Create a basic plain text (ASCII/ANSI) file called robots.txt (note: robots not robot) containing just the following:

This tells all nspiders to "disallow" nothing, i.e., crawl andindex everything.

Upload this to the root directory of your site, not a subdirectory.

why do I get Sitemap file not found on "Your Google Sitemap Index URL"

I have just installed the sitemap mod

Is this mod compatible with Zoints SEO? If the answer is "yes" can anybody tell me which settings do I have to make. Sorry for my bad English. I hope you will understand what I mean.

Dflow75,

make sure that you create sitemap after installing the mod (click "Run sitemap generator" in vbseo_sitemap/ interface).

80's,

no, sorry - it's not compatible with Zoints SEO.

Look at post #306 pn page 21 of this thread. I already asked this and the answer I was given is there...

I dont understand it... but there is an answer... :confused:

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anyone know about this problem? my site map generated to this directory - vbseo_sitemap/data/sitemap_1.xml.gz . how can i move this to root...

You create a text file called robots.txt and upload it to your root directory for your forum. It's as easy as that.

i dont know why my site is keeping transfering information later this:

[SECTION START] showthread [3,935.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)]
[create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 30000 [3,857.4Kb mem used] [22s (+21s)]
[create sitemap in text format] part #2 [3,857.5Kb mem used] [22s (+0s)]

and nothing else occur...why vbseo sitemap doesnt finish the sitemap creation?

Where does this pull location information from? For some reason, my location isn't working, thus all of my URLs are invalid.

Try turning off "Generate Yahoo-Compatible Text Sitemap".

Originally Posted by Budweiser View Post

I added the sitemap to my new google account and got this error. google doesnt see a file either. What do I do to fix this?

Thnx...

Has anybody had this issue when they run the scheduled task?




Then I get this sql DB error...

You forgot to add "forum/" and the file name is "sitemap_index.xml.gz". Try this: "forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz". If you really want forum/sitemap.xml.gz to work too then you could make a symbolic link:

cd /var/www/yourdomain.com/forum/vbseo_sitemap/data
ln -s ./sitemap_index.xml.gz sitemap.xml.gz

now it works!

but when i go to google webmaster and i submit my 2 sitemaps, google said:


whats the problem!!!???

help! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

Tried several times to get this installed and working on a board powered by vb 3.8.3. Followed directions as per the "read me".

Made sure I checked which files I wanted included in the sitemap, against my robots.txt file. Generated the sitemap. Info was sent to Google, and Google Sitemaps show no errors, but they also show no files, either.

Clicked the link to the sitemap...error 404. Mod_rewrite is enabled by default on a shared server.

I currently have an .htaccess file in the root of my domain. Added the included .htaccess file to the forum root. Files are being generated and stored in the vbseo_sitemap/data folder which was set at 777. The sitemaps are not being stored in the forum root.

Even removed the .htaccess file from the forum root and added the rewrite rule to site root .htaccess file, including forums folder as path. Changed path in options of mod...still have the same issue.

After about 7 tries trying to get this to work...I finally gave up.

Uninstalled...

same here

I opened the file and saw that the priority tag was empty for my forumdisplay and member profile pages!

I guess I know why ... when using smart priority and the result priority is zero, the failsafe test in the function vbseo_add_url fails.

Okay...I've decided to give this one last shot. LOL!

Anyway...Followed the instructions to install for my version of vB, which is currently 3.8.3.

The htaccess file in my forum root is the one that came with this mod. I didn't change a thing in the htaccess file.

If it matters, I also have an htaccess file in the root of my site which basically reads this:

I uploaded all the files in the upload folder to my forum's root. I also changed the permissions of the "data" folder to "777".

I configured the vBSEO settings in my ACP and left the Sitemap Files URL field blank so that vBSEO site files will be stored in my forum root. However, that's not the case. They seem to be stored in the "data" folder.

When I go to my Sitemaps Reports page and click the link to the sitemap in "Your Google Sitemap Index URL", I get an error 400 page.

What am I missing here?

If it matters, I'm on a shared server and my host is 1and1.com.

If I had a million dollars...I'd give it to the next person who can solve this issue I'm having.

I corrected an issue and added seperate database support to benFF's addon for Photopost Pro:
http://www.vbseo.com/f44/sitemap-add...tml#post224775

Update...

Okay...here's the thing with this mod...

The sitemap is generated. I receive an email that it's been updated. I haven't configured it to automatically notify the SEs though...until I can find out what's causing this error. If you click the link, below...you'll see what I mean.

Your Google Sitemap Index URL: http://glitchpc.com/forums/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Again...I've followed the installation instructions to the letter. I can see the information in the data folder. The data folder has been CHMOD to 777. I've uploaded the .htaccess file to the forum's root. Originally, the sitemap was submitted to Google and, again, I receive no errors from Google regarding the sitemap. Yet...Google shows no URLs associated with it. The plus side...no URLs...no errors...LOL! Yet...the link above still isn't working.

Again...I certainly would appreciate any help. I don't have vBSEO installed...so I know support is probably limited, but I'm at my wits end as to why I'm getting an error 404 page when clicking the above referenced link.

Additional Update...

Issue has been resolved by the great support provided at vBSEO.com.

Installed on a newly installed 3.8.3 with no issues, so it will work for 3.8.3

How did you fix it?

Follow this link: http://www.vbseo.com/f67/error-404-a-35614/

How to chmod 0777 on shared window hosting with cpanel?

Looked over at VBSEO but im still getting an error 404

You may get a quicker response if you post over there.

You can change permissions in the cpanel file manager, its one of the picks on the menu bar.

One dumb question!
I'm running vB 3.8.3 and wrongly installed the 3.6.x version of this MOD!! Is there any difference between these two versions? What should I do totally? replacing the files?!

This is a very useful MOD.

Unfortunately on my site it seems it dosen't work.
For example when I click on "run sitemap generator" I receive back this error:

What should I do to fix this problem?

Thanks for your help

any ideas why I wouldn't be receiving the email notifications when my email address is in the vbseo sitemap settings?

How can I include pages from Photopost Pro and AndrewD's Link and Download Manager in the sitemap?

For PP Pro see http://www.vbseo.com/f44/sitemap-add...tml#post224775

Where is the sitemap that I give to Google?

Can't get this to work I get the email telling my my sitemap is done and gives me this link
http://www.chattaboxforums.com/vbseo_sitemap/ I click on it and get a 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@chattaboxforums.com 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.

I installed this and it starts generating the sitempa, but then i get a db error saying that the forum.linkback table doesn't exist. I looked in PHP, and there is no forum.linkback table. I can create one, but how many fields do I need to put when I create it?

Do you have vBSEO product installed as well? If yes, make sure that you are running the latest version.

Anyone?

I'm getting a "File not found" error on http://www.chattaboxforums.com/vbseo_sitemap/ , did you remove the folder?

re-installed the mod and this
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@chattaboxforums.com 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.


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Yes, I just updated to vbseo3.3. But, for some reason it stopped working when I was running the 3.2 version of vbseo. It hasn't worked in a few months, but it's odd b/c I haven't dropped any tables. I'm not sure what's up but it's frustrating.

That's the same thing that's happening to me.