[FILLED] vBSEO Sitemap Generator v2.2


Note: Version 2.2 replaces all previous versions of the vBSEO Google/Yahoo Sitemap Generator, and now includes support for all the new URL types in vBulletin 3.7.x.

Overview
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Providing Google, Yahoo, Ask sitemaps is an essential step towards improving your forums.

The "vBSEO Google Sitemaps" plugin provides a solution that allows your forum to be indexed by the Google (and also Yahoo and Ask) search engines faster, more completely, more effectively, and with less bandwidth consumption.

The ultimate goal is to help you achieve more web traffic for your forum.




Note: This plugin is fully compliant with vBSEO 3.x version. The current version is vBSEO 3.2. However, if you are running vBSEO, please upgrade to vBSEO 3.2 or greater before installing.

Compatibility
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Fully compatible with:
  • vBulletin 3.0.x, 3.5.x, 3.6.x and 3.7.x
  • vBulletin Blogs 1.0.x *Optional
  • vBSEO 2.x, 3.x *Optional
What does it do?
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  • Auto-generates a Google XML sitemap for all of your specified forum URL types (including vBulletin Blog URLs).
  • Auto-generates a Yahoo text sitemap for all of your specified forum URL types.
  • Auto-notifies Google when a new sitemap is generated.
  • Automatically sends you a summary of the sitemap generation via email each time it is created.
  • Includes only publicly accessible forums and threads.
  • Allows Google/Yahoo to find all of your forum URLs without having to spider the forum to find the links.
  • Allows Google/Yahoo to find your forum URLs without having to account for query string and/or session ID information.
  • Allows Google to give precedence to crawling your higher priority forum pages.
  • Allows Google to give precedence to crawling your forum pages that change more frequently.
  • Allows you to conserve bandwidth by more efficiently facilitating the crawling processes for GoogleBot and Yahoo Slurp.
  • Is 100% compatible with the static CRUs (Content Relevant URLs) used by vBSEO-enabled forums.
How does it work?
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Whenever it is scheduled or invoked via the URL, this plugin will generate both the Google XML formatted and the Yahoo text formatted sitemaps. If you selected "Yes" to the Google auto-notification setting, Google will be notified each time the sitemap is generated. The Yahoo sitemap must be manually submitted to http://submit.search.yahoo.com/free/request/.
  • Google Sitemap files are gzipped
  • Forum and thread pages are listed with pagination (i.e. all pages for each forums/thread are included in the sitemap)
  • Maximum Priority is set for Sticky threads.
  • Optimization for sitemap generation on large forums.
Automated Reporting Tool
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The vBSEO Sitemap includes a report tool, allowing you to track your progress. To access your reports enter the following URL:

http://www.example.com/forums/vbseo_sitemap/

NOTE: Replace "http://www.example.com/forums/" with the full URL to your vB forum root.

You will be required to login by providing your "Sitemap Interface Access Password" from your vBSEO Sitemap settings in:
  • vBulletin Admin CP (for 3.5.x/3.6.x/3.7.x users) OR
  • vbseo_sitemap.php configuration file (for 3.0.x users) located in the vbseo_sitemap directory in your forum root.
Once you successfully login, you will be provided with a list of 'Useful Links'. Here are the 4 main links:

Show Reports List
The 'Show Reports List' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap generator executed, including the (1) date, (2) run time, (3) total URLs included, and (4) and change in # of URLs included from the last generation.

Each vBSEO Sitemap generation record will include a (1) "View details" and (2) "Remove record" link. The "View Details" link shows more detailed information about the sitemap generated. The "Remove record" will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Show Sitemap Downloads Log
The 'Show Sitemap Downloads Log' link will display a report of each time your vBSEO Sitemap was downloaded by either a search engine (GoogleBot or Yahoo) or by another user agent (i.e. Web browser, etc.).

The report includes the (1) date, (2) name of sitemap file downloaded, (3) Bot, (4) IP address of the downloader, and the (5) User-agent.

Each vBSEO Sitemap download record will include a "Remove record" link which will permanently delete the record from your reports.

