"Your Sitemap exceeds the maximum file size limit."

Discussion in 'Google Sitemaps' started by Dismatikz, Nov 15, 2009.

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  1. #1
    Hey everyone,

    just got a little question. Today, Google failed to download my sitemap, and gave the following error:

    "Your Sitemap exceeds the maximum file size limit. Please create multiple Sitemaps containing fewer URLs to meet the file size limit.".

    I use Wordpress for my Website, and I have the Plugin: "XML Sitemap Generator for WordPress".

    so I was wondering, how do I go about fixing/reducing the file size so Google can continue to download my sitemap?

    Thanks,
     
    Dismatikz, Nov 15, 2009 IP
  2. Benii

    Benii Peon

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    #2
    1. make your sitemap only have the urls of your site (no dates, priorities, etc)
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    2. split your links into multiple sitemaps.
     
    Benii, Nov 16, 2009 IP
  3. Dismatikz

    Dismatikz Well-Known Member

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    #3
    How do I go about splitting it into multiple sitemaps?

    Thanks,
     
    Dismatikz, Nov 16, 2009 IP
  4. webcycloneindia

    webcycloneindia Active Member

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    same problem with me my website wordpress script having more than 1200 pages and when i submit site map to google it show with error can any buddy guide me ? wordpress is install at http://www.100rs.com/word
     
    webcycloneindia, Nov 16, 2009 IP
  5. Dismatikz

    Dismatikz Well-Known Member

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    Anyone know?
     
    Dismatikz, Nov 17, 2009 IP
  6. alex-big-guy

    alex-big-guy Member

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    #6
    Try to google XML sitemap plugin. I believe you can find the information you’re looking for.
     
    alex-big-guy, Nov 20, 2009 IP
  7. Ibn Juferi

    Ibn Juferi Prominent Member

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    #7
    I think there are options in that plugin where you can tick the options you want and don't want in order to reduce the file size.
     
    Ibn Juferi, Nov 20, 2009 IP
  8. Eljon

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    Another question here: Shall i disallow robots to crawl my admin panel? If yes, how? Thanks.
     
    Eljon, Nov 21, 2009 IP
  9. theapparatus

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    Um, you need a login to be able to access the admin panel. Robots can't index it.

    Dismatikz, how about posting a link to the sitemap in question please?
     
    theapparatus, Nov 22, 2009 IP
  10. ternak

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    yes, I think you can use Google XML Sitemap plugin. I heard it is better than XML Sitemap Generator. CMIIW
     
    ternak, Nov 23, 2009 IP
  11. MaxPowers

    MaxPowers Well-Known Member

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    AutoMapIt.com uses "concise sitemaps" meaning that it leaves out 'default' information for LastMod (if your site doesn't offer this info), changefrequency (unless you specify it for a particular URL), and priority (except on truly outstanding pages). The rest of that information typically becomes repetitive and takes up a lot of space on larger sites, or sites with looooong URLs. It also helps by spidering beyond your WordPress blog to pick up other valuable pages on your site (if you build beyond just Wordpress).

    The result is that you can easily fit your 1200 URLs and WAY MORE into a sitemap without breaking the 10MB limit for sitemaps.
     
    MaxPowers, Nov 27, 2009 IP