Link: https://support.brilliantdirectories.com/support/solutions/articles/5000682659

Overview

The Google Sitemap Generator add-on greatly improves the directory website’s SEO by creating XML sitemaps. These sitemaps help search engines like Google and Bing better index all of the pages that make up the membership website.

NOTE: Keep in mind that submitting your sitemap to the Google Console doesn't ensure that all pages will get indexed by Google. This article explains more about this: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/crawling-indexing/sitemaps/overview

Not all pages in a sitemap have value to Google. Learn more about thin pages here: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/guidelines/thin-content

This add-on will update the sitemap dynamically so search engines are automatically notified when the site has been updated. 
How To Get This Add-On
  1. Websites with the VIP Add-Ons Club automatically have this add-on available: Join The VIP Add-Ons Club
  2. Purchase Individually: Google Sitemap Generator Add-On

Enabling the Add-On

For most users, following the instructions in this section will accomplish exactly what they need - create a new XML sitemap that can be submitted to search engines so they are aware of all of the pages of the website. 
If the admin wants to have more granular control over each individual sitemap that is created or updated, please see the section below called "Advanced Sitemap Generation". Below are the steps to find the sitemap generator settings.

 

Create Sitemap File

  1. Login to the Admin area of the site for the Sitemap Generator settings.
  2. Navigate to Toolbox »  Sitemap Generator
  3. Click on the "Generate Sitemap" button:

  4. The admin will see a message that a sitemap is being generated.  Depending on the size of the site and how many members it might have, this could take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes to complete.  Please do not navigate away from this page while it is processing.
  5. Once it is complete, the admin will see a success message.  Click on "OK":

  6. The admin will now see a link for the XML sitemap that they can submit to search engines.  They can copy this link directly or click on the "Copy to Clipboard" button to copy the link to the clipboard:
  7.  The admin can now create a cron job that automatically updates the sitemap of the site:

    The admin will have these different options for the sitemap to be re submitted every week or every month:

Submit the sitemap to the search engines

Here are instructions to submit the XML sitemap link to 2 of the most popular search engines:

Submit a sitemap to Bing

For additional assistance:
Email support@brilliantdirectories.com or create a ticket Inside Your Account Dashboard.

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