3077032\html\forum\vbseo_sitemap\vbseo_ sitemap_functions.php on line 1458

Any ideas?
PHP doesn't have write permissions on the sitemap folder.

[Yellow Slider]

should I erase old sitemap files and switch the file names to the new ones on the webmaster tools panel (google)?

Thanks!

edit -

wow, something is wrong! I'm using vB 4.0.4 and here is the first new file (http://www.iatraf.co.il/sitemap_forum_1.xml.gz) and the urls in it are wrong! (doesn't exists at all)


http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=1
0.82 2011-02-05T19:03:04+00:00 daily
3
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=2
0.7962 2011-02-02T13:40:22+00:00 daily
4
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=3
0.8999 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
5
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=4
0.8999 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
6
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=5
0.8999 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
7
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=6
0.8998 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
8
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=7
0.8998 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
9
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=8
0.8998 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
10
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=9
0.8998 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
11
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=10
0.8998 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
12
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=11
0.8997 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily
13
http://www.iatraf.co.il/forumdisplay.php?f=&page=12
0.8997 2011-02-05T19:01:08+00:00 daily

by the way, according to the log, there are less showthread urls then I had with the old sitemap generator.

had -

Date 2011-02-05 02:00
Processing time 195.24 s
Total URLs 633,246 (+467)
Forumdisplay URLs 18,137 (+19)
Showthread URLs 609,265 (+445)

now -

Processing time 345.07 s
Total URLs 617,310 (+2)
Forumdisplay URLs 18,146 (-)
Showthread URLs 609,617

I've tried running it from the url and then terminated it and run it from Shell.

by the way, in the setting I've configured it to "stamp" showthread urls Change Frequency to "daily" and as you can see the urls are "stamped" as yearly.

http://www.iatraf.co.il/sitemap_forum_51.xml.gz (you can see it here)

[vBSEO]

Hello,

A potential security issue has been identified in the sitemap 3.0 codebase. We have released sitemap 3.0 PL1 as patch. All members running any version of the vbseo sitemap are urged to upgrade to the patched version immediately.

Please Download and install the latest version available here:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=253516

If you have any questions, please respond in the thread.

Thank you,
the vBSEO Team

[★Slap]

Thanks for the update :)

[mfnforex]

Thank you

[Brandon Sheley]

thx for the update

[popowich]

After upgrading all of my sites reporting this error when going to the reports page :

Warning: file([path]/vbseo_sitemap/data/1297062075log) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

Lots of errors for the log files such as 1297062075log. Seems to be a missing dot before the log?

[Brandon Sheley]

After upgrading all of my sites reporting this error when going to the reports page :

Warning: file([path]/vbseo_sitemap/data/1297062075log) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

Lots of errors for the log files such as 1297062075log. Seems to be a missing dot before the log?

ditto :(

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

Warning: file([path]/vbseo_sitemap/data/1296986749log) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

[briansol]

A fixed version will be posted shortly. Please stand by.

[Diablotic]

After upgrading all of my sites reporting this error when going to the reports page :

Warning: file([path]/vbseo_sitemap/data/1297062075log) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

Lots of errors for the log files such as 1297062075log. Seems to be a missing dot before the log?


Same problem here. No "." between log and log number...

[briansol]

Please re-download. The version attached has been corrected.

If you downloaded before this time stamp, please re-download.

[Brandon Sheley]

Please re-download. The version attached has been corrected.

If you downloaded before this time stamp, please re-download.

thank you
works now :up:

[popowich]

Looks good, thanks!

[dandanch]

just did the upgrade to 3.0 PL1 and got this error message:
Warning: file([path]/vbseo_sitemap/data/122log) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

Edit:
fixed
Thanks ;)

[★Slap]

Sorry fixed the error :)

[Hornstar]

Thanks.

[your24hourstore]

Hello,

'Forbidden' error messages are related to mod_security Apache module. Please contact your hosting providers for further troubleshooting.
I have this problem, my host switched servers new servers new ip .

the other day and i have had this since i guess, Not sure if they didn't add a Apache handler for the file type or something else . here is a pic of whats installed on my Apache, my public directory and www is set to 755 can you see a problem with my Apache ?

[jitsuboy]

I've installed as noted. I've edited and added a password.

When I go to http://www.mysite.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/ I get a "The requested URL /forums/vbseo_sitemap/ was not found on this server"

I'm not exactly sure where I went wrong, but the vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap is working on my ACP. I just can't log in.

Thanks

Also- I'm not exactly sure if I had a .htaccess file previously. I've never uploaded one so I'm assuming that I don't. If I did however, could this be the reason I'm getting this error?

Thanks!!

[jitsuboy]

Hello,

You should submit your sitemap only in the first time, Then vBSEO sitemap will notify search engines automatically after finishing the daily sitemap generating :)

How do you do this?

[Alibass]

What files need to be uploaded for the patch, just what is in the upload file folder?

[m2006]

Thank you for new update

[viper357]

Why is my runtime so high? You can also see it has stopped running daily, I would assume this is because it's taking 10 days to complete, this can't be normal, surely? I'm on 3.8.5. Thanks.

126525

My last 3 email reports, take note of the processing times:

January 13th
Summary:
============================
Forum Display: 818
Show Thread: 24977
Show Post: 334583
Member Profiles:
Poll Results:
Blog Entries:
Blog Tags:
Album URLs:
Social Groups URLs:
Tag URLs: 7671
Archive: 15225

Total Indexed URLs: 383281
Total Processing Time: 863,964.17 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: Successful.
Ask ping: Successful.

January 23rd
Forum Display: 830
Show Thread: 25307
Show Post: 339256
Member Profiles:
Poll Results:
Blog Entries:
Blog Tags:
Album URLs:
Social Groups URLs:
Tag URLs: 7674
Archive: 15464

Total Indexed URLs: 388537
Total Processing Time: 777,598.08 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: Successful.
Ask ping: Successful.

February 4th
Forum Display: 832
Show Thread: 25390
Show Post: 341893
Member Profiles:
Poll Results:
Blog Entries:
Blog Tags:
Album URLs:
Social Groups URLs:
Tag URLs: 7675
Archive: 15415

Total Indexed URLs: 391209
Total Processing Time: 950,094.65 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: Successful.
Ask ping: Successful.

[OldSchoolDSL]

Updated (allow overwrite, yes)

Installed & seemingly working

4.1.1

[OldSchoolDSL]

Summary:
============================
Forum Display: 94
Show Thread: 3698
Show Post:
Member Profiles: 232
Poll Results: 20
Blog Entries: 947
Blog Tags: 0
Album URLs: 313
Social Groups URLs: 48
Tag URLs: 3281
Archive: 18

Total Indexed URLs: 8633
Total Processing Time: 8.40 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: Successful.
Ask ping: Successful.

Just do not know why it always says 0 blog tags.

[jitsuboy]

if you uploaded the ht file as is and your vb is not in the root folder yea, maybe
and since your showing it installed in forums/ probably

When you say I uploaded as is, what do you mean? I edited it to make it read like this: RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ http://www.mysite.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]


I've Chmod 777 the data folder to my root

I also moved my vb folder from my public_html to the root directory.

I have it set to VBSEO installed: No

When I moved my VB folder to the root directory my site would no longer load. So I just moved it back and now it works fine. Could you clarify what you mean by that?

Also, what do you mean that I'm showing it installed in the forum?

Thanks!!!

[Alibass]

What files need to be uploaded for the patch, just what is in the upload file folder?
Thanks for somebody at vBSEO for not replying! :mad:

[your24hourstore]

wouldnt expect to much in a free mod when they sell a premium mod

add: wow the mod in here that adds to a previous post isn't working

[OldSchoolDSL]

This update places the site map

http://www.sociallyuncensored.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz

And not vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_index.xml.gz

So honestly, this make it more SEO friendly. :)

[your24hourstore]

ha i got it so im deleting all the crap above

went with /vbseo_sitemap/sitemap_index.xml.gz

[incisor]

this work with php 4?

or do i need to be running 5?

[tidus78]

Mmmmmmm

Already installed but when I "run generator"

[SECTION START] tags [6,533.9Kb mem used] [195s (+194s)]
Database Error Database error

[LeventX]

Thank You Very Much.

[tidus78]

Ok just do it,tags eliminated but now I have a big problem....forum and thread don't be displayed.......

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/02/24.jpg

Help me....:(

[your24hourstore]

what is this part for

Addon Generator Modules
Set the addon module names here, one name per line. The modules files are located in vbseo_sitemap/addons/ folder.

[Merih]

same problem ?

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 73 bytes) in /home/users/public_html/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

[jitsuboy]

Hello,

With this add-on you should disable the built-in vBulletin sitemap generator.

Hi, where do we do this?

[your24hourstore]

Hi, where do we do this?
you can disable it in settings / if you have never enabled it its off by default i think

[your24hourstore]

this work with php 4?

or do i need to be running 5?
think 5 is not even made yet latest version is 4.1.2 beta , so yes works in 4.1.1 i know

[jitsuboy]

It's actually on by default!

