I think you have still misunderstood sitemaps, a sitemap is a file that will
help Google index your site, it provides information as to how often Google
should crawl the site and a rough guide as to the importance of sites.
This will only work if it is in the root of the site; if you keep the
sitemap in an extensions folder then Google won't use it as all of the links
it contains are below it.
Google will index your site but it simply wont use your sitemap which is the
whole point of this discussion.
Arthur Guy
arthur(a)astarsolutions.co.uk
a star solutions
www.astarsolutions.co.uk
Audio & Video Leads Adapters and Accessories
-----Original Message-----
From: mediawiki-l-bounces(a)Wikimedia.org
[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Brent Meshier
Sent: 21 September 2005 16:52
To: 'MediaWiki announcements and site admin list'
Subject: RE: [Mediawiki-l] Re: Google Sitemaps
Wrong about what? The extract you quote from Google simply states how the
URLs in your sitemap must relate to the directory level of which the sitemap
is stored. Google will index all pages on your site if its in the sitemap
or not. Google's FAQ summarizes what I stated it my previous email:
http://www.google.com/webmasters/sitemaps/docs/en/faq.html#s3
3. Will Google crawl and index all of the URLs in my Sitemap?
"We don't guarantee that we'll crawl or index all of your URLs. However, we
use the data in your Sitemap to learn about your site's structure, which
will allow us to improve our crawler schedule and do a better job crawling
your site in the future. In most cases, webmasters will benefit from Sitemap
submission, and in no case will you be penalized for it."
Perhaps you need to reread my previous mail.
Brent Meshier
Director IT Operations
Global Transport Logistics, Inc
http://www.gtlogistics.com/
"Innovative Fulfillment Solutions"
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@Wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Arthur Guy
Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 10:38 AM
To: 'MediaWiki announcements and site admin list'
Subject: RE: [Mediawiki-l] Re: Google Sitemaps
I am afraid you are wrong
An extract from Google's site.
"You must place the completed Sitemap in the highest directory that you
would like Google to crawl. Generally, this is the root directory. Google
can only accept URLs contained in your Sitemap that are the same directory
level or lower. For instance, if you place your Sitemap in
www.example.com/foo/, Google will not be able to accept
www.example.com/ as
a URL in your Sitemap"
Regards,
Arthur Guy
arthur(a)astarsolutions.co.uk
a star solutions
www.astarsolutions.co.uk
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