Creating an XML Sitemap
How to tell Google and other Search Engines about what's on your site
An XML Sitemap is a powerful tool for improving search engines' indexing of your website.
You can use Tribiq CMS to make an XML Sitemap, so that it is indexed by Google and other Search Engines.
Why do I need an XML Sitemap?
Depending on the navigational structure of your website, Search Engine spiders may or may not find every page which you want to have indexed.
Some spiders only follow a certain number of links within your site - they may not go "deep" - and therefore may miss critical pages.
Another obstacle may be that your pages are password-protected, and yet you want Search Engines to know that they're there (at least the page title and a summary or description, perhaps).
And if you use a JavaScript-based selector to reach certain parts of your site - like a language switcher, for example - Search Engines will not be able to follow this, and so may fail to index an entire section of your site.
How do I implement a Google XML Sitemap on my Tribiq CMS site?
We recommend opening two windows on your browser, one for Google Webmaster Central and other for your Tribiq website.
Obtain a Google Account.
1. If you already have a Gmail, Adsense or AdWords account, then you already have a Google account. If not, you can register an account by visiting the Google Accounts page at https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount.
2. Sign in to Google Webmaster Tools https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/.
3. Add your site by clicking the 'Add a site...' button.
4. Enter the URL of the site you would like to manage. Then click 'Continue' to obtain the meta tag.
Install the 'Head Snipped' Plugin.
5. Open your site in a new browser window. Go to the Storekeeper and install the 'Head Snipped' Plugin by going to 'Plugins', 'Head Snipped', 'Initialize Plugin' and 'Run Plugin'.
[If you need help installing a Plugin, visit the page How to install a Plugin]
6. Go to your Home page and in Slot Mode add the 'Head Snipped' Plugin in an empty Slot by clicking the 'Add a Plugin' button.
[If you need help adding a Plugin, visit the page How to add a Plugin to a page]
7. Click the 'Settings for the Plugin Instance' button. Go to 'Settings' tab and click 'Edit'.
8. Swap to the Google Webmaster Central window and copy the the meta tag obtained in step 4.
e.g.
<meta name="google-site-verification" content="47v0UwgsWz01WPuA7P0cnmcRMH9uEXwgPOk7rZj-ECo" />
Click 'Save' to save your changes and Publish your Home page.
Verify your site with Google.
9. Back on Google Webmaster Central, click the 'Verify' button.
Create the XML Sitemap with Tribiq CMS.
10. Go to Storekeeper and create a new HTML page, by going to 'Content', 'HTML Page', and 'Create a Content Item'.
[If you need help creating an HTML Page, visit the page How to create an HTML in Storekeeper]
11. Once the new page is created Click 'View Content' button to open the new page.
12. In an empty Slot, add the 'Content Summary List ProBusiness' Plugin.
13. Click 'Settings for the Plugin Instance' button and set as follow:
- In the 'Filter' tab, choose 'Content Type: All Content Types'. If your site is multilanguage 'Show Items Only in: All installed Languages'.
- In the 'Overall List' tab, choose 'Number of summaries: All Possible'.
- in the 'Advanced' tab, check the 'Enable RSS' box.
14. Click 'Save' button to save your settings.
15. A list of all the Content Items on your website will be displayed. Click the 'Publish' button on the Admin toolbar to publish the page.
16. Click the 'RSS' link of the Content List.
Copy the page's URL.
e.g.
http://mytribiqsite.com/plugins.php?cID=22&cType=html&cVersion=1&slotName=Main_Slot_2&instanceId=108&method_call=showRSS
17. Back on Google Webmaster Central click the 'Submit a Sitemap' link. Then click the 'Submit a Sitemap' button.
Paste the URL obtained in step 16 after your website domain.
e.g.
http://mytribiqsite.com/plugins.php?cID=22&cType=html&cVersion=1&slotName=Main_Slot_2&instanceId=108&method_call=showRSS
Then click 'Submit Sitemap' button.
Hi there diginix
This guide is aimed at users with an old copy of Tribiq CMS 5. Unfortunately there are several problems if you try to follow this process in Tribiq 6.
However we plan to address this issue in our the next release by adding a dedicated tool for creating a Sitemap. The idea is that this tool will give you a URL that you can copy and paste into Google, with far less setup and hassle than by following this guide.
It's nice, but how I can do this when in my version of Tribiq I can't choose "All types" and "All languages"??