[jitsuboy]

after installing everything I'm not sure exactly what to do next.
I've installed the .xml file. I've edited the way the creator said to, I'm just not sure how to use this mod now.

This is the main thing that confuses me.

To access your reports enter the following URL:
http://www.example.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/

NOTE: Replace "http://www.example.com/forums/" with the full URL to your vB forum root.

What exactly would my VB forum root be if I haven't changed it

[ssssami]

hi very thanks ,

i need help please

after create sitemap for my site:

http://www.samytv.com/vb/forum.php

i find that sitemap contain page number of thread like this:


<loc>http://www.samytv.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8&amp;page=3</loc>


but i do not want cotain page number in my sitemap

because my forum depend on first page of thread only

i want that sitemap contain main link to thread only like



<loc>http://www.samytv.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8</loc>


can help me please ?

[steve1966]

uninstalled till there is a fix

[ergin200]

thank you.

[Edgespeeder06]

okay so what did I do wrong? ugh http://njstangers.org/forum/vbseo_sitemap/

[Edgespeeder06]

Are these files suppose to be all in the root forum folder or actually in an "upload" folder branched off it?

Upload ALL the files and folders within the 'upload' folder to your forum root folder.

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

[viper357]

Why does this take so long to complete a sitemap? I have uninstalled and re-installed but it makes no difference, look at the amount of time it takes to generate a sitemap.

Total Indexed URLs: 397228
Total Processing Time: 172,829.10 seconds

Does this hack have a problem with litespeed servers?

[Teascu Dorin]

Thank you for it.

I attached a Romanian Translation for vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap 3.0.

Enjoy!

[tidus78]

Ii doesn't show showthread and forumdisplay sitemap,0 url.

I set to yes in setting,count only cms,blog,member on my 4.1.1.

Any idea??
Edit/Delete Message

[vitrag24]

compatible with vb 4.1.2?

[jpbryan]

Thank you! Excellent

[briansol]

I've installed as noted. I've edited and added a password.

When I go to http://www.mysite.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/ I get a "The requested URL /forums/vbseo_sitemap/ was not found on this server"

I'm not exactly sure where I went wrong, but the vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap is working on my ACP. I just can't log in.

Thanks

Also- I'm not exactly sure if I had a .htaccess file previously. I've never uploaded one so I'm assuming that I don't. If I did however, could this be the reason I'm getting this error?

Thanks!!

htaccess is not required to get to vbseo_sitemap, just to load sitemap_index.xml.gz. Frankly it sounds like you uploaded the entire thing in the wrong place or uploaded the 'upload' fodler with it for some reason.

How do you do this?
google.com/webmasters

What files need to be uploaded for the patch, just what is in the upload file folder?

Upload the whole thing and re-import the product with over-write.

[briansol]

this work with php 4?

or do i need to be running 5?

php5

Mmmmmmm

Already installed but when I "run generator"

[SECTION START] tags [6,533.9Kb mem used] [195s (+194s)]
Database Error Database error

view source to get the actual database error.

Ok just do it,tags eliminated but now I have a big problem....forum and thread don't be displayed.......

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/02/24.jpg

Help me....:(
sitemap only includes public (guest) urls. If your site is locked down, it will never get indexed.

what is this part for

Addon Generator Modules
Set the addon module names here, one name per line. The modules files are located in vbseo_sitemap/addons/ folder.

it's for 'add ons' :) ie, you can make a tool for your gallery, or whatever else you run to add to the sitemap. Chances are, you can leave this blank.
same problem ?

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 73 bytes) in /home/users/public_html/vbseo_sitemap/index.php on line 218

You need to increase your php.ini memory_limit setting and restart your webserver. 32M is bare minimum. 64 recommended.

[briansol]

When you say I uploaded as is, what do you mean? I edited it to make it read like this: RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ http://www.mysite.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]


This is incorrect. Re-upload the default htaccess file to your forum root. No changes are needed to the file itself.


I've Chmod 777 the data folder to my root

this doesn't even make sense....


I also moved my vb folder from my public_html to the root directory.

why?

I have it set to VBSEO installed: No

When I moved my VB folder to the root directory my site would no longer load. So I just moved it back and now it works fine. Could you clarify what you mean by that?

Also, what do you mean that I'm showing it installed in the forum?

Thanks!!!
Who knows wht you did here moving everything around.

Start over. stop moving stuff, and follow the readme file step by step.

Thanks for somebody at vBSEO for not replying! :mad:

Fast & Full support is offered for our vBSEO customers first. We will get here when and if we can. If it's not fast enough, you can purchase a license to receive our priority support.
wouldnt expect to much in a free mod when they sell a premium mod

[quote]
add: wow the mod in here that adds to a previous post isn't working
more details please?

This update places the site map

http://www.sociallyuncensored.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz

And not vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_index.xml.gz

So honestly, this make it more SEO friendly. :)
The htacces file does this, and always has since day 1 of the mod released, as it is required by google/etc to have the sitemap file load from the base directory, but making your public_html directory writable is just, well, dumb. So, we put it in its own data folder and use mod_rewrite to make it appear to be in the site or forum root depending on where you installed your board.

ha i got it so im deleting all the crap above

went with /vbseo_sitemap/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Which is incorrect.

It should load from
site.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz
or
site.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz
depending on where you installed your board.

vbseo_sitemap/ should never appear in the url of the sitemap itself, just the admin interface.

[briansol]

Just do not know why it always says 0 blog tags.

Do you have blog tags that aren't USER blog tags?

Why is my runtime so high? You can also see it has stopped running daily, I would assume this is because it's taking 10 days to complete, this can't be normal, surely?

This means it's timing out. It picks up where it left off the last time it ran. So, your server needs 10x the rwesources to complete it.

You can remove sections like the archive/member pages/ and other "B" pages to make it run faster, or improve your servers memory_limit in php.ini and/or wait_timeout in my.cnf settings

[briansol]

after installing everything I'm not sure exactly what to do next.
I've installed the .xml file. I've edited the way the creator said to, I'm just not sure how to use this mod now.

This is the main thing that confuses me.

To access your reports enter the following URL:
http://www.example.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/

NOTE: Replace "http://www.example.com/forums/" with the full URL to your vB forum root.

What exactly would my VB forum root be if I haven't changed it

It's not about changing.... it's about the fact that we have NO idea what your domain name is, or where you placed your forum.

This is YOUR site.

If you run jitsuboy.com
and installed vb in root, it would be
it would be
jitsuboy.com/vbseo_sitemap/

If you put it in forums,
jitsuboy.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/

and so on.

[briansol]

hi very thanks ,

i need help please

after create sitemap for my site:

http://www.samytv.com/vb/forum.php

i find that sitemap contain page number of thread like this:


<loc>http://www.samytv.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8&amp;page=3</loc>


but i do not want cotain page number in my sitemap

because my forum depend on first page of thread only

i want that sitemap contain main link to thread only like



<loc>http://www.samytv.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8</loc>


can help me please ?

The Sitemap tool creates a sitemap. It is not a pick and chose pages tool.

What you want, can't be done, and is a waste of time to even consider. If you want it all on 1 page, set your vb pagination settings to 9999999999999999999 posts per page.

[briansol]

uninstalled till there is a fix

What exact issue are you facing? there are no known issues at this time. a fixed was posted within 10 minuets, and days ago since this post.

[briansol]

okay so what did I do wrong? ugh http://njstangers.org/forum/vbseo_sitemap/

Nothing... that's the admin interface. Login. It will show you the url to your sitemap in the top right.

set your password in vboptions -> vbseo sitemap options

Are these files suppose to be all in the root forum folder or actually in an "upload" folder branched off it?

Upload ALL the files and folders within the 'upload' folder to your forum root folder.


just like vb comes with an upload folder, docs folder, etc, you don't actually upload the upload folder, bur the CONTENTS OF the upload folder to your site.
Open it up, you will see some folders that match your vb install. Those should merge. (includes -> includes, etc).

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

This is where the files are stored at run and this area needs to be writable, 777, so it can write to this area.

Why does this take so long to complete a sitemap? I have uninstalled and re-installed but it makes no difference, look at the amount of time it takes to generate a sitemap.

Does this hack have a problem with litespeed servers?

you have too much stuff, not enough processing power, or a combination there of.

trim some sections off (members, archive, showpost, other useless pages)
increase wait_timeout, memory_limit

run it manually after tweaking settings to make sure it is able to complete. A db error will likely show in source.

This works on any webserver. Only different is the 'htaccess' rules on some software, but not lightspeed.

[briansol]

Ii doesn't show showthread and forumdisplay sitemap,0 url.

I set to yes in setting,count only cms,blog,member on my 4.1.1.

Any idea??
Edit/Delete Message

Are your forums open for guests? sitemap only includes public threads. And if you're worried about search engine hits, you need to make your content public.

compatible with vb 4.1.2?

Don't see why not. I haven't upgraded yet, but there's nothing in the update list that says it will break it. Try it, view the sitemap, check webmaster tools to make sure they've accepted it correctly.

