How to generate a site map for my forum

[Hui San]

I am running vbulletin 3.6.8 .How to create and upload the sitemap in my google webmaster account and how will this map benefits me???

[evera]

1. go there https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ and register.
2. go there and download the tool: http://gsitecrawler.com/
3. run the tool and create a sitemap
4. submit to google

Benefits are that your content will be better indexed on google and that you will have more users from Google search results.

[trichnosis]

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=144730&highlight=sitemap+vbulletin

[zeropaid]

http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=144730&highlight=sitemap+vbulletin

this method sucks, it requires you to use the crappy vbSEO plugin.

[rosiee007]

A good idea can be to use a site crawler or link validator like XENU Link Sleuth, and get the URLs from the report for a sitemap.

[cross_on]

I guess there should be a plug-in for google sitemaps, not vbSEO, independent plug-in.

[zeropaid]

I guess there should be a plug-in for google sitemaps, not vbSEO, independent plug-in.

yes!!! anyone who gets this project going i will chip in

[catanich]

1. go there https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ and register.
2. go there and download the tool: http://gsitecrawler.com/
3. run the tool and create a sitemap
4. submit to google

Benefits are that your content will be better indexed on google and that you will have more users from Google search results.

I agree, http://gsitecrawler.com/ is the best site map tool out there.

[ForgottenCreature]

1. go there https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/ and register.
2. go there and download the tool: http://gsitecrawler.com/
3. run the tool and create a sitemap
4. submit to google

Benefits are that your content will be better indexed on google and that you will have more users from Google search results.

How many times have you used it? Have your search results gone up?

[evera]

I use it since some months and indexed pages went up really nice. And I get more users from google SERPs. But it took a lot of time, its not something that changes from one day to the other. But gsitecrawler is a really nice tool, you can tell the crawler which sites to index and which not, you can take out double content and you find dead links. For large sites like forums clearly the best tool.

[cross_on]

Actually I think sitemapwriter.com is the best ;)

[richweb2007]

Hello Hui San,

Steps for Sitemap Creation & Submission:
>> Go to this site - http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
>> Submit your URL in "Starting URL" box
>> Click on Start button below the page
>> Wait for sometime
>> Then Download un-compressed XML Sitemap and save it to your PC
>> Upload the downloaded Sitamap in the root folder of your website
>> Go to - https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/
>> Log in with your google account
>> Submit the URL of the website for which you want to submit SITEMAP
>> After Submitting sitemap, click on the website link
>> Click on the sitemap link on top-left-hand-side menu
>> Click on the Add sitemap from left-hand menu items
>> Select add general sitemap option from drop-down list
>> Write sitemap.xml after your website link
>> Click on ADD WEB SITEMAP button.
>> THATS IT - You have done it.

[richweb2007]

Benefits of sitemap
-------------------
Sitemap feature will help you to track your data and will give your report about the content, links, keywords etc. It also helps you to get all your pages cached fast in major search engines.

Have a nice time !!

[totalmasala]

use vbulletin's sitemap generator tool to generate sitemap!

[bomberman]

Try google sitemap creator.

[mustafaf]

Try G Site Crawler. The software gives you a lot more than just creating sitemaps and it is free

[john269]

Hello Hui San,

Steps for Sitemap Creation & Submission:
>> Go to this site - http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
>> Submit your URL in "Starting URL" box
>> Click on Start button below the page
>> Wait for sometime
>> Then Download un-compressed XML Sitemap and save it to your PC
>> Upload the downloaded Sitamap in the root folder of your website
>> Go to - https://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/
>> Log in with your google account
>> Submit the URL of the website for which you want to submit SITEMAP
>> After Submitting sitemap, click on the website link
>> Click on the sitemap link on top-left-hand-side menu
>> Click on the Add sitemap from left-hand menu items
>> Select add general sitemap option from drop-down list
>> Write sitemap.xml after your website link
>> Click on ADD WEB SITEMAP button.
>> THATS IT - You have done it.

It seems that the site is down or gone. Maybe this was the best tool after all, but the amount of bandwidth used due to everyone wanting to use it maid it possibly go bankrupted. Whooops, lol

[Loco.M]

this method sucks, it requires you to use the crappy vbSEO plugin.

don't use it then ;)

unfortunately, it's the best thing available that the normal user can install :rolleyes:

oh, and it works great :D

[Paul8368]

don't use it then ;)

unfortunately, it's the best thing available that the normal user can install :rolleyes:

oh, and it works great :D

You say "The best thing for the normal user"

Is there something better for pro users?

Not that I'm pro but I'd like to learn to be better

[evera]

PRO users write their own SEO plugin ;)