Optimize your forum referencing with google sitemaps

[smurfavr]

The photos in the topic do not work and I do not understand where to add this sitemap.xml.
https://help.forumotion.com/t23007-optimize-your-forum-referencing-with-google-sitemaps#1057948
@SLGray said.

I believe everyone does not understand that all you have to do is add this, sitemap.xml, to your forum's link in Google Search Consoles under sitemaps. Click the add/test button and add sitemap.xml in the box that appears after your forum's link and then click submit.

[SLGray]

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

You have to have an account and add your forum.

After logging in, you should see a section on the right that says sitemaps.  If you do not, click the dashboard on the left side.

[smurfavr]

Where should I add sitemap.hml?

[vietkanpy]

Where should I add sitemap.hml?

EG http://www.hotrofm.net/sitemap.xml

>>: domain/sitemap.xml

[smurfavr]

In the picture where is my site address should I do so? http://smurfa.bulgarianforum.net/sitemap.xml

PSP
Added my site 2 years ago now can not change the name.How does the name of my site change to do so.

[SLGray]

Click the forum, and you should see a sitemaps section.

[smurfavr]

I clicked on the forum, but do not see a "Sitemap" nowhere.

[SLGray]

Crawl/Walking > Sitemaps

[smurfavr]

See what the error is.
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[SLGray]

Is your forum open to guests?

[smurfavr]

Guests can read but can not download files and view photos.
http://smurfa.bulgarianforum.net/

[SLGray]

I see the mistake. You added hml, not xml.

[smurfavr]

I added it as you said and again gave me the same mistake.
/http://smurfa.bulgarianforum.net/sitemap.xml

[SLGray]

Give it a couple days and see if the error is still there.

[smurfavr]

1. I leave this link that I added http://smurfa.bulgarianforum.net/sitemap.xml ?
2. I have to wait a few days to see if it's okay?

[SLGray]

1. Correct

2.  Yes, give it time to exactly crawl your forum and sitemap.

[vietkanpy]

you copy /sitemap.xml to sitemap

not copy domain/sitemap.xml

ok?

[smurfavr]

Does that have to look like?

[SLGray]

That is how it looks in my console. All you had to do was add sitemap.xml in the box, not the whole address.

[smurfavr]

4916 pages have been submitted.
Why does it show that only 2 pages are indexed?

[SLGray]

Because it takes time for them to exactly crawl your forum. Think about it: billions of forums on the Internet and each one is crawled by search engines.

[smurfavr]

Do you mean that it takes time and I will have more than two indexed pages?

[SLGray]

Yes, it takes time.

I submitted mine in September, and it is still about half done.

You will not have 2 pages. It is just a way to help search engines to crawl your forum.

[smurfavr]

Thank you. I will mark the topic solved after 4-5 days to see how things will develop.