Site map warning

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by journeyoftheanimals, Mar 3, 2009.

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    Is this something I should be worried about. I saw that google said I had a warning on my sitemap and the info is as follows.

    When we tested a sample of URLs from your Sitemap, we found that some URLs redirect to other locations. We recommend that your Sitemap contain URLs that point to the final destination (the redirect target) instead of redirecting to another URL.

    If it has anything to do with it..I use Joomla. Any information I could get on this matter would be great. Thank you in advance.
     
    journeyoftheanimals, Mar 3, 2009 IP
  2. websitetools

    websitetools Well-Known Member

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    Your generated XML sitemaps should not contain URLs that redirect. e.g. A1 Sitemap Generator will not include such URLs unless specificly configured to. Instead it will include those URLs that are the destination of the redirects. Possibly you will just need to "refresh" your sitemap with the plugin/service/software you are using.
     
    websitetools, Mar 5, 2009 IP
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    thecaterer Peon

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    Your sitemap should only contain direct links (not using any php or java codes). I think this is the sitemap issue on your site.
     
    thecaterer, Mar 6, 2009 IP
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    manish.chauhan Well-Known Member

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    Add only direct links and remove all invalid or redirecting URLs from the sitemap as it blows up the crawler problem reports..:)
     
    manish.chauhan, Mar 7, 2009 IP