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[mark]

The instructions in the sitemap documentation just says:
" Upload sitemaps.php file and sitemaps directory from the archive to your web server."

In what directory should the sitemaps.php file be installed
Where should the sitemaps folder installed?

Is there a specific location like within /catalog/ for oscommerce?

How do you view the sitemap?

Any tips on how to submit the sitemap to google?

[~J~]

The instructions in the sitemap documentation just says:
" Upload sitemaps.php file and sitemaps directory from the archive to your web server."

In what directory should the sitemaps.php file be installed
Where should the sitemaps folder installed?

sitemaps.php file and sitemaps directory should be placed to the root folder (where is .htaccess file).

How do you view the sitemap?

http://www.example.com/sitemaps.php

Any tips on how to submit the sitemap to google?

http://sitemaps.org/protocol.php#submit_robots or in case of Google through Google Webmaster Central.

[mark]

ok...well the MSU htaccess file that is part of the Magic SEO URLs is in the catalog file..so in my case its the

http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/ directory...this is also where I put the sitemap folder file and file.

When I view http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadget ... temaps.php ...I get this:

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<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Specials</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Products</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Reviews</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Static</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Newproducts</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Categories</loc></sitemap>
<sitemap><loc>http://www.manotechsolutions.com/gadgetstore/catalog/sitemaps.php?showMap=Index</loc></sitemap>
</sitemapindex>

Is this what I should be seeing?? I was expecting to see a list of links for all the site pages.

In this setup viewing the file at manotechsolutions.com/sitemaps.php wont work obviously.

[~J~]

Is this what I should be seeing?? I was expecting to see a list of links for all the site pages.

Yes, thats correct. It is Sitemaps Index File http://sitemaps.org/protocol.php#index

In this setup viewing the file at manotechsolutions.com/sitemaps.php wont work obviously.

Since you have located you store at /gadgetstore/catalog/ directory, MSU Sitemaps have to be placed on same place.

[Burningbarricade]

Is there anyway you can actually see the list of links that your sitemap contains? Is there somewhere that an xml file is created or something?

[~J~]

Here is your XML file: http://www.traditionalirishgifts.com/sitemaps.php
It is not important what extension is used (.php in this case), but what HTTP header is send on request - MSU Sitemaps is using Content-Type: "application/xml; charset=utf-8" HTTP header which equal to traditional XML file.

[Burningbarricade]

Thanks for replying,

Is it possible to change things like the priority then? If so how/where?

Cheers
Dave

[~J~]

You can change it only directly in sitemaps/<plugin_name>.php file.

[Burningbarricade]

Yeah I had a look through those files but I've no idea where I would make a change. Is it something that is easy to do? Or does it require adding more code?

Thanks

[~J~]

It is third argument of addUrlToSiteMap() method.