[Crotan]

So I've installed this and reports are generating fine, as I see them in the Reports list. However I'm not seeing any bots download them in my downloads log tab.

Multiple days, have a report generated once a day.

[briansol]

Submit your sitemap to webmaster tools. Google.com/webmasters

Also, make sure your log file downloads.dat is writable (chmod 666) otherwise, nothing can record

[Crotan]

Submit your sitemap to webmaster tools. Google.com/webmasters

Also, make sure your log file downloads.dat is writable (chmod 666) otherwise, nothing can record

Thanks for the help so far. Next question, I now haves pages upon pages in my download logs from GoogleBot. Do I have to go to Bing, yahoo and such to get them to download the sitemap as well? I also have nothing in SE Bot Activity Log?

Is there something else I might of missed.

I see crawler bots on the forums all the time,
.crawl.yahoo.net
.googlebot.com

[3loomShia]

Thanks for updating.
Works great.

3

[nick-harper]

Hi,

I have installed the plugin and added below to the bottom of my .htaccess:

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


When I try to go to :

domain.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

I get a 500 Internal Error

[Kerryanne]

Hi i've installed and its working

But when i went to get my password nothing was there. Put in my own and save then went to report page and it goes login failed.

Whats wrong ?

[Valerio]

Hello, I have a problem too... i tryed to solve following the comments but... nothing this is the error i have:

Vbulletin 4.1.1

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, XXXXXX and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Then This is my htaccess:
RewriteEngine on

#For custom 404 error page:
ErrorDocument 404 /404/404.php

<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
suPHP_ConfigPath /home/XXXXX
<Files php.ini>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
</IfModule>

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


The forum is on the main root, and vbseo folder is in root/vbseo_sitemap and the file permission is 777 on files and folders

Error Log:

~~~~ this acceding directly via url
[Thu Feb 24 17:59:18 2011] [error] [client xxx] File does not exist: /home/xxxx/public_html/500.shtml
[Thu Feb 24 17:59:18 2011] [error] [client xxx] SoftException in Application.cpp:256: File "/home/xxxxx/public_html/vbseo_sitemap/index.php" is writeable by group


~~~~ this acceding via admin cp

[Thu Feb 24 17:35:00 2011] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xx] File does not exist: /home/xxxxx/public_html/500.shtml, referer: http://www.domainname.com/admincp/index.php?do=nav

What else?

[jitsuboy]

I've started from scratch and reinstalled Vbseo. I've followed the steps exactly as listed.
I'm getting this error: Not Found

The requested URL /forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz was not found on this server.

I'm typing www.mysite.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz and that's the error that I get.

I'm using Filezilla. When the directions say to install to the root directory, is the root directory listed as "remote site: / "??
I've attached a picture to where the .htaccess file is located. - also, when I open the .htaccess file that i uploaded to my server, the contents read:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
- is that all it's supposed to say?

I haven't uploaded any other .htaccess files, so there shouldn't be any others interfering with this one, should there?

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/ (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/rootx.png/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

thanks for any help!

[grusy]

All my cms links are not OK in the sitemap
Links are shown as http://www.passat35i.de/content.php3-New
The ? is missing.

Any ideas?

vb 4.12

[Lostboyfan]

Installed it today. What a great mod for vbseo.

[kingMOB]

Is there a way to create a cron job under linux to run the sitemap and not use the one native in vbulletin? How this cron job would be?

[grusy]

Is there a way to create a cron job under linux to run the sitemap and not use the one native in vbulletin? How this cron job would be?

RTFM :)

It's under tips in the readme file

[★Slap]

Hello I am trying to login however it doesn't work I checked my password in the Settings and copy & pasted it in my login box however that does not work either the page just refreshes.

[jenniferj]

Please tell me how to uninstall. I was actually going to purchase the software because I am having problems and posted to the VBSEO forums and got rejected because I did not purchase this mod. I don't understand this because it is here free and I was happy to pay. I need help uninstalling please. I no longer want this on my system because I can't get any help, I was accused of not paying, and I don't want to upgrade because I worry I won't get help then either.

[Valerio]

To uninstall just remove from the product manager on the adminCP then cancel the files that you install, if you want to know where they are and wich one are, just follow the upload folder as reference.

Then cancel also the string into the .htaccess.

vbseo does not support via ticket if you do not have a license.
To obtain the license you need to purchase vbseo.
If you wnat assistance you can post on the forum and wait that someone reply t your post.
I had a problem too before, but at the end i purchase the vbseo and I install vbseo and xml sitemap, until now seems to work smoothly.

[jenniferj]

Thank you very much. That's exactly what I needed. Do I delete htaccess too?

I did post on the forum and was swiftly told not to post and that they would persue legal action against me and the thread closed after just one post of mine in which I stated I needed help with the plug in and was willing to pay to upgrade as well. It doesn't sit well with me to say the least. Maybe they thought I was using someone elses license or a copy but I couldnt even post again to defend myself.

[Valerio]

No, if you have a customize htaccess you need to delete only the string that the instruction ask you to add, or use the default htaccess provided from vbulletin.

It seems strange, it does not make sense, can you please show us the post?

[jenniferj]

Sure, here is the post

http://www.vbseo.com/f48/im-new-48643/

I haven't customized any htaccess so I'm assuming it must just be from this plug in? The default from vb is located in the do not upload file.

[grusy]

@jenniferj

The vbseo mod on vbseo.com and this mod here are different products.
If you need support with this mod here, you have to ask here and not at vbseo.com.

[jenniferj]

Oh okay thank you. Now I know.

[Valerio]

Jennifer I do not want to defend vbseo ( i did not have nothing to do with them i'm just a customer) but on the post you talk about vbseo the product not the vbseo sitemap xml product that they are different product one is free the other one is under license.

So technically you ask assistance regarding a product that you do not have licence (as i understand) that is the reason about the reply.

Maybe if you explain yourself better you can have a support.
have a great day

[prandah]

thanks :D

mark Installed

[BOSS 302]

When I generate sitemap it only finds "2" urls? forum and archive

[BOSS 302]

I need to create a sitemap with all my thread urls and stuff but this only generates 2 urls /forums and /archives what's the deal how do I generate a proper sitemap

EDIT: FIXED

New problem... When I create a sitemap it includes "www." with the URL's, but I don't want that it's cause errors in google sitemap submission. How do I prevent sitemap from including the "www"?

[BOSS 302]

Okay I fixed that issue myself too... My last question... Hopefully someone can actually HELP with this... Do I have to generate the sitemap manually every time new threads are posted for them to be included in sitemap?

[Xtrigit]

Jennifer I do not want to defend vbseo ( i did not have nothing to do with them i'm just a customer) but on the post you talk about vbseo the product not the vbseo sitemap xml product that they are different product one is free the other one is under license.

So technically you ask assistance regarding a product that you do not have licence (as i understand) that is the reason about the reply.

Maybe if you explain yourself better you can have a support.
have a great day

Jennifer clearly stated that she needed help with their sitemap generator and not vbseo.
She DID post in the wrong section of vbseo forums though, that's why she received such little information.

[Xtrigit]

Okay I fixed that issue myself too... My last question... Hopefully someone can actually HELP with this... Do I have to generate the sitemap manually every time new threads are posted for them to be included in sitemap?

I believe there is an option in the ACP, where you can specify how often you want the sitemap to be generated. I recommend you set it to at least every 2 days.

[kamrandahir]

awesome

[BOSS 302]

I believe there is an option in the ACP, where you can specify how often you want the sitemap to be generated. I recommend you set it to at least every 2 days.No I don't see such an option. Where is it?

I submitted a sitemap though with 115 urls and only 1 is indexed. It's been that way for 3-4 days now. How do I get more indexed?

[briansol]

Thanks for the help so far. Next question, I now haves pages upon pages in my download logs from GoogleBot. Do I have to go to Bing, yahoo and such to get them to download the sitemap as well? I also have nothing in SE Bot Activity Log?

Is there something else I might of missed.

I see crawler bots on the forums all the time,
.crawl.yahoo.net
.googlebot.com

You should submit your sitemap to all 'webmaster' areas on the major search engines. They all have them.

Activity log will only track with vbseo also installed.

[Ghostt]

I am lost too. ive read all the thread 2x and searched in google for whole day for a solution for the 404 not found error for the example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz .
Ive done all that what was described here like, check chmod 777 for all folders, if apache rewrite work, reinstalling mod, reupload .htaccess,check htaccess with blank except the rewrite code, rewritebase,check if sitemap_index.xml.gz exists in data folder=yes, ....
i need realy a solution for that error..

[briansol]

Hi,

I have installed the plugin and added below to the bottom of my .htaccess:

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


When I try to go to :

domain.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

I get a 500 Internal Error

Your server may not support mod_rewrite or isn't running apache. You will need to consult with your host to figure out what to do.


Hi i've installed and its working

But when i went to get my password nothing was there. Put in my own and save then went to report page and it goes login failed.

Whats wrong ?

The password is stored in plain text in the sitemap options panel.

