How to generate a custom sitemap?

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by ferguson84, Feb 17, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hi guys,

    I know this has been asked lots of times, but I'm a rookie.

    I would like to build my custom sitemap for my website. I want to include my website sections in the sitemap (e.g. Forum, Photo, Videos, etc). Like in the example below:

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    How can I do that?

    Thanks!
     
    ferguson84, Feb 17, 2011 IP
  2. freelancewebaz

    freelancewebaz Well-Known Member

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  3. ferguson84

    ferguson84 Greenhorn

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    #3
    yes, but will the categories of the sitemap be random? I mean can I choose which categories to feature in the sitemap?
     
    ferguson84, Feb 18, 2011 IP
  4. RamCity

    RamCity Peon

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    I am also interested to create such sitemap for my sites.

    But PowerMapper Pro Edition is quite costly for me. Looking for discount.
     
    Last edited: Feb 18, 2011
    RamCity, Feb 18, 2011 IP
  5. GURUSOFIT

    GURUSOFIT Greenhorn

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    i have a question that what is the benefit of creating custom sitemap rather then creating sitemaps on different free sitemap generators like sitemapdoc and many more?
     
    GURUSOFIT, Feb 18, 2011 IP
  6. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    #6
    The screenshot shows sitelinks which are not directly related to sitemaps.
     
    websitetools, Feb 18, 2011 IP
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    sguduru Greenhorn

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    #7
    screenshot shows sitelinks, these are not related to sitemap.
    please read below help text from Google WebMaster help articles:

    The links shown below some sites in our search results, called sitelinks, are meant to help users navigate your site. Our systems analyze the link structure of your site to find shortcuts that will save users time and allow them to quickly find the information they're looking for.

    We only show sitelinks for results when we think they'll be useful to the user. If the structure of your site doesn't allow our algorithms to find good sitelinks, or we don't think that the sitelinks for your site are relevant for the user's query, we won't show them.

    At the moment, sitelinks are completely automated. We're always working to improve our sitelinks algorithms, and we may incorporate webmaster input in the future. There are best practices you can follow, however, to improve the quality of your sitelinks. For example, for your site's internal links, make sure you use anchor text and alt text that's informative, compact, and avoids repetition.
     
    sguduru, Feb 20, 2011 IP
  8. HavenX

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    Try gsitecrawler it's free you can also customize what area of your pages you want to create a sitemap.
     
    HavenX, Feb 20, 2011 IP
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    you can make it online from number of websites .
    One question i want to ask is, i have got my website cached on a particular date and there is a link to sitemap on that page but sitemap is still un cached , why so ?
     
    agravity, Feb 21, 2011 IP
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    ferguson84 Greenhorn

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    Oh bum...sorry for the dumminess!
     
    ferguson84, Feb 21, 2011 IP
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    manusmriti Peon

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    Screen shot shows website links, these are not related to sitemap. Try xml-sitemaps.com for sitemap generator.
     
    manusmriti, Feb 21, 2011 IP
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    Hey, I have found that the Sitemap Generator Pro edition an do it. I have tested and got the same. :)

    You should try it.
     
    RamCity, Mar 8, 2011 IP