Just wondering: XML Sitemap is a beta version 5.
I don't care if the module is not perfect, no worries ;)

But can I use this version 'safely' which for me means:
- without messing up database tables
- without getting penalties from google

As I'm not a programmer these might be stupid questions,
but I'd really appreciate if someone can answer these.

Thnx!

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Marc Bijl’s picture

Marc Bijl commented
Title: Safely use XML Sitemap 6.x-1.0-beta5? » Which XML Sitemap to use without messing up?
Priority: Minor » Normal

Allright then. Let's say it in another way:
Which XML Sitemap can I use without messing up (dev, beta, other)?

- without messing up database tables...
- without getting penalties from google...
- et cetera

Or should I wait till the first stable release is there?

It has been more than a year now since Drupal 6 has been released;
it's slowely nice to know which version is best for production environments.

dave reid’s picture

dave reid
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Status: Active » Fixed

What I probably would recommend best is using the 6.x-1.x-beta0 version (http://drupal.org/node/460444). It was the last known fairly good working version. There have been some major recent changes that have introduced more problems.

The 6.x-2.x-dev version is a complete rewrite of the module so that it solves the scalability and reliability problems that all the past versions have had. It is actually quite stable and reliable right now, but it's incomplete. It only includes support for nodes and menus right now (taxonomy terms and users are in the works right now). I'm actually even using it on my sites right now (http://blog.davereid.net/sitemap.xml). Another downside is upgrading from another version is not supported. If you have any other version of xmlsitmap installed, you must disabled the modules, uninstall them in admin/build/modules/uninstall, and double check that all the module's tables are deleted.

I wrote a blog post that kind of explains the current situation of the module that I'd recommend reading: http://blog.davereid.net/content/state-of-drupal-xml-sitemap-2009

I hope this answers your question!

Marc Bijl’s picture

Marc Bijl commented

Hi Dave,

Thnx very much for your detailed explanation.
Appreciated very much!

I'll take look at your blog as well ;)

Have a nice weekend!

Cheers,
Marc

Status: Fixed » Closed (fixed)

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