[T2DMan]

Please refer to the following thread for the vBulletin Google Site Map program.

Please add discussion about the vBulletin Google Site Map on this thread.

[InfoSpyware]

Hi T2DMan,

It would need that it guided to me in the installation of "vbsitemap"

as they are the lines that there are to modify in the file vbsitemap-multi.php ???

as they are the atribbutes CHMOD 666 or 777 ???

In my forum have in on de Mod_rewrite with change the /showthread.php for example t8787.html . Need change other line for work good de vbsitemap ??

This is the error:

Warning: fopen(sitemap_vb_index.xml): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 160

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 161

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 169

Warning: gzopen(sitemap0.xml.gz): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-xtrafile.php on line 64

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-xtrafile.php on line 67

Warning: gzwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-xtrafile.php on line 71

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 187

Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 196

Warning: gzopen(sitemap1.xml.gz): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 204

Warning: chmod(): No such file or directory in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 207

Warning: gzwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/infospy/public_html/vbsitemap-multi.php on line 218
Please manually add the site map index file to your Google account.

Please need help.

Regars

[T2DMan]

Hi Info Spyware. I assume that you have an FTP program? CHMOD is permissions allowing programs to be able to create files. The first error message is saying that there are permission issues "failed to open stream: Permission denied in ..." This is then causing problems with the remainder of the program.

Therefore, note the attributes for the htdocs directory - increase the attributes enough so that the errors don't happen - I recommend 0777. I use the ipsswitch ws_ftp 9.01 - When I right click on htdocs (root directory), select properties, I then have the ability to change the attributes for the directory. Find the equivalent on your ftp program and it should work well.

Alternatively, create a blank sitemap1.xml.gz, and sitemap_vb_index.xml so that the program can just add to it and not have to create it. Your permissions will still have to be high enough for the program to be able to add to the file. If you are creating more than one site map file, you will need to create may need to create sitemap2.xml.gz, sitemap3.xml.gz etc.

[mediax]

I have a static html mod on my forum. Does anyone know a script who makes a sitemap from those links ?

[T2DMan]

What is your website Mediax? If your urls are just the thread/forum number and not the title as well, then it is a very simple exercise to customise my vb site map program.

See around line 94 in the vbsitemap-multi.php file

// the var string for forum display
// if your url is forumdisplay.php?f=73 then this would be f=
$forumq = '?f=';
$pageq = '&page='; #pagination of forum & thread pages

// the var string for your thread display
// if your url is showthread.php?t=872 then is t=
$threadq = '?t=';

// the var string for your member display
// if your url is member.php?u=872 then is t=
$memberq = '?u=';

Change these variables to the style you use on your forum, and search for use of these variables so you can amend the php code to have a suffix like .html etc after them per the particular style of your forum.

[InfoSpyware]

Originally Posted by T2DMan

Alternatively, create a blank sitemap1.xml.gz, and sitemap_vb_index.xml so that the program can just add to it and not have to create it. Your permissions will still have to be high enough for the program to be able to add to the file. If you are creating more than one site map file, you will need to create may need to create sitemap2.xml.gz, sitemap3.xml.gz etc.

Hi T2DMan, i create the blank sitemap1.xml.gz and working good

Thanks

[Neutral Singh]

Hi Michael,

I have implemented your SEO on my forums and it is working gr8. I would also love to apply your vBulletin Google Site Map but there is only one question would this amount to creating duplicate content ?

Regards

[T2DMan]

It looks like there is still some confusion on your forum. I have seen the forums as a url rewrite and as forumdisplay.php?f=

However, I have only seen the threads as showthread.php?t=

So, you can either use the site map after turning off the forum part (you will have to manually comment out the forum part of the program), or use it as is.

I am pleased to see that you have done the hack that makes the archive a site map - direct link through to the threads.

And very pleased to see that you have the "unregistered" note below the h1 and firstwords.

You were keen on ranking for sikhism - great to see that in the title and meta description. But you really need the word "sikhism" higher on the main index page than you currently have it, and repeated in a sentence twice/three times. And phrase that you want to rank well for on a competitive phrase should be in the opening paragraph for best effect.

[T2DMan]

Pleased to announce a script upgrade - please read the main thread.

vBulletin Google Site Map v1.22

[acers]

hey Michael,
Wanted to ask you, How to set a cron for this sitemap? I can set a unix cron but the sitemap page is password protected. So how will that work?