Google Sitemap Template for MT4 (MT Hacks)

Google Sitemap Template for MT4

I have created Google Sitemaps template for Movable Type 4 (MT4). This index template can help your site get fully indexed by Google and other search engines. The sitemap template will include the following pages:

All entry pages
All monthly pages
All category pages
All category-monthly pages (new in MT4)
All author pages (new in MT4)
All author-monthly pages (new in MT4)
All tag pages

Note: Due to an apparent bug in MT4, I wasn't able to get a listing of "Pages" (new in MT4) to work. I will update the template when that bug gets fixed.

You can install the template using the Template Installer plugin. Note that this template is set to NOT publish automatically when index templates get rebuilt. For performance reasons, you should leave that option unchecked. This means that from time to time you should open the template and choose "Save & Publish".

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Comments (6)

swanksalot

thanks in general for all the hard work you've done writing all these plug-ins, I just discovered your site, and am adding several to my MT4 installation.

However, the Template Installer plugin will not work for me (actually renders my site unusable - can't log into the MT interface). If I wanted to install the google sitemap template manually, where do the files go? I'm guessing the file, "google_sitemap.mtml" goes into the default_template folder, but where does "config.yaml" reside?

Cheers,
Seth Anderson

Posted by swanksalot | September 10, 2007 10:12 PM

Posted on September 10, 2007 22:12

Mark Carey

swanksalot, the template set (inluding the directory) should be uploaded to:

path/to/mt/plugins/TemplateInstaller/template_sets/

In this case, upload the "google_sitemaps" directory into the above location, then run Template Installer.

Regarding Template Installer rendering your site unusable, that is odd. If you are still having such problems, post full details on the Template Installer entry.

Posted by Mark Carey | September 11, 2007 8:30 AM

Posted on September 11, 2007 08:30

lwriter

Hi Mark:

I'm currently using the sitemap on the MT wiki at http://wiki.movabletype.org/Canonical_Google_Sitemap_template. Which appears to working... Does this sitemap have more features?

I've installed your template installer and love it.

I'm confused about what you mean by "Note that this template is set to NOT publish automatically when index templates get rebuilt. For performance reasons, you should leave that option unchecked. This means that from time to time you should open the template and choose "Save & Publish"."

If we're doing 3-5 entries a day how often should the template be saved and published?

By defaut what is the name of the file your sitemap creates?

I assume I would have to delete the Canonical Google Sitemap template first. Correct?

Posted by lwriter | November 25, 2007 12:47 AM

Posted on November 25, 2007 00:47

rollandelliott

I am a total newbie and would like to thank you for making this template available. I followed the instructions and did not notice any visual changes to my blog. I am assuming this is normal and your template does its magic behind the scenes?

Posted by rollandelliott | March 3, 2008 12:17 PM

Posted on March 3, 2008 12:17

Mark Carey

Correct, there is no visual impact on your blog.

But you can submit your sitemap URL to Google via:

https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/

Posted by Mark Carey | March 3, 2008 12:50 PM

Posted on March 3, 2008 12:50

abbas

thanks for this template
it is very useful
is there any morer help for install this template?

my site:
http://www.mirsoft.net

Posted by abbas | May 19, 2008 2:14 AM