Request Elxis 4.x extensions

[datahell]

Component Content has no front-end interface for adding articles.
You need a third party extension for that.

[datahell]

Development of component Sitemap is going very well.

I added support for three type of sitemaps:
- XML (for google and other search engines)
- TXT (urllist)
- HTML (for humans)

I believe I will have it ready within the next 4-5 days.

[maple]

Hi,

Info about sitemap and multilingual site from google webmaster support in case you need it:

http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/multilingual-and-multinational-site.html
https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/2620865?hl=en
https://support.google.com/webmasters/topic/2370587?hl=en&ref_topic=2371375
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!categories/webmasters/internationalization

thanks

[kyomar]

Awesome, great news. Thank you datahell.

[datahell]

Good information, thanks maple.
I will take them under consideration.

[datahell]

Update.
I added the hreflang urls in sitemap and did what google instructs but their instructions are wrong.
The sitemap doesnt validate as the xhtml:link tag does not exist in given namespace. Even their own example is invalid. Use a sitemap validator to test it by your self.

[maple]

Update.
I added the hreflang urls in sitemap and did what google instructs but their instructions are wrong.
The sitemap doesnt validate as the xhtml:link tag does not exist in given namespace. Even their own example is invalid. Use a sitemap validator to test it by your self.

datahell,

look this answer: http://bit.ly/17HWUr4 explain that Namespace prefix xhtml on link is not defined. Do you forget the following?:

Code: [Select]

xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
look also this: http://bit.ly/14eTlUo from my own. Display: This document was successfully checked as well-formed XML!

[datahell]

You make the same mistake.
You use an XML validator, use a sitemap validator, even Google's, and you will see that your sitemap is invalid and doesn't get parsed. Even the browser don't display it. Open the URL you wrote with your browser and you will see.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml does not contain xhtml:link because it is an old implementation, you need to use xhtml 1.1.

I made a solution in order for the document to be valid although it still doesn't validates as validators don't support xhtml:link

xhtml:link requires xhtml 1.1 namespace which (I think) it is not official. If you put the line below in your sitemap head it will become a valid document (although validators will still fail)

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/xhtml11_schema.html">

Search google for sitemap validators and use these against your sitemap.

I attach a screenshot showing a part of the HTML sitemap as it is now (XML and TXT sitemaps are complete).

[maple]

Oh, I see. I just added the new code line and as you say, parse well.

Perhaps can be interesting implement xhtml 1.1 and hreflang-alternate in sitemap component, then add the sitemap.xml to webmaster sitemap tool to see if display any error when google take and index the file. It seems that xhmtl 1.1 it's new, but Elxis could be ready for that heheh (Also can ask in the google webmaster sitemap forums).

Your screenshot looks very good!! Congrats!

thanks a lot

[datahell]

I added hreflang alternate links and also an option to toggle them on or off (disabled by default).
So it is up to you to use this option or not.
I also think to add a ROR sitemap format (it is very similar to the RSS format). Do you think it would be useful? I saw it as an option although I don't know if anyone uses it.

[maple]

Hi,

It have been a good idea an option to toggle them.

Perhaps a sitemap.xml it's enough. I'm not absolutely sure if ROR it's useful nowadays. All major search engines support the Google sitemaps protocol. But It can be interesting that Sitemap component generate not only a sitemap.xml file but also a sitemap.xml.gz. It's is the same file but gzip compressed. All search engines support compressed sitemaps.

I just found on the net some info about ROR:

ROR vs XML sitemap:

ROR sitemaps is an extensions of RSS feeds (which are also XML based)
However, no major search engines supports ROR sitemaps (they do support RSS parts however)

sitemap.xml is the usual and common sitemap for your site that includes links to all the inner pages of your site. whereas ror.xml is "Resource of Resources" describes any object of your content in a generic fashion, so any search engine can better understand that content and include more details about your site such as products, navigational menu items, , etc. many will use ror to put in details about particular products however be careful not to flag up duplicate content filters with the orginal product page.

Extra info:
Sitemap Comparison of Text, HTML, ROR, RSS and XML Sitemaps
http://bit.ly/1arihNs

+screenshot. Interesting sitemap wordpress plugin. Just an extra info.

[datahell]

Component Sitemap is almost complete, I currently add some help information and then I will release it.

It can generate sitemaps in the following formats:
- XML Sitemap (for categories, articles, core components, IOS Reservations Hotels, EDC listings)
- HTML Sitemap (for categories, articles, core components, IOS Reservations Hotels, EDC listings)
- Text Sitemap (for categories, articles, core components, IOS Reservations Hotels, EDC listings)
- Image Sitemap (for article images, IOS Reservations location and hotel images)

[maple]

yeaah, good job!!!

(perhaps could be interesting to add also the sitemap.xml.gz  -sitemap.xml compressed file. Sometimes could be large sitemaps)

[datahell]

Done!
XML Sitemap now supports gunzip compression!

[datahell]

The Sitemap component was released!
You can download Sitemap v1.0 from EDC.

If you face any problems using the component, or have any questions, or ideas on improving it, please open a new topic and do so.