how to create sitemap?
 

I want to use the sitemap builder in my VB
but it asked for writable directory by the webserver
All I do is go to my hosting control panel using file manager and create a folder (named it dirctory) and give it 777 permissions ( I create it in Public_HTML folder) when I was asked for the dirctory path in my vb control panel I enter :
http://www.mysite.com/dirctory
but I have error message :
Error:
You did not enter a valid value for this setting.

what I have done wrong???

try entering the path to the directory, not the URL.

e.g.
home/public_html/forum/directory

Thanks card+++++
but it did not work

Have a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitemaps


AdminCP -> Options -> XML Site-map

Set the information as required including a location where the site map can be written to your website. This location also needs to be accessible to the search engine bots. If your site is new, I wouldn't worry too much about changing the default settings until you understand how site maps work a little better.

So....

Enable: Yes
Automatic Site-map Generation: 14 Days is the default, I believe.
Default Priority: 0.5 (no reason to adjust this yet)
Automatic Site-map Sub-missing: Check the search engines you want.
Site-map-file Path: Needs to be a relative path in your web directory that is writeable for v Bulletin and readable by a web search engine.
Site-map Per Page: No reason to adjust if your site is new...

Save those options and then go to AdminCP -> XLM Sitemap -> Rebuild Site-map

Run it to rebuild to see if you get any errors. If it cannot write to the specified location, it will let you know.

Good Luck.

dear rammieone
This is all OK
but I still can't inter the file path
every time I have error message
what to do??

Having the same issue. Doesnt matter which path i type into the field, the forum says
"You did not enter a valid value for this setting."
Only leaving it blank make the error not popping up... kinda annoying.

FYI
I typed ./sitemap
and i theoreticaly can reach the path using www.acranumguild.eu/sitemap so the path does exist. and is chmoded 755 (also tried 777)

thank you
you are the best