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Sitemap.xml or sitemapindex.xml ???

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Asci, Apr 29, 2007.

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    Do I need both my sitemaps.xml and a sitemapsindex.xml on the root of my domain??

    They both seem to have the same info in but I cannot find anywhere that says you must use one or the other - or is it the same thing??

    http://ascinv.com/ - do you think if you list your url on all the threads we will get indexed quicker:)
     
    Asci, Apr 29, 2007 IP
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    tristanperry Well-Known Member

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    Some of my sites use just "sitemap.html"; why are you thinking you need those two specifically? :)
     
    tristanperry, Apr 29, 2007 IP
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    imnajam Well-Known Member

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    I would highly recommend you to use sitemap.xml as it's suppose to be the standard (not yet recognized by any authority) but hope it will be approved as standard soon.

    Unlike this you can have it a name of your choice (similar to the case of favicon) if you use different name you have to link to that name and submit that url.

    Btw, look at the google itself:-

    http://www.google.com/sitemap.xml

    they are using sitemap.xml
     
    imnajam, Apr 29, 2007 IP
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    Hey,

    I am using a sitemap.xml for one of my sites but Google says there are "errors".
    What could be the problem?

    Col :)
     
    Cheap SEO Services, Apr 29, 2007 IP
  5. imnajam

    imnajam Well-Known Member

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    <mod please delete this post it was mistakenly posted here instead of http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=312894#post2957436>
     
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  6. tristanperry

    tristanperry Well-Known Member

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    That file was so big it crashed my browser!

    Anywhoo, yeah, follow whatever Google do themselves with regards to their sitemap :)
     
    tristanperry, Apr 29, 2007 IP
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    maroon_cool Active Member

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    Also here....i think is better to use only sitemap.xml
     
    maroon_cool, Apr 29, 2007 IP
  8. Asci

    Asci Banned

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    I originally put a sitemap in every folder for each adsense site but then read somewhere that I should create a sitemap index to point to all sitemaps on my domain - did I not need to do this?? Is it over kill ?? I'm sure I read it on Google but can't find the article now
     
    Asci, May 4, 2007 IP
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    If your domain has more than 50,000 url's or if the sitemap is larger than 10mb then you need to use several sitemaps and a sitemap index, which links to the sitemap.xml files.

    I need to do this with my site soon as the sitemap is stuck at 40,000 url's for some reason!
     
    ultimatehandyman, May 4, 2007 IP
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    I thought <dot>http://yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml<dot>
     
    gustic, May 11, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    i'm using sitemap.xml for sites. you can do the same
     
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    We use sitemap.xml other name also accepted.
     
    infoway, May 23, 2007 IP