Create Site Map Mod
The latest version of this mod uses the guidelines for TNG v12+ cust_text.php files. If you are using TNGv12+, and any cust_text.php file in this mod is marked with a Bad Target error, you need to update your cust_text.php files before you can install this mod. [Show instructions]
If you upgraded to TNGv12+, and did not update your cust_text.php files as instructed in the upgrade readme script, then you must use the TNG Mod Manager to update them. To do so:
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Create Site Map Mod | ||||||||||||
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Summary | Creates a sitemap.xml.gz file to assist Google with indexing a TNG site | |||||||||||
Validation | n/a | |||||||||||
Mod Updated | 2 Jan 2021 | |||||||||||
Download link | Create Sitemap TNG 14.0 for
Create Sitemap TNG 12.0 for
Create Sitemap TNG 10.1.x, TNG 11.x.x for
Roger Moffat's version for TNG 8 TNG 9 and 10 for any version of TNG 8, TNG 9 and TNG 10.0
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Download stats | n/a | |||||||||||
Author(s) | Roger Moffat | |||||||||||
Homepage | Create Site Map Mod (This page) | |||||||||||
Mod Support | TNG Community Forums | |||||||||||
Contact Developer | ||||||||||||
Latest Mod | 9.0.0.1 for up to TNG 10.0 10.1.0.5 for TNG 10.1, TNG 11 12.0.0.3 for TNG 12, TNG 13 14.0.0.4 for TNG 14 | |||||||||||
Min TNG V | 8.0.0 | |||||||||||
Max TNG V | 13.0.x | |||||||||||
Files modified | admin_secondary.php admin_secondmenu.php | |||||||||||
Related Mods | ||||||||||||
Notes |
Purpose of the mod
This mod is provided to make creating a Google sitemap a very simple process by clicking a button in the Secondary Processes tab of TNG Admin ------> Import/Export
Developer
This was originally developed by Steve Hoover as a stand alone file to be installed and run manually. Rush updated it for TNG 7 and Google's new standards for sitemap.xml files. Roger Moffat has tweaked it for TNG 8, TNG 9, TNG 10, TNG 11, TNG 12, TNG 13, and TNG 14 and made it a Mod Manager install. Rick Bisbee helped with code to count those included and those excluded.
Requirements
- A working TNG installation. Automated installation has been tested on TNG Version 8.1.3, TNG 9.0.0, TNG 10.0, TNG 10.1. and TNG 11
- A backup of the TNG modules involved - see below.
Automated Installation
- Download the config file from the Mod Summary in the upper right hand corner of this page
- Extract the downloaded config file into your mods folder.
- Follow the normal automated installation for Mod Manager, as shown in the example Mod Manager - Installing Config Files to install the config file.
After Installation
The Secondary Processes tab in TNG Admin ------> Import/Export shows a new button In TNG 14 this tab is now called Post-import Utilities
TNG 8 & TNG 9
TNG 10, TNG 11, TNG 12, and TNG 13
After you click this button, the script will run and then the following page shows what the output is
TNG 10.1 Parameters
Copy the link for the tngsitemapindex.xml file (the large bold link) and then put that into your Google Webmaster Tools sitemap settings if you have this set up, or place it in your robots.txt file like this
Sitemap: http://lisaandroger.com/tngsitemapindex.xml
and Google will find it there.
In the event of a problem
- Try using the Mod Manager Remove capability
- Or copy the backup versions of the TNG modules involved.
Side effects
- Happiness that creating a sitemap that Google will use to draw new cousins to your site is so much easier :-)
Revision History
Version | Release Date | Comments |
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14.0.0.4 | 27 Dec 2022 | Updated for TNG 14. |
12.0.0.3 | 2 Jan 2021 | Small revision to update the way URLs were counted to ensure only 50,000 in the first file. |
12.0.0.2 | 3 Oct 2020 | Small revision to update for Mod Manager standards. |
12.0.0.1 | 30 Oct 2019 | Small revision to allow for & character in media file names. |
12.0.0.0 | 14 Nov 2018 | Updated Mod to TNG 12 specs for targeting cust_text.php files. No functional changes. |
10.1.0.5 | 14 Nov 2018 | Added better handling of Media links, including handling folios - thanks to Rick Bisbee for this bit of code. Better counting of individuals, families and media that are indexed, or skipped due to Living or Private. |
10.1.0.4 | 28 June 2018 | Unreleased - allowed for suppression of Living and Private individuals and families. |