[briansol]

Hello, I have a problem too... i tryed to solve following the comments but... nothing this is the error i have:

Vbulletin 4.1.1



Then This is my htaccess:
RewriteEngine on

#For custom 404 error page:
ErrorDocument 404 /404/404.php

<IfModule mod_suphp.c>
suPHP_ConfigPath /home/XXXXX
<Files php.ini>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>
</IfModule>

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


The forum is on the main root, and vbseo folder is in root/vbseo_sitemap and the file permission is 777 on files and folders

Error Log:

~~~~ this acceding directly via url
[Thu Feb 24 17:59:18 2011] [error] [client xxx] File does not exist: /home/xxxx/public_html/500.shtml
[Thu Feb 24 17:59:18 2011] [error] [client xxx] SoftException in Application.cpp:256: File "/home/xxxxx/public_html/vbseo_sitemap/index.php" is writeable by group


~~~~ this acceding via admin cp

[Thu Feb 24 17:35:00 2011] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xx] File does not exist: /home/xxxxx/public_html/500.shtml, referer: http://www.domainname.com/admincp/index.php?do=nav

What else?

Files should never be 777. Normal files should be 644 on DSO, 755 on some cgi builds. Check with your host.

[briansol]

I've started from scratch and reinstalled Vbseo. I've followed the steps exactly as listed.
I'm getting this error: Not Found

The requested URL /forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz was not found on this server.

I'm typing www.mysite.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz and that's the error that I get.

I'm using Filezilla. When the directions say to install to the root directory, is the root directory listed as "remote site: / "??
I've attached a picture to where the .htaccess file is located. - also, when I open the .htaccess file that i uploaded to my server, the contents read:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]
- is that all it's supposed to say?

I haven't uploaded any other .htaccess files, so there shouldn't be any others interfering with this one, should there?

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6357/rootx.png (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/rootx.png/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

thanks for any help!


The sitemap needs to RUN via the cron/task at least once before the files will actually exist. Make sure that has happened.

You should be in the /public_html/ area, not in that directory if your forum is installed to .com/

[briansol]

No I don't see such an option. Where is it?

I submitted a sitemap though with 115 urls and only 1 is indexed. It's been that way for 3-4 days now. How do I get more indexed?


The sitemap will only include public forums. If your site is close for guests, there's no point in having a sitemap either as bots can't read it.

The cron is installed with the product and runs every day at 2am by default.

[briansol]

Jennifer clearly stated that she needed help with their sitemap generator and not vbseo.
She DID post in the wrong section of vbseo forums though, that's why she received such little information.

Sorry for jumping the gun on you there. We get a ton of people using nulled versions asking for support and that is the only thing we can really do is shut them down and not support them. If they are using nulled vbseo, they are probably using nulled vb as well, which is why we send them here. .org requires you to verify your license status. We aren't a charity and need to eat/take care of our families too.


The vbseo.com forums are only for vbseo core customers. Any sitemap troubleshooting for non-vbseo customers should be posted HERE and we'll get to answer it when we can.

Full support for the sitemap is offered to our customers only on our forums/ticket areas. Non-customers will be pointed back to this thread for support.

[Ghostt]

I am lost too. ive read all the thread 2x and searched in google for whole day for a solution for the 404 not found error for the example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz .
Ive done all that what was described here like, check chmod 777 for all folders, if apache rewrite work, reinstalling mod, reupload .htaccess,check htaccess with blank except the rewrite code, rewritebase,check if sitemap_index.xml.gz exists in data folder=yes, ....
i need realy a solution for that error..

so do i get help here or is it hopeless for me because i triead all that things ? :(

[briansol]

If you're getting a 404 and

site.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=sitemap_index.xml.gz
loads directly, one of the following is happening:

1) the htaccess file/ rule isn't in place
2) the server doesn't support mod_rewrite
3) The server has AllowOverride set to off, there by disabling htaccess

[Ghostt]

If you're getting a 404 and

site.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=sitemap_index.xml.gz
loads directly, one of the following is happening:

1) the htaccess file/ rule isn't in place
2) the server doesn't support mod_rewrite
3) The server has AllowOverride set to off, there by disabling htaccess

yes this url loads correctly!
site.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=sitemap_index.xml.gz
content:
URL Last Modified
http://example.com/sitemap_forum_1.xml.gz 2011-03-17T02:33:36+00:00
http://example.com/sitemap_forum_2.xml.gz 2011-03-17T02:33:36+00:00

1) the htaccess file/ rule isn't in place
the htaccess is in the root directory. also tested it with the original htacces from vbseo sitemap htaccess folder
2) the server doesn't support mod_rewrite
it is supported because other rewrite work also tested it with the testpage.html rewrite to google.com ...
3) The server has AllowOverride set to off, there by disabling htaccess
i dont know what that and how to enable. i can ask server manager to check it.

[briansol]

The file should be in your FORUM root, not necessarily your site root.

It should also come BEFORE any other rewrite rules, especailly a catch-all.

[Ghostt]

The file should be in your FORUM root, not necessarily your site root.

It should also come BEFORE any other rewrite rules, especailly a catch-all.


my site root is my forum root.
and how i said it also dont work with clear rewrite rule only the vbseo sitemap rewrite in it.:


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



should i set it to AllowOverride All ?

[briansol]

yes

[Ghostt]

yes

answer from server manager:

Hello. The AllowOverride in config is allow to use rewrite engine. We do not see the error with rewrite engine in logs. Please check your scripts. Thank you.

[BOSS 302]

The sitemap will only include public forums. If your site is close for guests, there's no point in having a sitemap either as bots can't read it.

The cron is installed with the product and runs every day at 2am by default.Yeah but on the older versions of sitemap for vbulletin I saw an option and it said by default it does something at 2AM but on this version don't see anything like that in the options. I'm not really sure what Cron is, but does that mean that it automatically regenerates the sitemap with NEW threads that have been posted since last manual generate? I checked the logs I don't see any signs of it doing this.

[Ghostt]

so there is no help for me? should i give up ? :(

[compact]

Hey guys, I'm new to the whole VBSEO so sorry for this NEWB question and have to clutter this thread with such a basic question but...

I have successfully uploaded this sitemap generator but the previous version one(i have 3.8.1 running).

1. Do i need to do something on my webmaster's control panel in google even if i have it checked for it to notify the SE's automatically? Right now it says i have no sitemaps in the google control panel even after the first scheduled sitemap was generated yesterday.

2. Do i leave all the generated sitemaps alone? Do i ever have to remove any of them for any reason?

Thanks guys, and thank you for the great add-on. Hoping to see a difference!

[cloferba]

I dont know why vbseo Search Engine doesnt index any of my forum posts and threads to the sitemap:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/03/14.jpg

why this? all forums and posts are unhidden

[tidus78]

I resolved making visible all threads and post to the visitors

[cdoyle]

Hi,
I installed this a few months back, and it was working great at the time, but today I logged into google webmaster tools, and noticed that several of the files are showing a 404 error.

/forums/sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_forum_7.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_forum_8.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_member_1.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_tags_1.xml.gz

The rest show as OK?
Any ideas why these ones are showing a 404?

[Phaedrus]

vBulletin already has auto-submission site maps in the software, can anybody tell me if this is better and why?

[Ghostt]

I am lost too. ive read all the thread 2x and searched in google for whole day for a solution for the 404 not found error for the example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz .
Ive done all that what was described here like, check chmod 777 for all folders, if apache rewrite work, reinstalling mod, reupload .htaccess,check htaccess with blank except the rewrite code, rewritebase,check if sitemap_index.xml.gz exists in data folder=yes, ....
i need realy a solution for that error..

still waiting for help. WHY IT ISNT WORKING WTF???

[cloferba]

I resolved making visible all threads and post to the visitors

but i have all threads and posts visibles for visitors... :S

[cdoyle]

Hi,
I installed this a few months back, and it was working great at the time, but today I logged into google webmaster tools, and noticed that several of the files are showing a 404 error.

/forums/sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_forum_7.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_forum_8.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_member_1.xml.gz
/forums/sitemap_tags_1.xml.gz

The rest show as OK?
Any ideas why these ones are showing a 404?

anyone else have this problem?

[Ghostt]

I am lost too. ive read all the thread 2x and searched in google for whole day for a solution for the 404 not found error for the example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz .
Ive done all that what was described here like, check chmod 777 for all folders, if apache rewrite work, reinstalling mod, reupload .htaccess,check htaccess with blank except the rewrite code, rewritebase,check if sitemap_index.xml.gz exists in data folder=yes, ....
i need realy a solution for that error..

it was a server config error and its fixed now.............. :mad:

[farahi]

thank you:up:

[kurfer]

Does this need to be manually submitted to google through the webmaster tools? I installed it but google isn't showing any site maps... I manually added the sitemap and it works but not sure if it will update.

[Phaedrus]

Interesting. Since my server upgraded the database to 5.0.92-community and PHP 5.2.17 this no longer works. I get a dbase error rather than a sitemap...

