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Do I need a separate sitemap for domain.com and domain.com/directory

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by jstanley, Jan 22, 2008.

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    Do I need a different sitemap for domain.com and domain.com/directory
     
    jstanley, Jan 22, 2008 IP
  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    No,

    When you build your sitemap with a program or service it will follow all your links and map the entire site, this is assuming all your pages are some how inter-linked. Please see my Google Sitempas FAQ I made for DP below...

    http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=531765
     
    astup1didiot, Jan 22, 2008 IP
  3. jstanley

    jstanley Peon

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    thanks. i think the problem is that i do not have links on domain.com that go to domain.com/directory
    thanks again.
     
    jstanley, Jan 22, 2008 IP
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    oh then you must have a different site map
     
    aravindajith, Jan 24, 2008 IP
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    TroyM Well-Known Member

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    Do I need a different sitemap for domain.com and domain.com/directory
    No as long as you have link from domain.com to domain.com/directory..
     
    TroyM, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    To use only one site map, the domain.com page must have a text link to domain.com/directory url/page.

    You also, can use two different ones but only one is really needed.
     
    catanich, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    In this case, I think you must have different Site map for each page.
     
    kavinpparker, Feb 4, 2008 IP
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    No but you do if you use sub domains.
     
    productions, Feb 5, 2008 IP
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    shafty Well-Known Member

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    Hey guys

    This is a problem that i have. My site includes a blog and a forum.

    When i run a sitemap program it trys to map all the forum and blog pages(i.e hundreds)

    How do i just sitemap my site and have a mention of the blog and forum but not all the hundreds of different pages in them??
     
    shafty, Feb 5, 2008 IP
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    no you don't. you only need a different sitemap for subdomains
     
    Leprekon, Feb 5, 2008 IP
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    Why would you want to do that?
     
    NeverTheSame, Feb 7, 2008 IP