Dynamic SiteMap V 1.0

[michael_s]

The Dynamic SiteMap version 3.0 has been well received but we've had problems with the function that was supposed to automatically notify Google. The PHP file open of a web URL didn't seem to work on our server and we've found that other servers don't even permit this behavior.

This revised version fixes the problem by using PHP to write a short javascript that opens a small new browser window pointed to the correct Google notification URL. Google itself will display in this window a notice of whether or not the new sitemap notification was successful. The script is activated when you click anywhere on the sitemap creation page. Therefore clicking any link on the sitemap creation page to return to other osCommerce activities will result in the Google notification window being opened unless you have javascript turned off in your browser.

For those who are already using Dynamic SiteMap version 3.0 the only file that has changed is /catalog/admin/create_xml_sitemaps.php and therefore to upgrade the only thing you will need to do is replace this one file. The complete install is included here for new users.

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