vBulletin Search Engine Optimization sitemap

Black Cobra · 10-22-2006, 08:42 PM

I have installed the hack vbseo sitemap like you said CM, but i cant get google to recognise a sitemap for the index.

htttp://www.monster-designs.com is the homepage and the main page.
Monster Designs Forums is where the forums are located.

I got google to see the sitemap for the forums but not for the index..

please help..

Code Monkey · 10-22-2006, 08:53 PM

I just sent you an email. While you are dealing with that I will attempt to layout what you need to do.

Code Monkey · 10-22-2006, 09:03 PM

First of all, your root level .htaccess needs to have the code listed below. If your forums are in a directory other than "forums" then change the name accordingly.

Code:

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

If you already have an .htaccess with RewriteEngine On then you don't need to add that part.

Secondly, make sure you have set all the directory permissions as per the install instructions. And that you set the forum and root directory in the sitemap options.

G_Man · 10-22-2006, 10:45 PM

gonna try that with mine, CM. I had the exact same issue...

Eric · 10-23-2006, 04:30 AM

Today RC6 has been released btw, I got a mail regardingt his

Black Cobra · 10-23-2006, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

First of all, your root level .htaccess needs to have the code listed below. If your forums are in a directory other than "forums" then change the name accordingly.

Code:

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

If you already have an .htaccess with RewriteEngine On then you don't need to add that part.

Secondly, make sure you have set all the directory permissions as per the install instructions. And that you set the forum and root directory in the sitemap options.

OK, Thanks for the file.
Done the .htaccess part.
But what do you mean by the last part?

*edit*
I assume you meant Sitemap files and i added this too it:
Monster Designs

The sitemap works for the main page, but now the sitemap for the forums does not work..

Code Monkey · 10-23-2006, 07:09 AM

There is no sitemap in the forums directory now. If you want your root page in the sitemap it must apear to google to be in the root directory. That's what the .htaccess is doing.

Code Monkey · 10-23-2006, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric

Today RC6 has been released btw, I got a mail regardingt his

This is about the sitemap not vBSEO Eric.

That other was released days ago, you just got the email today.

Now back on topic.

Black Cobra · 10-23-2006, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

There is no sitemap in the forums directory now. If you want your root page in the sitemap it must apear to google to be in the root directory. That's what the .htaccess is doing.

ok i think i understand now. And the sitemap will include all the forums anyhow from the home page.

Thanks.

Code Monkey · 10-23-2006, 08:46 PM

It will include every viewable page on your site. It doesn't get it from the home page it's created from the database. The only reason you needed to do the above is because google will only recognise directories below the sitemaps location. So to rcognize your homepage the site map has to apear to be in that root directory. In reality it is in root/forums/vbseo_sitemap but google doesn't need to know the truth and it doesn't care to know. It just wants to be made happy.

Black Cobra · 10-23-2006, 08:54 PM

fair enough, that all makes sense

Will it do the same for yahoo as well??

Kihon Kata · 10-23-2006, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Code Monkey

That other was released days ago

I'm glad I told you that

lol

Code Monkey · 10-23-2006, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kihon Kata

I'm glad I told you that

lol

Um, I'm on the pre-release team bud. It's been with us for weeks.

G_Man · 10-25-2006, 02:19 PM

*scratches head*

I seem completely unable (probably more like inept) to get google to accept a sitemap. Always something wrong with one of the links, etc...

Code Monkey · 10-25-2006, 07:10 PM

Why don't you make a new thread describing the steps you have taken and see if we can help you?