[The_____KinG]

Hi there , thanks a lot for this great mod.

i have two vb forums one i am using vb 4.1.1 and the other is 4.1.3 i tried to install tthis mod on both the sites , the one using 4.1.3 worked like a charm but the one using 4.1.1 although got installed properly is not working and giving me a 500 error

so need to ask is it because of the vb version or some other error that i need to check

thanks again for this mod

[Mariner1]

Ok ive followed the install instructions,think ive done it write.When i try this

http://www.mysite.com/forum/forum.php/sitemap_index.xml.gz it brings me back to my homepage.Any ideas whats going wrong

[Mariner1]

its ok managed to sort it

[Brandon Sheley]

Does this need to be manually submitted to google through the webmaster tools? I installed it but google isn't showing any site maps... I manually added the sitemap and it works but not sure if it will update.

I don't know if it "needs" to be in WMT but it does help and the sitemap will update.
Once you have it in WMT you can than see what backlinks you have to the site, so it's good to have it regardless.

[downloadsuk]

has anyone got this working with downloadsII for vb 4.x yet? trying to get a sitemap working and after some searching found out that the suplied addon file is for vb 3.x only, and vbSEO didn't plan on updating the addon any time soon

[downloadsuk]

Ok, for anybody who is interested, I managed to hack apart the addon file vbseo_sm_downloads2.php to enable it to work with the vb4.x DownloadsII addon.

It should now add this sitemap to your existing one.

Happy days.

File attached

Also, there is a better file here:
http://www.vbseo.com/f44/downloadsii-v6-sitemap-plugin-45290/

[naba]

thank you

[Phaedrus]

Interesting. Since my server upgraded the database to 5.0.92-community and PHP 5.2.17 this no longer works. I get a dbase error rather than a sitemap...

Any help?

[gil]

Thanks!

[masterweb]

Installed without any error message nor big problem, let's wait some days to see results. In the meantime thanks to developer(s) :D

[Stefanus]

Ping to "bing" fails from 19/04/2011

Search Engines Pings:
Google Successful
Bing FAILED
Yahoo Successful
Ask Successful

Submit Sitemap to Bing (http://www.bing.com/toolbox/posts/archive/2009/10/09/submit-a-sitemap-to-bing.aspx) error

Just go through this link http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmasters/ , at the left side there is a
link =>Submit a Sitemap to Bing
Just follow this to submit your sitemap.

[Black Widow]

Hi,

I have a problem with my forumdisplay links.
They look like http://www.elsf.net/forumdisplay.php?page=[number] instead of http://www.elsf.net/forumdisplay.php?f=[number]

I think there is a bug in the following section:
$url = $vbseo_vars['isvb4'] ?
fetch_seo_url('forum|nosession', $g_cache['forum'][$forum_id], ($page>1)?array('page'=>$page):array())
: 'forumdisplay.'.VBSEO_PHP_EXT.'?f='.$forum_id . ($page>1?'&amp;page='.$page:'');

Probabbly problem with $g_cache.

How can i fix it?

Thanks.

[ForceHSS]

the files in htaccess do we need to upload all them?

[Lazorbeam]

When I try to view VBSEO sitemap reports, I get this error:

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@consortium.stormspire.net and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

Any idea?

[dacho]

I need Help please
Something happened and suddenly I started getting 404 on http://www.dacho.co.il/sitemap_index.xml.gz
He just was not created on the server for some reason

[sadiq6210]

I will try it - Thanks =)

[Ocean-Wonders]

Can anyone help ? When I try to generate a site map i get the follow error

[addon module] vbseo_sm_calendar.php [15,120.8Kb mem used] [19,537,104s (+19,537,104s)]
[addon module] vbseo_sm_downloads.php [15,146.8Kb mem used] [19,537,104s (+0s)]
Database error
The Ocean Wonders Fish Keepers Forum database has encountered a problem.
Please try the following:
Load the page again by clicking the Refresh button in your web browser.
Open the www.ocean-wonders.co.uk home page, then try to open another page.
Click the Back button to try another link.
The www.ocean-wonders.co.uk forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

Running vb 4.1.4 & vbseo 3.6.0

[Ocean-Wonders]

Just un-installed and re installed and it's working now.

[4Play]

did the install, including renaming htaccess.txt into .htaccess

But now i'm unable to log into my ACP :(

here's the error message. help in either correcting what's wrong or uninstalling the mod would be GREATLY appreciated!

ps - i've loaded it twice but the .htaccess file seems to disappear in public_html after i rename it from htaccess.txt to .htaccess. is this to be expected?

[strudinox]

All links are generated successful however I am having one problem with this mod generating CMS articles URL's correctly. Running 4.1.4

My URLs are pretty standard:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content/720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released


When I run the Generator, it produces URLs that look like this:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content.php720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released

Notice that it's generating "content.php" and not including a /

All the other Mod Rewritten URLS are working fine such as the forums, and blogs.

[Skierpetros]

Default XML Sitemap must be disabled if i use this sitemap?

[ngocol]

Im not using VBSEO so i try to change the "\" on rewrite form VBSEO .
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

to "/" and its work thanks...
( maybe "/" its meant for VBSEO user )

the only problem wa the BING submission link

[ngocol]

did the install, including renaming htaccess.txt into .htaccess

But now i'm unable to log into my ACP :(

here's the error message. help in either correcting what's wrong or uninstalling the mod would be GREATLY appreciated!

ps - i've loaded it twice but the .htaccess file seems to disappear in public_html after i rename it from htaccess.txt to .htaccess. is this to be expected?


dont change your .httacces just add some line form httacces.txt provided on folder do not upload

[Ghostt]

I am lost too. ive read all the thread 2x and searched in google for whole day for a solution for the 404 not found error for the example.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz .
Ive done all that what was described here like, check chmod 777 for all folders, if apache rewrite work, reinstalling mod, reupload .htaccess,check htaccess with blank except the rewrite code, rewritebase,check if sitemap_index.xml.gz exists in data folder=yes, ....
i need realy a solution for that error..

STOPPED WORKING again! omg im lost.

getting error /sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap file not found
but /vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=sitemap_forum_1.xml.g z works!!
something with .htaccess??????????

[briansol]

All links are generated successful however I am having one problem with this mod generating CMS articles URL's correctly. Running 4.1.4

My URLs are pretty standard:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content/720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released


When I run the Generator, it produces URLs that look like this:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content.php720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released

Notice that it's generating "content.php" and not including a /

All the other Mod Rewritten URLS are working fine such as the forums, and blogs.
vbseo will NOT pick up on any 'friendly' urls in use.
You should use this with vbseo, or with standard urls only.

If you're using any friendly service urls from vb4, you should use the vb4 built in tool.
Default XML Sitemap must be disabled if i use this sitemap?

yes, you should not run both.

Im not using VBSEO so i try to change the "\" on rewrite form VBSEO .
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

to "/" and its work thanks...
( maybe "/" its meant for VBSEO user )

the only problem wa the BING submission link
I have no idea what you're trying to do here.
\ is an escape character, making "." a literal DOT and not a catch-all as in, say (.*) in a regular expression.


Bing has blocked non-us pings for some time. It's out of anyone's control but their own.

STOPPED WORKING again! omg im lost.

getting error /sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap file not found
but /vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=sitemap_forum_1.xml.g z works!!
something with .htaccess??????????

as advised before, you have 3 options, and need to consult with your host on this matter as it is the rewrite area that is not working on your server. Or, move to a provider that understands basic rewriting.

[Ghostt]

The rewrite rules are working host confirmed that!
and im not the only one with this error i think.
why you use this rewrite rules instead just point to the file... such things makes problems

my rewrite rules:
RewriteEngine On

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

this arent possible options that youve written.
i need a real solution or what the support have to check on server to find the problem.
one more time: all other rewrite rules work perfect!

[strudinox]

vbseo will NOT pick up on any 'friendly' urls in use.
You should use this with vbseo, or with standard urls only.


This needs to be mentioned in the OP then. I guarantee most people running VB4 who do NOT have VBSEO installed will be running friendly URLs.

[Scalemotorcars]

Checking from my google account I seem to be having an issue with the Archive file. All other sitemaps work fine and get a green check but the Archive one stays with the https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/09/58.png

Any ideals why???

Also I had over 1 million indexed urls but now after a server move and upgrade Im back to only 6,600... That SUCKS!!!

Is this normal?

[Crotan]

Checking from my google account I seem to be having an issue with the Archive file. All other sitemaps work fine and get a green check but the Archive one stays with the https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2011/09/58.png

Any ideals why???

Also I had over 1 million indexed urls but now after a server move and upgrade Im back to only 6,600... That SUCKS!!!

Is this normal?

Check the archive sitemap that its generating

[Scalemotorcars]

No info as to the problem in my Google acount and when I open the sitemap its encrypted.

[Crotan]

No info as to the problem in my Google acount and when I open the sitemap its encrypted.

http://mysite.com/forums/sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz

That's encrypted? Go in through the admincp, log in with the password you setup for the mod, and navigate to the archives bit and make sure the links are valid.

[Scalemotorcars]

From the admincp it looks fine and the link is valid but I still have the issue inside my Google account.

See screenshot.

