how do i notify google of my sitemap

timberho25
(@timberho25)

15 years, 1 month ago

im using the simple sitemap plugin. i loaded it over a week ago, and it said that google was automatically notified. this is my first sitemap, and google is not acknowledging it on my google webmaster tools page. what do i have to do/where do i have to go to have google acknowledge it?

thanks for your help….

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buddha-trance
(@buddha-trance)

15 years, 1 month ago

From your Google Webmaster Tools page, where you see Overview, Settings, etc., you will also see Sitemaps. You submit it from there.

shane-g
(@shane-g)

15 years, 1 month ago

Hi,

Google may take 10-12 days to start and generate sitemaps for your blog…but please remain active with the plugins..

Thanks,

Shane G.

Thread Starter timberho25
(@timberho25)

15 years, 1 month ago

yes, that is what i am confused about. i see the place to enter the URL for the sitemap, but i cant find if the plugin created a URL. i assumed that there would be a link to “sitemap” somewhere but i cant find it. if it did, where can i find it?

islandboy9
(@islandboy9)

15 years, 1 month ago

I am using Blogger and Google automatically detected the blog. I entered atom.xml in place of a sitemap and I am fine.

buddha-trance
(@buddha-trance)

15 years, 1 month ago

I also used a plugin to create the map (Google XML Sitemaps), and in the url, I entered sitemap.xml (the domain part is already there in bold).

Looking at the instructions from the plugin you are using, you are supposed to create a page (called sitemap), using a template.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-simple-sitemap/installation/

Try pointing your blog to yourdomain.com/sitemap, and see if it’s there.

WebDev WaxLotus LLC
(@musnake)

15 years, 1 month ago

I can recommend this plugin: http://www.arnebrachhold.de/projects/wordpress-plugins/google-xml-sitemaps-generator/

The plugin author has good documentation about update notification etc.

The plugin creates the sitemap.xml and/or sitemap.gz where google and the other search engines expect to find that file (www.yourdomain.org/sitemap.gz)

Have the plugin create the file, check to see that it is there, then update your Google webmaster account settings to point to/confirm the location… http://www.yourdomain.org/sitemap.gz

PalmBeach
(@palmbeach)

15 years, 1 month ago

Simple: enter wp-content/plugins/google-sitemap-generator/sitemap.php

strick
(@strick)

14 years, 4 months ago

How do I find my sitemap address so I can submit through webmaster account? I have Karailiev’s plug in already but google is not finding

Thanks.