Administrative and Maintenance Tools - vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator

vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap 3.0
We are extremely pleased to inform the vBulletin.org community that a fully revamped version of the vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap (previously "vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator") v.3.0, is being released to all licensed vBulletin users effective immediately!

Note: The NEW vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap 3.0 replaces all previous versions of the "vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator", and includes support for all the new URL types in vBulletin 4.x.

New in the vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap v.3.0
The new sitemap alters the way data is structured in fundamental ways. Sitemap 3.0 segments different content areas into separate files, so you end up with a unique set of files per content type: forums, blogs, cms, groups, albums, members, tags, etc. In addition, the new sitemap has an extended priority feature that utilizes the built in 'weight' tool of the vBulletin XML sitemap generator for individual forums, CMS sections and articles to act as a multiplier.

We believe these changes are responsible for delivering increased returns for a number of forums from customers and testers we've been tracking. Please track your own progress via your Google Webmaster tools account, Google Analytics or Gravity Insights.

A Clean and Beautiful Interface
The new sitemap also features a clean and beautiful interface, built from the ground up. We believe it reflects the quality, precision and attention to detail placed into each aspect of this release. We are passionate about building software, and great software is beautiful inside, and out.

Overview
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The "vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap" plugin provides an easy to use solution that allows your forum to be indexed by all major search engines, including Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Ask, faster, more completely, more effectively, and with less bandwidth consumption.

The ultimate goal is to help you achieve more web traffic for your forum.

Originally Posted by Google's Description of GSM

https://services.google.com/inquiry/publishertools?hl=en_US
Google Sitemaps is an easy way for you to help improve your site?s representation in the Google index. It's a collaborative crawling system that enables you to communicate directly with Google. You get a smarter crawl because you can provide Google with specific information about all your web pages, such as when a page was last modified or how frequently it changes.

Note: This plugin is fully compliant with vBSEO 3.5.x versions. The current version is vBSEO 3.5.2. If you are running vBSEO, please upgrade to vBSEO 3.5.2 (or greater) before installing for optimal results.

Compatibility
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Fully compatible with:

• vBulletin 3.8.x, 4.0.x, 4.1.x
• vBulletin Blogs *Optional
• vBulletin CMS *Optional
• vBSEO 3.5.2 + higher *Optional

What does it do?
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• Auto-generates an XML sitemap for all of your specified forum URL types (including vBulletin Blog & CMS URLs).
• NEW! Groups forum areas into individual sitemaps grouped by section type for greater flexibility, for example:
  • sitemap_forum_X.xml.gz
  • sitemap_tags_X.xml.gz
  • sitemap_cms_X.xml.gz
• Auto-notifies Search Engines when a new sitemap is generated (optional)
• Automatically sends you a summary of the sitemap generation via email each time it is created (optional)
• Includes only publicly accessible forums and threads and includes the option of not including any specific public forums
• Allows Search Engines to find all of your forum URLs without having to spider the forum to find the links. Great for Deep Page linking!
• Allows Search Engines to find your forum URLs without having to account for query string and/or session ID information.
• Allows Search Engines to give precedence to crawling your higher priority forum pages.
• Allows Search Engines to give precedence to crawling your forum pages that change more frequently.
• Allows you to conserve bandwidth by more efficiently facilitating the crawling processes for GoogleBot, Yahoo Slurp, Ask's Teoma, Bing's msnbot, and other search engine bots.
• Is 100% compatible with the static CRUs (Content Relevant URLs) used by vBSEO-enabled forums.
• Is 100% compatible with the 'Friendly URLs' offered default with vb4.x.

How does it work?
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Whenever it is scheduled or invoked via the URL, this plugin will generate an XML formatted that search engines are able to read and parse. If you selected "Yes" to the Auto-notification setting, The 4 major search engines will be notified each time the sitemap is generated.

• Google Sitemap files are gzipped for space savings
• Forum and thread pages are listed with pagination (i.e. all pages for each forums/thread are included in the sitemap)
• Maximum Priority is set for Sticky threads.
• Optimization for sitemap generation on large forums.

Automated Reporting Tool
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The vBSEO Sitemap includes a report tool, allowing you to track your progress. 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.


You will be required to login by providing your "Sitemap Interface Access Password" from your vBSEO Sitemap settings in:

• vBulletin Admin CP -> vBSEO -> vBSEO Sitemap Settings
  

Once you successfully login, you will see a number of tabs. Here are the 4 main links:

Reports List
The 'Show Reports List' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap generator executed, including the (1) date, (2) run time, (3) total URLs included, and (4) and change in # of URLs included from the last generation.

Each vBSEO Sitemap generation record will include a (1) "View details" and (2) "Remove record" link. The "View Details" link shows more detailed information about the sitemap generated. The "Remove record" will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Downloads Log
The 'Show Sitemap Downloads Log' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap was downloaded by either a search engine (Identified by the Bot's name) or by another user agent (i.e. Web browser, etc.).

The report includes the (1) date, (2) name of sitemap file downloaded, (3) Bot, (4) IP address of the downloader, and the (5) User-agent.

Each vBSEO Sitemap download record will include a "Remove record" link which will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Search Engine Bots Activity Log
Use it to track Search engine activity on your sitemaps. This area displays how often, and what volume of pages search engines visit your site on a daily basis.

Run Generator
The 'Run Sitemap Generator' link will automatically regenerate your vBSEO Search Engine XML Site sitemaps.

Additional Links
Additional links to various other related Search Engine/SEO resources are also included.

Click "Install"
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Please click "Mark as Installed" to show your support for this script.

Installation, Upgrade, & Configuration
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Follow the installation/upgrade instructions provided in the docs/readme.html file.

