Forum sitemap

by HappyUnicorn2 April 26th 2020, 1:53 pm

Hi, I just want to ask is it possible to add a sitemap of my forum to the Google Search Console to improve the search results in the engine? also one question, if I can do it so where I should to put my sitemap.xml (Google Search Console needs url adress to it). Sorry maybe the questions are silly but I'm not a big expert of it. Smile

warm greetings.

by **skouliki** April 26th 2020, 2:23 pm

i guess you have to get the Google webmaster tools first..if there is an embed meta tag that has to be added you must add this to your forums meta tags section..Admin panel...general...forum promotions>search engines ...

Other meta tags...if you have to choose the option to add the embed meta tag for google validation then it must be added there.

by HappyUnicorn2 April 26th 2020, 2:29 pm

yes I added the meta tag and verified it but I don't know where to add my sitemap.xml because Google Search Console need some url link and I don't know how to do it now.

by **skouliki** April 26th 2020, 2:53 pm

you add sitemap.xml in webmaster tools, thats it. Click your site in webmaster tools, then add a site map link upper right-hand side, and then add sitemap.xml and submit. It will self update all the time.
Every Forumotion forum already has a built in site map, all you need to do is add it
For Bing you need to add the full address like this example:

https://help.forumotion.com/sitemap.xml

by HappyUnicorn2 April 26th 2020, 5:12 pm

but how to create the link with the sitemap? Smile

by **skouliki** April 26th 2020, 7:13 pm

YOURSITEURL/sitemap.xml

by **SLGray** April 26th 2020, 10:14 pm

Are you using Google Analytics? If yes, there should be a tab for the sitemap. I mean your account with Google Analytics.

by HappyUnicorn2 April 28th 2020, 4:50 pm

hi, thank you for responses. I use Google Search Console I want to add sitemap link there, but when I try to add MYFORUMNURL/sitemap.xml I have a message that Google can't upload the sitemap so it doesn't work. Ok. I give up with it Smile

by **skouliki** April 28th 2020, 4:51 pm

what is your forum url?

by HappyUnicorn2 April 28th 2020, 5:08 pm

https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com

by **The Godfather** April 28th 2020, 5:27 pm

Hello,

So your sitemap is available here : https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com/sitemap.xml Very Happy

by HappyUnicorn2 April 28th 2020, 7:43 pm

The Godfather wrote:Hello,

So your sitemap is available here : https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com/sitemap.xml

yes I know, I've noticed that the sitemap actualize itself automatically but still the Google Search Console refuse the sitemap when I put this: https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com/sitemap.xml in the place where should be a link to the sitemap and I don't know why. I'm confused.

by **SLGray** April 28th 2020, 7:59 pm

Ask Google support.

by Richardr April 29th 2020, 5:42 am

HappyUnicorn2 wrote:
The Godfather wrote:Hello,

So your sitemap is available here : https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com/sitemap.xml

yes I know, I've noticed that the sitemap actualize itself automatically but still the Google Search Console refuse the sitemap when I put this: https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com/sitemap.xml in the place where should be a link to the sitemap and I don't know why. I'm confused.

Note that you must type only the suffix "sitemap.xml" into the field. If you paste the full URL it will not work, as they already provide the first part.
It would be great to hear Google support's advice.

by **The Godfather** April 29th 2020, 9:17 am

Hello,

Please send us a screenshot of the Google Search Console page in order to help you.

by HappyUnicorn2 April 29th 2020, 9:32 am

this is how it looks like

maybe I'll try to ask Google support.

by **The Godfather** April 29th 2020, 9:57 am

Hello,

OK I understood, this is the problem "Couldn't fetch".

In all transparency, we do not understand this problem after having carried out several internal studies on the level of logs on the servers, comparisons of several forums (http or https, ut8 and non-utf8, different languages, personal domain or not ,. ..). For the moment, nothing explains these random errors.

by tikky April 29th 2020, 10:49 am

Hey @HappyUnicorn2,

I had read about the error and the problem is from Google. The solution is very easy; Just try to add a new sitemap this time use double slash:

Code:: https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com//sitemap.xml

(Just try!)
pedxz.

by HappyUnicorn2 April 29th 2020, 12:42 pm

pedxz wrote:Hey @HappyUnicorn2,

I had read about the error and the problem is from Google. The solution is very easy; Just try to add a new sitemap this time use double slash:
Code:
https://eurowizyjnie.forumpolish.com//sitemap.xml

(Just try!)
pedxz.

oh it seems that it works! the Search Console found URLs Smile

can't believe it was so easy.
thank you all.