10.1.0.3 | 24 August 2016 | Updated to work with newer sitemap practices, including indexing images, and to allow options to include or exclude people, families and media. |
10.1.0.2 | 6 August 2015 | Updated to change the calculation of the path to write the file to and to properly handle the genealogy URL in WordPress environments. |
10.1.0.1 | 15 June 2015 | Updated to support http/https protocols. |
10.1.0.0 | 8 Jan 2015 | Updated to work with TNG 10.1 tng_query structures. |
TNG User sites using this mod
If you download and install this mod, please add your TNG site to the table below
URL | User | Note | Mod-Version/TNG-Version | User-language | |
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Stegemüller Family History | Hanne B. Stegemüller | Public site | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0 | EN, DE, DA | |
This is an Admin function, so can't be seen in action. | Roger Moffat | The mod developer. | V12.0.0.3/13.0.2 | EN | |
Whittlesey-Whittelsey Family History | Willis S Whittlesey III | Public site | V9.0.0.1/V9.2.0 | EN | |
g.nomi | William Vincent | Integrated with WordPress | v9.0.0.0/v9.2.2 | EN | |
Chamberlain & Eidenbenz Genealogy | Graham Chamberlain | v10.1.0.3/v12.0.1 | GB, DE, FR, ES, NL | ||
Kemp(e) Family History | Andrew Kemp | see User:Kempons | EN | ||
Colleen & Jeff's Roots | Colleen Greene | v10.0/v.10.0.0 | English | ||
Hooley Family Links | Rick Hooley | Public/Private | See Here | EN | |
Wortelboer Genealogy | Bernard Wortelboer | public site | v10.1.0.0/11.0.0 | NL/EN | |
The Duttons of New England | Darrin Dutton | Public/Private | v14.0.0.4 / v14.0.1 | EN | |
Familie van Seeventer | Sandor van Seeventer | Public site | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0 | NL | |
Brady Family Tree in Western Australia | Darryl Brady | Public site | v10.1.0.0/10.1.1 | EN, DE | |
Quigley Doyle Family Tree | Don Quigley | Public Site | 10.1.0.1/11.0.0 | EN | |
The Extended Craxford Family Website | Alan Craxford | Public site | v10.1.0.3/10.1.3 | EN | |
Family Tree Mystery - Bond-Slocum/Anderson-Gummow | Tim Slocum | Public site | v10.1.0.3/11.0.1 | EN | |
Gambrill Family Tree | Bobby Gambrill | Public site | v10.1.0.3 / 11.0.2 | EN | |
Rintoul/Bowman Family | Andrew Rintoul | Public/Private | 10.1.0.3 / 12.0 | EN, DE, ES, FR | |
Brahde Family Tree | Per Brahde | Public | 10.1.0.3 / 11.1.1 | EN, DK | |
Stamboom Jongman | Roel Jongman | Public/Private site | 10.1.0.3/10.1.3 | NL, DE, EN | |
Bisbee Family Connection | Rick Bisbee | Public site | 10.1.0.3/TNGv12 PHP7.2 | EN | |
The Cole / Tanner Family Tree | David Cole | Public/Private | see here | EN, DE, FR, ES, NL | |
Lindell-Herndon Genealogy | Bill Herndon | Public site | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0.2 | DA, DE, EN, ES, FR, SV | |
Roots & Relatives Remembered | Ron Krzmarzick | public & private | See Here | EN,DE,CS | |
Skeel, Schaffalitzky. Find navne i Danmarks Adels Aarbog | Finn Holbek | Public Site | 12.1.0.0 | DA,EN,DE,CS,ES - etc. | |
Journeys in Genealogy | Patrick Thrush | Public WordPress/TNG bundle | 12.0/12.1 | English | |
Peek At Our Family | Ashley Peek | 12.1.0.0/12.0.0.0 | EN,IT | ||
Gilbert Family History | Warren Gilbert | Public site | 12.3.0.0/12.0.0.1 | EN | |
Vitter-Weaver Genealogy | Jeffrey Vitter | Public site | 12.0.0.2/13.0.3 | EN, FR, CH, DE, ES, IT, NO | |
Les Lapierre d'Amérique | Normand Lapierre | Public/Private site | v14.0.0.4/14.0 | EN/FR | |
Genealogische Datenbank | JPB | Public site | see here | DE, EN, FR | |
Hangaard Genealogy | David Hangard | Public / Private | 12.0.0.3 / 13.0.4 | EN, NO | |
Osage County Cousins | Larry G Banks | Public/Private | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0 | EN | |
Johnson/Bryans Family Tree | Charlie Ferrero | Public | 12.0.0.1 / 13.1 | EN | |
Sejarah Thümann | Jeffrey Thümann | Public | 12.0.0.3 / 13.0.3 | NL, EN | |
Johnson/Bryans Family Tree | Charlie Ferrero | Public | 12.0.0.1 / 13.1 | EN | |
R G Strong Family Genealogy | Russell Strong | Public | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0.4 | EN, DE, FR, NL | |
Kielakowie.com | Janusz Kielak | Public site | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0.1 | PL, EN, DE | |
Solem Genealogy | Jan-Thore Solem | Private | 14.0.0.4 / 14.0.2 | EN, NO | |
Carr's Garage | Regis Carr | Public / Private | 12.0.0.2 | 13.1.2 | EN, DE, NO |
TNG modules Involved
- admin_secondary.php
- admin_secondmenu.php
- adds a line to languages/English/cust_text.php and languages/English-UTF8/cust_text.php