Webmaster Accounts
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It is NOT required for you to have a Webmaster account on the search engines' websites to run the plugin, however, we recommend everyone set one up for tracking purposes.

• Google Webmaster Central. Get data about crawling, indexing and search traffic. Increase traffic to your site.
• Bing Toolbox
• https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/

Copyright & Licensing
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• vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap plugin is copyright protected by Crawlability Inc.
• You are free to download and install this plugin on any vBulletin forum for which you hold a valid vB license.
• Unauthorized distribution of any code and/or documentation, whole or in part, included here is strictly prohibited.
• In addition, the following copyright notice must be maintained.

vBSEO(TM) ? 2010 Crawlability, Inc.

Revision History
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11/11/2010 - Version 3.0 Released
Compatible with vB3.7.x+ and vB4.x+
NEW FEATURE: All CMS URLs are supported
NEW FEATURE: Sitemap Groups by content type
NEW FEATURE: Enhanced layout and design of the Sitemap Generator Control Panel
NEW FEATURE: XSL Style sheet of the xml files for easier human reading
NEW FEATURE: Extended Priority. Utilizes the built in 'weight' tool of the vBulletin XML generator for all content areas (Forums, Blogs, CMS, Albums, etc.) to act as a multiplier. (vb4 Suite only)

Other vBSEO Plugins
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• vBSEO - vBulletin Search Engine Optimization

vBSEO Affiliate Program
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We welcome you to join the vBSEO Affiliate Program.

[Kaptan]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You can't require them to register to see posts. What googlebot sees must have the same content as a guest not logged in would see.

I can understand you, Thanks.
But a member (Developer of this product) has replied about this:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....9&postcount=14

Also Here is vBulletin Link for MemberBot:
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=108070

Is vbulletin publishing mods like that (Out of SearchEngines policies) or giving permission for publishing this mods in its forums.

As I said, I just need How to change default usergroup for guests for vBseo Sitemap Generator.

Can Anybody solve that ?

[BirdOPrey5]

Listen, this is the last I will say about this, you can make up your own decision...

however this quote from your link:

There are a lot of websites out on the net that require you to register or even pay to see content. Yet, they're indexed and served in Google. If this was a rampant violation of their terms of service, then they'd clearly state it. Again, it's your choic to use this mod or not. If you are extremely worried, then don't use it. Simple as that!

Is just flat out wrong. There is no major site that does that because it is indeed the very definition of "cloaking" and will get you banned from google.

Before you accept his comment find for yourself just 1 major site that does this. You can't- because there are none. There are sites that do "tricks" but trust me there is no major site that gets their pages indexed by google and then requires you to register or pay to see them- even free registration.

One example is http://www.experts-exchange.com/. If your a computer/technology person you may often find them in google as an answer to a technical question.

If I send you a link to a "solution" say this one: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Stor..._27297469.html

You can't see it without registering... scroll to the very bottom... nothing.

But if you search for it in google:
http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-a...=1735&bih=1256

It is the first real link on the page... follow it from google.

Now scroll to the bottom.

Look- Now ALL the answers are visible at the bottom of the page. It still looks like you need to pay and register to see the answers, but if you keep scrolling they are all there.

Why? Because they HAVE to be or else experts-exchange would be banned from google.

See they use a trick- they check the page referrer in the script- if you are referred from google you get to see the answers for free. If you are referred from somewhere else, say from here, you don't get any answers.

So once again, and for the last time, no matter what someone tells you, you are not allowed to cloak content from google and that includes requiring free registration.

-Joe

[Kaptan]

Thanks for your care and opinions about Google Policies,
I asked this matter to google (as being First Party).

And My Opinion: IPB Sofware has this option as default and I know too many site always upwards of searches.
However This is not Google Policies discusscion thread, this is vbseo sitemap generator mod thread.

Also I'm still interested in for real problem,
I just need How to change default usergroup for guests for vBseo Sitemap Generator.
Can Anybody really solve that ?

[Mark_Zuckerberg]

should i have to install vbseo to use this mod or will it be integrated in the same vb version
any help will be really appreciated.

[Kaptan]

No you can use this mod without vBSeo installation.
Just Use this settings in ACP "vBSeo Installed : NO"

[Chimpie]

Is anyone else having problems with the Yahoo ping? Mine has been failing since 9/15/11.

[11133]

the addon dont ping yahoo, what should i do ?

[Budweiser]

Come on.. Where is the sitemap?. Doesn't it open up in a web browser? I couldn't open it with the older version of this and still cant after I upgraded. Here is what I believe is the sitemap URL... ( http://www.wv-music.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz ) I get a "404 not found" message. Does that look correct? I want to get it added to my google dashboard but I cant find a valid URL. Please help.

Not Found
The requested URL /w/v/wv-music.com/public/forum/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_getsitemap.php was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[metalguy639]

Originally Posted by 11133

the addon dont ping yahoo, what should i do ?

It will not ping yahoo. Its a problem with yahoo not vBSEO Sitemap. There is a thread on it on the vBSEO forum.

Originally Posted by Budweiser

Come on.. Where is the sitemap?. Doesn't it open up in a web browser? I couldn't open it with the older version of this and still cant after I upgraded. Here is what I believe is the sitemap URL... ( http://www.wv-music.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz ) I get a "404 not found" message. Does that look correct? I want to get it added to my google dashboard but I cant find a valid URL. Please help.

You cannot open a gzip compressed file in your browser. Browsers do not read it like a html page. You submit the sitemap to search engines. If you want a physical page you have to enter your admincp and then go into your vBSEO sitemap in the menu and enter your password and then there is a link to view the sitemap in your browser there.

[barry g]

I have not marked as installed yet because I am not finished setting it up. I will when I do though.