Using version 1.6.1.

extra-urls.txt:

In my .htacces:

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

i Think, i have the wrong URL in Google.

i addet http://www.xxxxxxxxx.de/vbseo_sitemap/ and then i have errorcode 1 in google.

Installed.. I will see how things look within the next few days.. Hopefully I can move my site ranks from 3 to higher with this..

Loco.M

please PM me the URL of your sitemap.

MotMann

you should use the followin URL for google submission:
http://yourforumsroot/sitemap_index.xml.gz
http://yourforumsroot/sitemap_1.xml.gz
http://yourforumsroot/sitemap_2.xml.gz
etc.
(although the files are *physically* stored in vbseo_sitemap/data/ folder)

carwash,

if you have .htaccess file already, you should merge the contents of both files.

BillP,
yes, this is just a displaying mistype, you can ignore it :)


NeutralizeR,

you have included URLs that point *above* the forums folder where sitemap files reside. This is disallowed by google and you should move sitemap to the root.
You can do the following:
1. create .htaccess file in the root like this:
2. Submit to your google webmaster account individual sitemap files referring to the root of your site:
http://www.msxlabs.com/sitemap_1.xml.gz
http://www.msxlabs.com/sitemap_2.xml.gz
etc.

3. You should not submit index file, because it contains links to sitempa files in forum/ folder. Note that v1.7 of vBSEO Sitemap Generator will have a special option to address this non-standard configurationa nd let you submit index file as well.

Please note that the purpose of the sitemap_index is to store all the other sitemap_1-x file names. The index file is the only one that should be submitted.

Unless of course you have a situation similar to NeutralizeR where you should not be submitting the index, rather each individual file, and using htaccess to access via the root etc.

• How do you expect to see your Google PR increase with using a Google sitemap???
• or How do you expect your SERPS to increase with using the site map???

Using a sitemap may help a small amount, since Google will find your pages easier, therefore be able to factor in the internal linking better. But in general, having a sitemap only speeds up the inevitable of what Google and Yahoo would have done anyway.

To achieve any real increase in Google PR, you need:

• more inbound links
• and also to use the vbseo url rewriter - one of the benefits is that you only have one url per page, and the url is not a string, therefore Google assigns higher PR per page, and higher rankings since the PR is concentrated onto one page.

To achieve best increase in SERP rankings, you need:

• more inbound links
• vbseo url rewriter
• and better onpage SEO - my speciality - see sig link
  • selecting search phrases that people are searching for, and that you stand a chance at ranking for
  • using those search phrases in the proper places on the page

All the best for your journies up the SERP's.

Thanks for the reply. It's working...

but should i submit each individual file one by one? there are 8 sitemap files at the moment (1 to 8) and i think there will be more when i have more threads, posts and members. Isn't there any automated function for this? or will the version 1.7 include this feature?

Regards

How do you view the sitemap reports? And how do you know if this is installed correctly and is working with Google?

Why do you have to edit .htaccess with that info when the included file already has that?

And where is the extra-urls.txt file at??

i have the problem tha my sitemap is empy, dont know why.
plz take a look here: http://www.hayaletler.tk/forum/vbseo_sitemap/
(i pm you the passwort for it)
here i copied the log:
Report:
============================
Click the following link for your vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Report:
http://www.hayaletler.tk/forum/vbseo_sitemap/

Summary:
============================
Forum Display: 0
Show Thread: 0
Show Post:
Member Profiles: 3729
Archive: 1

Total Indexed URLs: 3731
Total Processing Time: 0.76 seconds

Google ping: Successful.

I am trying to submit my sitemaps to google and get this message

Please correct the errors below.

Enter your Sitemap URL below:
http://www.mysite.com/sitemap_1.xml.qz
We couldn't find the Sitemap at the location you provided. Please make sure the Sitemap URL is correct and resubmit your Sitemap.



What am I doing wrong?