Run Sitemap Generator
The 'Run Sitemap Generator' link will automatically regenerate your Google and Yahoo sitemaps.

Your Forums Homepage
The 'Your Forums Homepage' link is a quick link back to your forum homepage.

Additional Links
Additional links to various other related SEO resources are also included.


Click "Install"
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Please click "Install" to show your support for this script. :)


Installation & Configuration for vB 3.5.x, 3.6.x and 3.7.x as a Plugin
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Follow the installation/upgrade instructions provided in the docs/readme.html file.


Google Webmaster Accounts
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It is NOT required for you to have a Google Webmaster account to run the vBulletin Google Sitemaps plugin. If you decide to setup an account for testing purposes you can do so here:
http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/login?sourceid=gsm&subid=us-et-about2


Copyright & Licensing
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  • vBSEO Google Sitemaps plugin is copyright protected by Crawlability Inc.
  • You are free to download and install this plugin on any vBulletin forum for which you hold a valid vB license.
  • Unauthorized distribution of any code and/or documentation, whole or in part, included here is strictly prohibited.
  • In addition, the following copyright notice must be maintained.
vBSEO(TM) © 2005-2008 Crawlability, Inc.


Revision History
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07/07/2008 - Version 2.2 Released
  1. UPDATE: Compatible with vBulletin 3.7.x. Includes the following new settings:
    1. Include Member Profile Album Pages
    2. Include Social Groups Pages
    3. Include Social Groups Picture Pages
    4. Include Tag Pages
    5. Page Update Frequency - Album
    6. Page Update Frequency - Social Groups
    7. Page Update Frequency - Group Picture
    8. Page Update Frequency - Tags
    9. Priority - Member Profile Albums
    10. Priority - Social Groups
    11. Priority - Social Group Pictures
    12. Priority - Tags
  2. UPDATE: vBSEO Promo text no longer appears in sitemap generation notification emails if vBSEO is installed in the forum.
  3. UPDATE: vbseo_query_http() function updated to prevent Ping Fails when allow_url_fopen modification is not an option or user is running on a shared environment.
  4. UPDATE: vBSEO Ads no longer appear in the sitemap reports interface if vBSEO is installed in the forum.
  5. UPDATE: Advanced option to define the default php files extension (like php5 or html) for different vB packages.
    In vbseo_sitemap_config.php, replace:
    Code: 
    define('VBSEO_PHP_EXT', 'php');
    for:
    Code: 
    define('VBSEO_PHP_EXT', 'html');
  6. UPDATE: After a manual sitemap execution, a link back to the sitemap interface homepage is now provided.
  7. UPDATE: Sitemap updated for compatibility with the new vBSEO linkback table naming convention. It now works with both, instances where the table is named 'linkback' and 'vbseo_linkback', preventing the following dB error:
  8. FIX: Update to vbseo_getsitemap.php to prevent a syntax error that would occur under certain circumstances.
  9. FIX: Soft deleted posts would show up in the sitemap under certain circumstances.
  10. FIX: Issue in vbseo_sitemap_functions.php file that would cause the following error:
  11. FIX: Username variable not being replaced for member blogs under certain circumstances.
Upgrade Instructions
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(1) Follow the installation/upgrade instructions provided in the docs/readme.html file.

(2) For versions of vBulletin 3.6.x only: Open "Schedule Manager" in the vBulletin Admin Control Panel (admincp); Remove existing scheduled task for Sitemap Generator if you have one.
Note: The new task will be automatically setup when you import the XML product file.

Other vBSEO Plugins
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this one came from grinderz [DGT]... there is no information there about the call to crawlability, please ask at grinderz if the uploader knows anything about this.
 
I just downloaded it to check, it has the call to Crawlability in it:

index.php line 174

Code: 
<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.crawlability.com/js/vbseo_menu.js"></script>

It's not a callback in the tradition sense, however it still fetches content from vBSEO servers which is the last thing you want when running a null vBSEO.

So if you are running a null vBSEO Do Not use this without removing the above line first, however if you are only running the sitemap it's ok.
 
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