Google Site Map Exclusion with Image sitemap

Installation and User Guide for Magento 1 Google Site Map Exclusion with Image Sitemap

Table of Contents

1. Installation

   • Disable Compilation Mode

   • Upload Package

   • Clear Caches

2. Configuration Settings for Google Sitemap

   • General Settings

   • Exclude Categories from Sitemap

   • Exclude Products from Sitemap

   • Exclude CMS from Sitemap

   • How to Generate Sitemap

   • Add new Sitemap

   • Magento Out of the Box Functionality to set the Category Path

3. Google Sitemap XML

   • Product Link in Sitemap XML

   • Category Link in Sitemap XML

   • CMS Page Link in Sitemap XML

Installation

• Disable Compilation Mode: To check that this is disabled, go to System >Tools> Compilation. If the compiler status is ‘Disabled’, you are ready to go. If not, simply click the ‘Disable’ button on the right hand side of the screen.

• Upload Package: Upload the content of the module to your root folder. This will not overwrite the existing Magento folder or files, only the new contents will be added.

• Clear Caches: This can be done from the admin console by navigating to the cache management page (System > Cache Management), selecting all caches, clicking ‘refresh’ from the drop-down menu, and submitting the change.

Configuration Settings for Google Sitemap

Go to Admin > Stores > Configuration > Scommerce Configuration > Sitemap

General Settings

• Enabled – Select “Yes” or “No” to enable or disable the module.

• License Key – Please add the license for the extension which is provided in the order confirmation email. Please note license keys are site URL specific. If you require license keys for dev/staging sites then please email us at [e-mail].
• Include Product Image – This option allows to add main product image or main and additional product images to Google Site Map.

• Exclude Categories from Sitemap – To include or exclude categories, go to Admin > Catalog > Manage Categories > Select Category (you want to exclude from site map) > General > Exclude from Sitemap: Set to “Yes/No”.

• Exclude Products from Sitemap – To exclude products from sitemap, go to Admin > Catalog > Manage Products > Select Product (you want to exclude from site map) > General > Exclude from Sitemap: Set to “Yes/No”.

• Exclude CMS from Sitemap – To exclude CMS pages from sitemap, go to Admin > CMS > Pages > Select CMS Page (you want to exclude from site map) > General > Exclude from Sitemap: Set to “Yes/No”.

• How to Generate Sitemap – To generate the site map from the admin panel go to Admin > Catalog > Google Sitemap > Click “Generate Sitemap”.

• Add new Sitemap – You can create a new site map from Admin > Catalog > Google Sitemap > Click “Add Sitemap”, it redirects to New Site Map page, and by providing all the required details you can create Site Map.

• Magento Out of the Box Functionality to set the Category Path – To include category path in product URLs in sitemap.xml, go to Admin > System > Catalog > Catalog > Search Engine Optimizations > Use Categories Path for Product URLs: Set to “Yes”.

Google Sitemap XML

Google site map shows all the Included Products, Categories, and CMS Page links in the sitemap.xml

• Product Link in Sitemap XML – You can see the product link in the Google Sitemap XML.

• Category Link in Sitemap XML – You can see the category link in the Google Sitemap XML.

• CMS Page Link in Sitemap XML – In the below screen grab you can see the about-us page link in the Google Sitemap XML.

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