[cameraguru]

installed

cheers

[soaringpine]

Is this something I should install (even if I recently installed the most recent version of VBSEO)? Many, many thanks for the advice.

[BayLee2]

Thanks, great mod!

[cameraguru]

Just thought I'd share as I been having the 404 not found error, might help someone else out?
I had to edit my .htaccess file with followsymlinks and add a / at beginning of path to vbseo folder.

#start .htaccess code
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ /vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

[Welshy2008]

Is this something I should install (even if I recently installed the most recent version of VBSEO)? Many, many thanks for the advice.

Yes mate - You should. :)

[soaringpine]

Thanks Welshy

[Scalemotorcars]

From the admincp it looks fine and the link is valid but I still have the issue inside my Google account.

See screenshot.

Still having the same issue. Anyone...:confused:

[cdoyle]

Hi,
I've posted about this error in the past but I never got an answer.
My sitemap used to work, then it all of a sudden it started getting error in Google Webmasters.

Any idea why I'm getting errors on some of these files?

[gungor]

very good.!

[FReeSTER]

Every time I want to go to vBSEO Sitemaps Result is taking me to the forum like there is no files on the ftp but all the files are there

any ideas?

[dalreardon]

Hi,

After I install this plugin do I need to turn off the sitemap feature built into VB? Don't want 2 separate sitemaps running at same time or does the software do this for you?

Thanks,
Dale.
http://www.settledin.com.au

[Scalemotorcars]

Hi,
I've posted about this error in the past but I never got an answer.
My sitemap used to work, then it all of a sudden it started getting error in Google Webmasters.

Any idea why I'm getting errors on some of these files?


Same issue for several weeks now and no response... :down:

[FReeSTER]

Every time I want to go to vBSEO Sitemaps Result is taking me to the forum like there is no files on the ftp but all the files are there

any ideas?

:Bump: Also the HTACCESS is done as well but I cant find the url even if i go directly from the broser to the file it wont load but instead takes me to the forum

[Crotan]

Same issue for several weeks now and no response... :down:

submit your sitemap to bing webmaster tools they give a better run down of any errors detected. google for some reason just says they exist

[Laurvick]

Internal Server Error

It tells me that, whenever I try to load the page o_O?

[j3suss]

I have a question...

In Root File Sitemap, I have /public_html/vbseo_sitemap but then in rebuild sitemap:
---------------
The directory to save sitemap files not writable. Please change the permissions on the path to the server can write or enter a different path in the sitemap options.
----------------

But file data I have do permissions 777...

¿Can Someperson help me?

[hazem_aliraqi]

thank you

[Chuta]

Hello guys,

On behalf of the whole vBSEO Support Team, I offer an apology for the lack of support here. I will try to address all of the unanswered questions one by one.

If required, please supply me with login credentials via PM for troubleshooting/investigation.

[Chuta]

The rewrite rules are working host confirmed that!
and im not the only one with this error i think.
why you use this rewrite rules instead just point to the file... such things makes problems

my rewrite rules:
RewriteEngine On

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

this arent possible options that youve written.
i need a real solution or what the support have to check on server to find the problem.
one more time: all other rewrite rules work perfect!

Hello Ghostt,

Is it "sitemap_index.xml" or "sitemap_index.xml.gz"?. Please make sure you follow the link supplied in the upper right corner of the sitemap interface to reach the sitemap index.

[Chuta]

This needs to be mentioned in the OP then. I guarantee most people running VB4 who do NOT have VBSEO installed will be running friendly URLs.

Hello strudinox,

vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemaps should work just fine with any vB-friendly URLs. The issue you mentioned seems to be a bug, I could reproduce it myself.

I've flagged this to our architects for troubleshooting.

[Chuta]

Checking from my google account I seem to be having an issue with the Archive file. All other sitemaps work fine and get a green check but the Archive one stays with the https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/images/caution.png

Any ideals why???

Also I had over 1 million indexed urls but now after a server move and upgrade Im back to only 6,600... That SUCKS!!!

Is this normal?

Hello Scalemotorcars,

Please hover your mouse over that icon to see the actual error message and supply us what pops up.

[Chuta]

Is this something I should install (even if I recently installed the most recent version of VBSEO)? Many, many thanks for the advice.

Hello soaringpine,

Yes, we advise any vBSEO customer to install and keep running our sitemaps generator tool.

[Chuta]

Just thought I'd share as I been having the 404 not found error, might help someone else out?
I had to edit my .htaccess file with followsymlinks and add a / at beginning of path to vbseo folder.

#start .htaccess code
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ /vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

Hello,

That would be like enabling RewriteBase setting (recommended way):

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

Thanks for sharing though! :)

[Chuta]

Hi,
I've posted about this error in the past but I never got an answer.
My sitemap used to work, then it all of a sudden it started getting error in Google Webmasters.

Any idea why I'm getting errors on some of these files?

Hello cdoyle,

Please hover your mouse over that icon to see the actual error message and supply us what pops up.

[Chuta]

Every time I want to go to vBSEO Sitemaps Result is taking me to the forum like there is no files on the ftp but all the files are there

any ideas?

Hello,

Do you mean the sitemap_index.xml.gz file? i.e http://www.yoursite.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz?.

[Chuta]

Hi,

After I install this plugin do I need to turn off the sitemap feature built into VB? Don't want 2 separate sitemaps running at same time or does the software do this for you?

Thanks,
Dale.
http://www.settledin.com.au

Hi Dale,

Yes. They shouldn't run both at once.

[Chuta]

Internal Server Error

It tells me that, whenever I try to load the page o_O?

Hello Laurvick,

What page are you referring to?.

[Chuta]

I have a question...

In Root File Sitemap, I have /public_html/vbseo_sitemap but then in rebuild sitemap:
---------------
The directory to save sitemap files not writable. Please change the permissions on the path to the server can write or enter a different path in the sitemap options.
----------------


But file data I have do permissions 777...

?Can Someperson help me?

Hello,

You need to chmod 777 the "vbseo_sitemap/data/" directory, *not* the whole "vbseo_sitemap/" directory.

[Teascu Dorin]

<span style="text-decoration: line-through">The structure of the archive is very confusing and unordered from what I see !!!</span>

Sorry, my bad. I had something modified in my Winrar program.

[Chuta]

All links are generated successful however I am having one problem with this mod generating CMS articles URL's correctly. Running 4.1.4

My URLs are pretty standard:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content/720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released


When I run the Generator, it produces URLs that look like this:
http://www.gnd-tech.com/content.php720-EVGA-GTX-570-Classified-Released

Notice that it's generating "content.php" and not including a /

All the other Mod Rewritten URLS are working fine such as the forums, and blogs.

Hello,

The issue has been corrected. Please download the package again and follow the upgrade instructions supplied within the readme.html file, which is located inside the docs (do not upload) folder.

[iyama]

If i use the regenerator:

[homepage] [9,752.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] forumdisplay [9,755.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] showthread [9,755.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] polls [9,755.1Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_forum_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [9,757.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[archive homepage] [9,756.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] forumdisplay archived [9,758.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] showthread archived [9,758.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [9,759.9Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[SECTION START] tags [9,758.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt,max(lastpost) as lastupdate
FROM thread AS thread
INNER JOIN tagcontent AS tagcontent ON
(tagcontent.tagid = 1 AND tagcontent.contentid = thread.threadid)
WHERE thread.forumid IN()
AND thread.visible = 1
AND thread.sticky IN (0, 1)
AND thread.open <> 10
GROUP BY tagcontent.tagid;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
AND thread.visible = 1
AND thread.sticky IN (0, 1)' at line 5
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Tuesday, September 6th 2011 @ 08:13:39 AM
Error Date : Tuesday, September 6th 2011 @ 08:13:39 AM
Script : http://www.mysite.info/forum/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_sitemap.php
Referrer : http://www.mysite.info/forum/vbseo_sitemap/index.php?rlist=true

[strudinox]

Hello,

The issue has been corrected. Please download the package again and follow the upgrade instructions supplied within the readme.html file, which is located inside the docs (do not upload) folder.

Excellent! I can confirm that it is working correctly now. Thanks for the support!

[Chuta]

If i use the regenerator:



Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT COUNT(*) as cnt,max(lastpost) as lastupdate
FROM thread AS thread
INNER JOIN tagcontent AS tagcontent ON
(tagcontent.tagid = 1 AND tagcontent.contentid = thread.threadid)
WHERE thread.forumid IN()
AND thread.visible = 1
AND thread.sticky IN (0, 1)
AND thread.open <> 10
GROUP BY tagcontent.tagid;

MySQL Error : You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ')
AND thread.visible = 1
AND thread.sticky IN (0, 1)' at line 5
Error Number : 1064
Request Date : Tuesday, September 6th 2011 @ 08:13:39 AM
Error Date : Tuesday, September 6th 2011 @ 08:13:39 AM
Script : http://www.mysite.info/forum/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_sitemap.php
Referrer : http://www.mysite.info/forum/vbseo_sitemap/index.php?rlist=true

Hello iyama,

Please try to disable 'Tag pages' from being added to your sitemaps.

