Google Sitemap for Wordpress

I am having problems with setting up Google Sitemap for my blog.

I have found the installation guide here > http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/installation/

However, the problem is, when I am trying to make those two uploaded files (sitemap.xml & sitemap.xml.gz) writable via CHMOD 666, it gives me the following error:

500 'SITE CHMOD 666 sitemap.xml': command not understood
500 'SITE CHMOD 666 sitemap.xml.gz': command not understood

I tried CMOD 777 as well, it gives the same mistake.

I am using GoDaddy Deluxe Hosting. My blog is correctly set up and everything works. Don't know what can be the problem.

I also tried to create the sitemap without configuring these files in the hosting menu, but the plugin says that I need to make the files writable, which I can't do.

Any ideas?

 

So have anyone faced this problem? Is there any way to fix it?

 

What about if I use online sitemap generators instead of using this plugin? Is it going to work?

 

Don't use GoDaddy's hosting, it sucks real bad. I use Apthost myself, and I've been happy ever since I switched over.

 

So you want to say that the problem is the hosting?

It can't be, because I believe thousands of people are using GoDaddy hosting run Wordpress. If so, then how do they create sitemaps?

 

for these error... try rechecking the chmod... if you cant chmod = godaddy problem.. if you can chmod then the installation are wrong

 

I have the same hosting at godaddy. I deleted the plugin and reinstalled it and it runs fine.

 

TheDevilinVegas

In order to make the plugin work, I have to make these two files writable, otherwise the plugin gives an error, saying that files are not writable.

BTW, I have sent an email to GoDaddy about this issue, and I am waiting for the response.

 

This is strange coz i didn't created the 2 files and changed the permission
I just downloaded the http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/
plugin and it just worked...
no need to create the 2 files and change the permissions
example sitemap : http://regtweak.info/sitemap.xml

 

The problem was in my hosting. My hosting is not Linux, it's Windows, and it doesn't understand CHMOD command.

When I changed it to Linux, the blog stopped running. All I could do is to open the homepage and that's it.

So I changed back to Windows, and everything is alright now, but I haven't got a sitemap.

I found this guide on the Internet > http://www.pearsonified.com/2006/12/use_an_xhtml_sitemap_for_better_indexing.php

However, I don't understand point 3 and 4.

What's a post slug? And where is the page template dropdown box?

 

Here are they:

3. Fill in a title (it can be anything you want), do not enter anything into the text area of the post, and create a Post Slug called “sitemap.”
4. Most important, from the Page Template dropdown box, select the Sitemap template.

As I understand post slug is the sub directory? What about page template? I can't find it anywhere.