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A sitemap is a page that lists links to all the different pages in a website. A sitemap page will help your visitors to better navigate within your own website. You can use this tool to build and publish your own Sitemap page in HTML Format. The tool generates your Sitemap in HTML format.
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==Overview==
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A sitemap is a page that lists links to all the different pages in a Website. A sitemap page will help your visitors navigate within your Website. You can use this application to build/generate and publish your own sitemap page in HTML format.  
  
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Once your initial Sitemap page is generated, you can use the Publish button to upload it to your hosting server or the Rebuild button to update the existing Sitemap Page.
  
You can use this tool to build and publish your own Sitemap page in HTML Format.
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To launch Sitemap Builder:
  
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# In the Start Services section, click '''Search Tools'''.
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# On the Search Tools page, click '''Sitemap Builder'''.
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# Use the Generate button to build your initial Sitemap Page.
  
• Use the Generate button to build your initial Sitemap Page.
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==Generate Sitemap==
  
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The Generate sitemap section allows you to generate a first-time sitemap, or rebuild a previously generated sitemap. Once your sitemap is generated, this section displays the date and time of generation.
  
• Once your initial Sitemap Page is generated you can use the Publish button to upload it to your hosting server or the Rebuild button to update the existing Sitemap Page.  
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# If you want to use a www prefix, select the'''“use www prefix''' checkbox.
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# Click '''Generate sitemap'''.
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# If you are updating an existing sitemap, click '''Rebuild'''.
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:'''Note:''' You can generate one Sitemap per day.
  
  
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==Publish sitemap==
  
'''Generate Sitemap'''
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The Publish/rebuild Sitemap section allows you to preview and publish your sitemap. This section also displays the sitemap’s status information.
  
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To preview your sitemap:
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# Click '''Preview Sitemap'''.
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# In the Preview dialog, select the Theme form the drop-down.
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# Select the Font from the drop-down.
  
In this section you can build your sitemap. Also, under this section you will be able to see the sitemap domain and information on your last generated sitemaps.
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To publish your sitemap:
 
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* In the Preview dialog, click '''Publish Sitemap'''.
 
 
1. If you want to use a www prefix, check off the “use www prefix” box.
 
 
 
2. Click “Generate sitemap” to build your initial sitemap.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Note:''' You can generate one Sitemap per day.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Publish sitemap'''
 
 
 
 
 
In this section you can publish your sitemap and you will also be displayed with sitemap’s status information.
 
 
 
 
 
1. Use the Publish button to upload the sitemap to your hosting server.
 
 
 
2. Use the Rebuild button to update the existing Sitemap Page.
 
  
  
  
 
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[[Category:Design]]

Revision as of 13:46, 1 November 2011

Overview

A sitemap is a page that lists links to all the different pages in a Website. A sitemap page will help your visitors navigate within your Website. You can use this application to build/generate and publish your own sitemap page in HTML format.

Once your initial Sitemap page is generated, you can use the Publish button to upload it to your hosting server or the Rebuild button to update the existing Sitemap Page.

To launch Sitemap Builder:

  1. In the Start Services section, click Search Tools.
  2. On the Search Tools page, click Sitemap Builder.
  3. Use the Generate button to build your initial Sitemap Page.

Generate Sitemap

The Generate sitemap section allows you to generate a first-time sitemap, or rebuild a previously generated sitemap. Once your sitemap is generated, this section displays the date and time of generation.

  1. If you want to use a www prefix, select the“use www prefix checkbox.
  2. Click Generate sitemap.
  3. If you are updating an existing sitemap, click Rebuild.
Note: You can generate one Sitemap per day.


Publish sitemap

The Publish/rebuild Sitemap section allows you to preview and publish your sitemap. This section also displays the sitemap’s status information.

To preview your sitemap:

  1. Click Preview Sitemap.
  2. In the Preview dialog, select the Theme form the drop-down.
  3. Select the Font from the drop-down.

To publish your sitemap:

  • In the Preview dialog, click Publish Sitemap.