[Chuta]

Excellent! I can confirm that it is working correctly now. Thanks for the support!

Hi strudinox,

I'm glad to hear that!. Thank you for your report and again sorry for the delay.

[FReeSTER]

Hello,

Do you mean the sitemap_index.xml.gz file? i.e http://www.yoursite.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz?.

I mean at the adminCP. When I try to get into vBSEO Sitemap Result it just take me to the homeforum instead and all the files are on the FTP like it have to. I have triple checked this and I dont see any files missing

[iyama]

Hello iyama,

Please try to disable 'Tag pages' from being added to your sitemaps.

That was it. :D

I have a other question.

In the first week that my site was online, about 3 years ago.
Google has located my admincp and modcp map, and also set this online then.
Is this now again possibel or?

[MagicThemeParks]

Hello,

The issue has been corrected. Please download the package again and follow the upgrade instructions supplied within the readme.html file, which is located inside the docs (do not upload) folder.

Was the only updated file the vbseo_sitemap_functions.php file?

[iojam]

Yes, that was the only file updated (md5_sums_crawlability_sitemap.php has changed too, since checksum is now different).

[MagicThemeParks]

Thanks iojam, but that file shows an updated date of February 7, 2011. Is there a newer version uploaded now with a newer version of that file?

[Chuta]

Thanks iojam, but that file shows an updated date of February 7, 2011. Is there a newer version uploaded now with a newer version of that file?

Hello MagicThemeParks,

Yes, there's a newer version of the script and it is the one available for download in the first post of this thread. You can see at the middle-center part of the add-on information that it says: 'Last Update: 05 Sep 2011'.

strudinox confirms that the issue has been resolved here: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost.php?p=2242595&postcount=430

[Chuta]

I mean at the adminCP. When I try to get into vBSEO Sitemap Result it just take me to the homeforum instead and all the files are on the FTP like it have to. I have triple checked this and I dont see any files missing

Hello,

Is the .htaccess file in place?.

[Chuta]

That was it. :D

I have a other question.

In the first week that my site was online, about 3 years ago.
Google has located my admincp and modcp map, and also set this online then.
Is this now again possibel or?

Hello,

I do not fully understand your question. Please re-phrase.

[rpgman]

thanks installed.

[Scalemotorcars]

Hello Scalemotorcars,

Please hover your mouse over that icon to see the actual error message and supply us what pops up.

Simply says (warnings)

Its on the archive sitemap.

Update, I just noticed the VB Sitemap was also on. Could that have caused the issue. I dont remember seeing anything about it in the install.

[MikeF]

Is this the same 3.0 already available to VBSEO license holders yesterday?

[james7zt]

thanks you so much.
Installed vb4.1.5 L1. Five Stars.

[Chuta]

Simply says (warnings)

Its on the archive sitemap.

Update, I just noticed the VB Sitemap was also on. Could that have caused the issue. I dont remember seeing anything about it in the install.

Hello,

The built-in sitemap feature of vB must be disabled while using vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemaps.

We need you to find out in your Webmaster Tools account what is the actual error message you get, so we can troubleshoot this. You can try heading over the sitemap that does show up with issues.

[Chuta]

Is this the same 3.0 already available to VBSEO license holders yesterday?

Hello Mike,

I'm not quite sure on what you mean with 'yesterday', but yes, this is the same build available on our downloads area over at vBSEO.com ;)

[Chuta]

thanks you so much.
Installed vb4.1.5 L1. Five Stars.

Have fun!, and let Google crawl your site :)

[FReeSTER]

Hello,

Is the .htaccess file in place?.
yes it is. It was working fine before but it just stopped working.

[Rideharder]

So let me get this correct really all we need to do is override one file "md5_sums_crawlability_sitemap.php"?

[Rideharder]

Thanks iojam, but that file shows an updated date of February 7, 2011. Is there a newer version uploaded now with a newer version of that file?

"Yes, there's a newer version of the script and it is the one available for download in the first post of this thread. You can see at the middle-center part of the add-on information that it says: 'Last Update: 05 Sep 2011'."



This is confusing me because I can't find the file and apparently it's only one file that needs to be updated you guys should only have one file that needs to be downloaded, that seems more easier to understand?

[Rideharder]

I guess I'll just follow the upgrade instructions and overwrite all files

[FReeSTER]

ok so far everything is perfect, Is submitting to google but is not submitting my sitemaps to yahoo or any of the other 2.

[n0obiest]

it's error when i run Generator:

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO bb_mailqueue
(dateline, toemail, fromemail, subject, message, header)
VALUES

(1316686770,
'haivp007@gmail.com',
'contact@xxxxx.net',
'vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap Updated',
'Hello!\n\nThe vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap has been successfully generated for your vBulletin forums at:\nBuonban24h - MUA B?N - RAO VẶT (http://xxxxxxx.net)\n\nReport:\n========================= ===\nClick the following link for your vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap Report:\nhttp://xxxxxxx.net/vbseo_sitemap/\n\nSummary:\n============================\nForum Display: 238\nShow Thread: 4918\nShow Post: 5009\nMember Profiles: \nPoll Results: 2\nBlog Entries: \nBlog Tags: 0\nAlbum URLs: \nSocial Groups URLs: 1\nTag URLs: 1283\nArchive: 143\n\nTotal Indexed URLs: 11456\nTotal Processing Time: 31.05 seconds\n\nGoogle ping: Successful.\nBing ping: Successful.\nYahoo ping: FAILED.\nAsk ping: Successful.\n\n============================\nvBSEO (c) 2010 Crawlability, Inc.\nhttp://www.crawlability.com/vbseo\nhttp://www.vbseo.com\n\n\nNote for vBSEO users: This version of the sitemap generator works with vBSEO 3.3.0 up.\nPlease download the most recent vBSEO here: http://www.vbseo.com/downloads/',
'From: =?UTF-8?q?Buonban24h_-_MUA_B=C3=83=C2=81N_-_RAO_V=C3=A1=C2=BA=C2=B6T?= <contact@xxxxxxxx.net>\nAuto-Submitted: auto-generated\nReturn-Path: contact@xxxxxxxxx.net\nMessage-ID: <20110922102001.3d2871a1491a@buonban24h.net>\nMIME-Version: 1.0\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\nX-Priority: 3\nX-Mailer: vBulletin Mail via PHP\n');

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Thursday, September 22nd 2011 @ 05:19:30 PM
Error Date : Thursday, September 22nd 2011 @ 05:20:01 PM
Script : http://xxxxx/admincp/cronadmin.php?do=runcron&cronid=157
Referrer : http://xxxxx/admincp/cronadmin.php?do=modify
IP Address : 123.24.44.109
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[MagicThemeParks]

Yahoo pings have failed lately. Any updates needed?

[Chuta]

This is confusing me because I can't find the file and apparently it's only one file that needs to be updated you guys should only have one file that needs to be downloaded, that seems more easier to understand?

The only files that have been updated are: vbseo_sitemap_functions.php and md5_sums_crawlability_sitemap.php (this one because of the checksum).

We can't just add them as separate files, because new people downloading the package may get confused about what to download and how to install what they've downloaded.

[Chuta]

ok so far everything is perfect, Is submitting to google but is not submitting my sitemaps to yahoo or any of the other 2.

Yahoo pings have failed lately. Any updates needed?

There are issues on Yahoo's side that go beyond our control. They have been blocking lately pings from some servers for some weird reason.

[Chuta]

it's error when i run Generator:

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.5:

Invalid SQL:

INSERT INTO bb_mailqueue
(dateline, toemail, fromemail, subject, message, header)
VALUES

(1316686770,
'haivp007@gmail.com',
'contact@xxxxx.net',
'vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap Updated',
'Hello!\n\nThe vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap has been successfully generated for your vBulletin forums at:\nBuonban24h - MUA B?N - RAO VẶT (http://xxxxxxx.net)\n\nReport:\n========================= ===\nClick the following link for your vBSEO Google/Bing Sitemap Report:\nhttp://xxxxxxx.net/vbseo_sitemap/\n\nSummary:\n============================\nForum Display: 238\nShow Thread: 4918\nShow Post: 5009\nMember Profiles: \nPoll Results: 2\nBlog Entries: \nBlog Tags: 0\nAlbum URLs: \nSocial Groups URLs: 1\nTag URLs: 1283\nArchive: 143\n\nTotal Indexed URLs: 11456\nTotal Processing Time: 31.05 seconds\n\nGoogle ping: Successful.\nBing ping: Successful.\nYahoo ping: FAILED.\nAsk ping: Successful.\n\n============================\nvBSEO (c) 2010 Crawlability, Inc.\nhttp://www.crawlability.com/vbseo\nhttp://www.vbseo.com\n\n\nNote for vBSEO users: This version of the sitemap generator works with vBSEO 3.3.0 up.\nPlease download the most recent vBSEO here: http://www.vbseo.com/downloads/',
'From: =?UTF-8?q?Buonban24h_-_MUA_B=C3=83=C2=81N_-_RAO_V=C3=A1=C2=BA=C2=B6T?= <contact@xxxxxxxx.net>\nAuto-Submitted: auto-generated\nReturn-Path: contact@xxxxxxxxx.net\nMessage-ID: <20110922102001.3d2871a1491a@buonban24h.net>\nMIME-Version: 1.0\nContent-Type: text/plain; charset=\"UTF-8\"\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\nX-Priority: 3\nX-Mailer: vBulletin Mail via PHP\n');

MySQL Error : MySQL server has gone away
Error Number : 2006
Request Date : Thursday, September 22nd 2011 @ 05:19:30 PM
Error Date : Thursday, September 22nd 2011 @ 05:20:01 PM
Script : http://xxxxx/admincp/cronadmin.php?do=runcron&cronid=157
Referrer : http://xxxxx/admincp/cronadmin.php?do=modify
IP Address : 123.24.44.109
Username : admin
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

Hello,

This seems to be a server issue. See for details:

http://www.vbulletin.com/docs/html/troubleshoot_mysql_goneaway

and

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/48697-Error-2013-but-server-up-for-6-days?p=310265&viewfull=1#post310265

[Scalemotorcars]

In a future update can you add the ability to select what sites to ping. My yahoo is deal also so it would be great if I could simply turn off that ping. If yahoo wants to block my server then why bother sending them the sitemap.

