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vBSEO Search Engine XML Sitemap · **Released**: 11-10-2010

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.

Quote:

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
============================

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?
============================

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?
============================

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
============================

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
============================
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.

Copyright & Licensing
============================

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
============================

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
============================

vBSEO - vBulletin Search Engine Optimization

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

Chuta · #82 11-14-2010, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jigsaw!

OMG, It WORKED =D thanks so much Chuta it actually created the sitemap i can see it in the reports so does this mean it will automatically crawl into Google i don't have to do nothing right?

Code:

Google 	Successful
Bing 	Successful
Yahoo 	Successful
Ask 	Successful

You are welcome!.

Just take care of sending your sitemap index to SE (Google Webmasters Tools, Bing Toolbox, etc.).

Code:

http://www.yourdomain.com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jigsaw!

Update
I was editing my settings and got another error once i pressed on Run Generator

Code:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.8:

Invalid SQL:
SELECT id,name FROM vb_dl_cats ORDER BY `id`;

MySQL Error   : Table 'majestic_jigsaw.vb_dl_cats' doesn't exist
Error Number  : 1146
Request Date  : Saturday, November 13th 2010 @ 07:21:03 PM
Error Date    : Saturday, November 13th 2010 @ 07:21:03 PM
Script        : http://www.hidden.com/vbseo_sitemap/vbseo_sitemap.php
Referrer      : http://www.hidden.com/vbseo_sitemap/
IP Address    : 81.178.197.130
Username      : Unregistered
Classname     : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

That error is directly related to your add-on DownloadsII. If you have defined an add-on for that in the 'Addon Generator Modules' sitemap setting, then please delete it and try to generate your sitemaps again.

briansol · #83 11-14-2010, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jscieza

Why product's files are being marked as "File does not contain expected contents"?

This is normal. There is no xml file shipped with this version to fill this in. You can simply ignore it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jigsaw!

I'm a reseller, so can't i change it, i also forgot to add that, in data, .htaccess it says "deny from all" should i change it?

No, leave that as is or you will open your server to potential rouge scripts running.
You should NOT access the files directly.
Make sure you read the directions, specifically around the htaccess rule you need to add.
Then, you can access your sitemap by .com/forum/sitemap_index.xml.gz

besedka · #84 11-14-2010, 07:41 AM

there is a problem >>> when i push on run generator this message appear to me

PHP Code:


			
[SECTION START] showthread [12,323.3Kb mem used] [1,517s (+1,476s)]



Database error



The &#1588;بكة نادي العائلة | WWW.FAMILYKLUB.COM 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.familyklub.com home page, then try to open another page.

    * Click the Back button to try another link.



The www.familyklub.com forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.

 

We apologise for any inconvenience.

my version 3.8.6

cdoyle · #85 11-14-2010, 12:27 PM

Hi,
I'm getting the following error when I try and generate the report.

Any ideas?

mgcom · #86 11-14-2010, 01:00 PM

Can i get a sitemap to upload to google web tools ??

★Slap · #87 11-14-2010, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuta

You are welcome!.

Just take care of sending your sitemap index to SE (Google Webmasters Tools, Bing Toolbox, etc.).

Here's My Info After I Generated The Sitemap

Code:

[homepage] [8,343.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] forumdisplay [8,346.8Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] showthread [8,347.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] polls [8,346.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_forum_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [8,348.9Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [archive homepage] [8,347.9Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] forumdisplay archived [8,349.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] showthread archived [8,350.1Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [8,351.3Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] member [8,349.5Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_member_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 65 [8,765.8Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] albums [8,691.9Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] blogs [8,692.1Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] blog tags [8,693.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_blog_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [8,695.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] groups [8,693.6Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_group_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 1 [8,696.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [SECTION START] cms [8,695.4Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [section] node_id: 1 [9,508.8Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap file] filename: sitemap_cms_1.xml.gz, number of urls: 4 [9,503.7Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] [create sitemap index] filename: sitemap_index.xml.gz, number of sitemaps: 6 [9,501.2Kb mem used] [0s (+0s)] Sitemap has been created. Click here to return [9,494.1Kb mem used] [1s (+1s)]

Whenever i visit the following links, It say's Oops! This link appears to be broken. Also receiving an error when posting to Google, I posted sitemap_index.xml.gz got a 404 error.

Code:

www.myforum.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_forum_1.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_archive_1.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_member_1.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_blog_1.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_group_1.xml.gz www.myforum.com/sitemap_cms_1.xml.gz

PWO81 · #88 11-14-2010, 02:44 PM

If I download this should I not use the sitemap that comes with VB4? Which one is better?

MARCO1 · #89 11-14-2010, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by besedka

there is a problem >>> when i push on run generator this message appear to me

PHP Code:


			
[SECTION START] showthread [12,323.3Kb mem used] [1,517s (+1,476s)]

Database error

The &#1588;بكة نادي العائلة | WWW.FAMILYKLUB.COM 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.familyklub.com home page, then try to open another page.
    * Click the Back button to try another link.

The www.familyklub.com forum technical staff have been notified of the error, though you may contact them if the problem persists.
 
We apologise for any inconvenience.

my version 3.8.6

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdoyle

Hi,
I'm getting the following error when I try and generate the report.

Any ideas?

Hello,

What's the database error details ? You can view the database error details from page source

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgcom

Can i get a sitemap to upload to google web tools ??

That's the URL of your sitemap

Code:

http://www.sitename.com/sitemap_index.xml.gz

Change sitename.com/ with your forum URL

So you should add this URL to your google webmaster account :

Code:

sitemap_index.xml.gz

Also you can found your sitemap URL in vbseo sitemap generator reports panel "www.sitename.com/vbseo_sitemap/"
At the top right of the page.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PWO81

If I download this should I not use the sitemap that comes with VB4? Which one is better?

Please check this post : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....7&postcount=36

cdoyle · #90 11-14-2010, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARCO1

Hello,

What's the database error details ? You can view the database error details from page source

Here is what I see

Code:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.8:

Invalid SQL:

         		SELECT ap.*,p.caption
         		FROM albumpicture ap
         		LEFT JOIN picture p on p.pictureid=ap.pictureid
         		WHERE state = 'visible' AND albumid = '1';

cherylferraro · #91 11-14-2010, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuta

Hello,

Please try to change the accent words with common english characters. I mean:

From:

Code:

http://www.ticoracer.com/forum/showthread.php/54930-El-?til-Bot?n-Report

To:

Code:

http://www.ticoracer.com/forum/showthread.php/54930-El-util-Boton-Report

I have been testing this and observed that this error also happens when ? or ' are used in a thread title on vb4 forums that are not using vbseo to rewrite their thread titles. My forums using vbseo have not had this problem because vbseo has already removed those characters from thread titles.

I like the mod but it's a little cumbersome to have to edit common punctuation from thread titles to get it to work if that is the way it will be released to non vbseo users.

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