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--- sitemap [2009-03-16 00:58] – hint on forcing sitemap to be re-created 92.207.60.85
+++ sitemap [2022-09-13 22:43] (current) – Render URL samples not as actual links Michaelsy
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-====== Google Sitemap ======
+====== XML Sitemap for Search Engines ======
-[[DokuWiki]] can automatically create an [[http://www.sitemaps.org/|XML Sitemap]] used by several big search engines like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
+[[DokuWiki]] can automatically create an [[http://www.sitemaps.org/|XML Sitemap]] used by several big search engines like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft.
-The sitemap creation is enabled with the [[config:sitemap]] option. The sitemap is placed in the top directory of your DokuWiki installation. Depending on the availability of gzip support in your PHP install it will either be named ''sitemap.xml.gz'' (when gzip is available) or ''sitemap.xml'' (with no gzip support). Nearly all modern PHP installs have gzip support enabled, so ''sitemap.xml.gz'' is your best guess.
+Before continuing, **enable** sitemap creation by setting the [[config:sitemap]] properties under Configuration Settings((The value of "Generate Google sitemap this often (in days)" has to be greater than 0.)). The sitemap is placed in the cache subdirectory of your DokuWiki installation. It will be accessed by the following type of URL ''%%http://your_domain/dokuwiki/doku.php?do=sitemap%%''.
-When the sitemap was updated, DokuWiki will inform the following search engines automatically through a HTTP "ping":
+When the sitemap is updated, DokuWiki will inform the following search engines automatically through a HTTP "ping":
-  * Google
+  * [[http://www.google.com|Google]]
-  * Yahoo
+  * [[http://www.yahoo.com|Yahoo]]
-  * Microsoft Live/MSN
+  * [[http://www.live.com|Microsoft Live/MSN]]
+If the Google Search Console is used, the above URL can be submitted((Eventually an error is shown first, but after some time the sitemap will be accepted.)). Another possibility is the inclusion of the command ''%%Sitemap: http://your_domain/dokuwiki/doku.php?do=sitemap%%'' in the ''robots.txt'' file.
-===== Permission Setup =====
+**Note:** the sitemap will only contain pages that are readable by the public without logging in.
-To be able to create a sitemap, the Webserver needs to have write access to the sitemap file. The easiest way to make sure it has, is to create an empty **''sitemap.xml.gz''** file and change its permissions accordingly((See [[install:permissions]] on tips about permission setting)).
-If your sitemap won't be created you can try to get some debug output from the indexer by calling ''%%http://yourserver/dokuwiki/lib/exe/indexer.php?debug=1%%'' in your browser.
-To force your sitemap to be re-created, try temporarily setting the [[config:sitemap]] option to a large, negative value.
 ===== Sitemap Validity =====
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+===== Cache =====
+The XML sitemap file generated is located at ''dokuwiki/data/cache/sitemap.xml.gz''. If you have made change in your authorization scheme, you may want to delete this file in order to get an accurate file.
+The [[plugin:stale|Stale Plugin]] also deletes this file if present.
 ===== Read more =====
   * [[seo|DokuWiki and Searchengines]]
-  * [[http://www.flagar.com/en/risorse/dokuwiki_google_sitemap|Info about Google sitemap for older releases]]
+  * [[https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/siteoverview|Google Webmaster Tools]] use it to manage your sitemaps and monitor googlebot crawling reports about your site
-  * [[https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/siteoverview|Google Webmaster Tools, use it to manage your sitemaps and monitor googlebot crawling reports about your site]]