[peterkohar]

i've tried to install it and follow the steps carefully but when i want to open http://www.yoursite.com/vB-root/vbseo_sitemap/ in F step, its always shown my http://www.yoursite.com/forum.php

why is that happened ? is there something wrong or i did wrong?

[Teascu Dorin]

i've tried to install it and follow the steps carefully but when i want to open http://www.yoursite.com/vB-root/vbseo_sitemap/ in F step, its always shown my http://www.yoursite.com/forum.php

why is that happened ? is there something wrong or i did wrong?

the address should be like this: http://www.domain.com/forum/vbseo_sitemap/

[Chuta]

In a future update can you add the ability to select what sites to ping. My yahoo is deal also so it would be great if I could simply turn off that ping. If yahoo wants to block my server then why bother sending them the sitemap.

Hello,

Please feel free to post this as a feature request over at: http://features.vbseo.com/

http://features.vbseo.com/forums/26408-vbseo-sitemap ;)

[peterkohar]

the address should be like this: http://www.domain.com/forum/vbseo_sitemap/

i've tried it too but its just a blank page, nothing is there

[persianpros]

submission for yahoo won't work anymore

[SaN-DeeP]

thanks installed :)

[mgcom]

submission for yahoo won't work anymore

Same here

[vBTwist]

What is the issue causing Yahoo ping failures?

[cdoyle]

Hello cdoyle,

Please hover your mouse over that icon to see the actual error message and supply us what pops up.

When I hover over the icons, nothing popups?

[Teascu Dorin]

Romanian translation for this addon (vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap v3.0)

Enjoy!

-Dorin

[Chuta]

When I hover over the icons, nothing popups?

Please head over the sitemap that shows the warning icon to see the actual error and supply us with it.

[dalreardon]

Hi,

I have had this plugin installed and working for some time but have noticed lately that the Yahoo ping (in the email report I receive) is always failing. Google, Bing and Ask are all successful.

Are others having this Yahoo problem?

Dale.
http://www.settledin.com.au

[MyPeSePe]

I have the problem:

Search Engines Pings
Google Successful
Bing FAILED
Yahoo FAILED
Ask Successful

no one have anny idea?

[mgcom]

only yahoo is failing

no blog tags working either

[misericorde]

Nice

[boffin_adi]

Installed perfectly on VB 4.1.5...BUT THERE IS A PROBLEM...a BIG one at that!

When i click on VBSEO Sitemap reports in my ACP, the login screen appears that asks for the password, on entering the password, i get taken to my site homepage instead of the Sitemap reports page..

Also if i try www.mysite/vbseo_sitemap/ - same thing happens...the login screen appears that asks for the password, on entering the password, i get taken to my site homepage instead of the Sitemap reports page..

I have been researching for this for 4-5 hours now and nothing..

BTW

1. I have the .htaccess in place.
2. I use VBSEO
3. MODRewrites work fine for me
4. I use VB Suite 4.1.5

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

[briansol]

Yahoo/Bing have terminated ping services. This is beyond our control.

If you're login isn't working, it sounds like a base slash is in correct. Check your vboptions/settings and make sure all settings have proper trailing slashes, or not, as required by vb.

[cdoyle]

Please head over the sitemap that shows the warning icon to see the actual error and supply us with it.

The ones that have an error say this.

General HTTP error: 404 not found
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

[cdoyle]

The ones that have an error say this.

General HTTP error: 404 not found
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

Anyone have idea on this? It's been going on for so long now, that I think it's just ruined my ranking in Google.

[RoG Aftermath]

Im kind of new at this and i hope i dont sound like and idiot but where to i upload the htaccess file that is included with this mod? or do i only upload the folder that says "upload"

[RoG Aftermath]

nvm i figured it out

[cdoyle]

The ones that have an error say this.

General HTTP error: 404 not found
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

Is this mod still supported? I've been having this issue for months, and still hoping to get it fixed. Otherwise I'm going to need to uninstall it.

[marinelife]

If the site loads at domain.com but the forums are in domain.com/forums what .htaccess file do we edit? the root or the one in forums folder?

[egyptsons]

The ones that have an error say this.

General HTTP error: 404 not found
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.

I have the same issue :( from long time ago .

[cdoyle]

Ya I think I've been trying to get this fixed since last Spring, I'm just going to have to uninstall this. This mod just doesn't seem to be supported anymore.

[cdoyle]

uninstalled.. No Support

[mgcom]

[SECTION START] showthread [8,688.7Kb mem used] [705,281s (+705,281s)]

This just start happening for no reason, was working up to a few days ago

[ForceHSS]

uninstalled.. No Support

you need to add the correct line to your htaccess file
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

[ForceHSS]

I have the same issue :( from long time ago .


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

add this to your htaccess file

[ForceHSS]

Search Engines Pings

Google Successful
Bing Successful
Yahoo FAILED
Ask Successful

does anyone know why Yahoo fails

also the link Submit Sitemap to Bing in the sitemap reports option in the admin panel why does the link not work any one know the correct url

[cdoyle]

you need to add the correct line to your htaccess file
RewriteRule ^((urllist|sitemap).*\.(xml|txt)(\.gz)?)$ vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php?sitemap=$1 [L]

Thanks, but I already have this in my file.

[bosanci28]

all working,
but:

"""Yahoo FAILED"""

any idea why?

thanks

[MARCO1]

all working,
but:

"""Yahoo FAILED"""

any idea why?

thanks

Yahoo and bing have disabled sitemap ping from their engines. It's something out of our control.

[bosanci28]

Yahoo and bing have disabled sitemap ping from their engines. It's something out of our control.

hmm,thanks!

thats what i got as of right now:

>>>
Google Successful
Bing Successful
Yahoo FAILED
Ask Successful
>>>>

[nidal kadour]

<font color="Red">thank you</font>

[mgcom]

still getting database error

[SECTION START] showthread [8,691.6Kb mem used] [2,102,254s (+2,102,254s)]
Database Error Database error

This was working fine and for no reason just stopped working, i had not installed or modified my boards in anyway plus its still working on other site perfect

[GoHighVoltage]

Is this really worth installing?

[derbi]

Works in VB4.1.8?

Thanks

[bosanci28]

using in vb 4.1.8

but i dont think it works right!

about a week ago when i installed it ,i had this:

>>>>>>
Summary:
============================
Forum Display: 80
Show Thread: 2
Show Post:
Member Profiles: 10
Poll Results: 0
Blog Entries: 0
Blog Tags: 0
Album URLs: 0
Social Groups URLs: 3
Tag URLs: 1
Archive: 83

Total Indexed URLs: 101
Total Processing Time: 7.05 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: FAILED.
Ask ping: Successful.
>>>>>>

and today and other few days ago i get this:

>>>>>>>

Summary:
============================
Forum Display: 0
Show Thread:
Show Post:
Member Profiles: 17
Poll Results: 0
Blog Entries: 0
Blog Tags: 0
Album URLs: 0
Social Groups URLs: 3
Tag URLs: 1
Archive: 1

Total Indexed URLs: 23
Total Processing Time: 7.37 seconds

Google ping: Successful.
Bing ping: Successful.
Yahoo ping: FAILED.
Ask ping: Successful.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

something is wrong with this,i get

>>Forum Display: 0
Show Thread:
Show Post:
zero!

any idea why i get that? i did not change anything!

thanks for any help!

[Popa Andrei]

do i need to turn on the default vbulletin xmp sitemap function with this activated?

[iyama]

Uninstalled, getting errors in 4.1.8 and 4.1.9

[Chuta]

still getting database error

This was working fine and for no reason just stopped working, i had not installed or modified my boards in anyway plus its still working on other site perfect

Hello,

What is the exact error message you get when you run the generator? Look up for it in the page source code.