Title : mx Sitemaps

Author : dcz / www.phpBB-SEO.com

Description : This mod creates sitemaps for phpBB and mxBB Portal (if used).
You will be able to add link in ACP, last active topics lists, mod Rewrite ...

Version : 0.2.2

Installation Level : Easy.

Installation Time : 2 min.

EZmod : n/a.

phpBB : 2.0.22

mxBB : 2.7.x & 2.8.x

Search Engine Optimized (SEO) And User-Friendly Sitemap Solution for phpBB and mxBB Portal.

It will create a Site Map Index, a paginated mxBB Portal Page's list (if installed), a Forum Map listing forums (Linked through their description) and One Paginated Map per forum (Linked in the Forum Map), listing Topics.

Sitemap Mod Integration (S2B ~ http://www.s2b-project.de)
Allow to add as many links as you want on the Site Map Index Page directly from ACP.
This functionality makes the use of the db_install.php necessary because the sitemap index tables will be created individually for all installed languages.
If you want to add a new language to your board, you have to add the language manually by executing this query (be careful about which table prefix you are using) :

For phpBB :


Code:

ALTER TABLE phpbb_sitemap_index ADD sm_title_<new language> VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';


For mxBB :


Code:

ALTER TABLE mx_sitemap_index ADD sm_title_<new language> VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL DEFAULT '';



Where "<new language>" has to be replaced with the name of the language (e.g. German, English).

Many powerful SEO feature such as the possibility to list last active topics on each type of Maps and Pagination Handling as well as User-friendly interface, allowing to output marked topics like in phpBB and new post since last visit.

Everything is ACP configurable, allowing fine tuning of the hole system and to exactly decide what to output on each type of pages : Last Active Topics, Viewonline and Log in.

All content is outputted following the phpBB AUTH settings, meaning everybody is going to see the links he should.

phpBB SEO mod rewrite 0.2.x are auto detected.
Settings for other mod rewrite standards (Webmedic's rewrite mod, able2know rewrite mod, GoogleBB Links) can now be done easily, simply editing a file.

Current Features :

One Site Map Index :
Site Map Index is configurable, you can create categories and add local or external links in ACP.
Last Active Topic can also be set up to be shown here.

Paginated mxBB Page listing :
mxBB Pages Paginated List.
Last Active Topic can also be set up to be shown here.

Running mxBB gives you an extra option in ACP, the Standalone Mode.
You can use this site map like any mxbb module or choose to run it outside of the portal. It's one or the other, going for Standalone will allow you to activate mod Rewrite for Sitemaps in ACP and will save some server ressources.

You will also be able to add the who is online stats on maps, the login box will auto show up the same way it does on the forum index.

To enable the Standalone Mode, you must 1) move the sitemaps.php file from modules/mx_sitemaps/
to your portal's root and 2) Enable the option in ACP.

One Forum Map :
Listing all forums the current user has the right to view and read.
The list provides links to each of the forum Maps as well as to each forum, using the forum description as the text link.
Last Active Topic can also be set up to be shown here.

One Map per Forum :
Paginated Listing of each forum's topics. The pagination limit is configurable in ACP.
Last Active Topic can also be set up to be shown here.


Warning :

You will need the phpBB SEO mod rewrite 0.2.4 and above in case you are using on of the phpBB SEO mod rewrites.

phpBB SEO 0.2.4 and above

English, French.
French support thread

Site Map Index
portal Map
Forum Map
French-Speaking Forum Map
The Forum n°33 Map
Note This demo is using mxBB and is a bit different on this site. The phpBB SEO multiforum set up was here added in the module. The standard version will of course only list one forum.

mx Sitemaps V 0.2.2

mx Sitemaps

This module will build several Sitemaps for your site.
It creates one Sitemap Index, One Forum Index Map and on Map per forum listing links to topics.
SEO and Users Friendly, it will follow everyone's authorizations and mark new topics, if the option is activated, the same way phpBB does.
You have to configure your Site Map Index using the "SitemapIndex" ACP Menu.

Site Map Index

On this page you can create, edit or delete new sitemap entries or change their order.

Edit entry