August 27th, 2006

XML-Sitemaps.com - offers Free Google Sitemap generating service with unlimited number of URLs per sitemap. When your sitemap is ready you can download it in .xml, xml.gz, .ror, .html and .txt file formats. What a wonderful tool compared to Google’s official sitemap generator script.
Here is what you have to do if you want to use Google’s script to generate a sitemap:
- Download the Sitemap Generator program files. Extract the files to a local directory.
- Create a configuration file for your site using the provided example_config.xml file as a template. Modify this file as needed for your site and save it.
- Upload the necessary files to your web server.
- Run sitemap_gen.py.
- Add the generated Sitemap to your Google Sitemaps account.
- Set up a recurring script. (optional)
No wonder adoption of Google Sitemaps are very slow, because it is too hassle to get your sitemap created in the first place. Google should develop online tool Read more »
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