CONTENTS OF THIS FILE --------------------- * Introduction * Requirements * Recommended modules * Installation * Configuration * Troubleshooting * Maintainers INTRODUCTION ------------ The XML sitemap engines module, part of the XML sitemap (https://www.drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap) package, uploads the sitemap to search engines automatically. The XML sitemap module creates a sitemap that conforms to the sitemaps.org specification. This helps search engines to more intelligently crawl a website and keep their results up to date. * For a full description of the module visit https://www.drupal.org/documentation/modules/xmlsitemap * To submit bug reports and feature suggestions, or to track changes visit https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/xmlsitemap REQUIREMENTS ------------ This module requires the following module: * XML sitemap - https://www.drupal.org/project/xmlsitemap RECOMMENDED MODULES ------------------- * Ctools - https://www.drupal.org/project/ctools * RobotsTxt - https://www.drupal.org/project/robotstxt * Site Verification - https://www.drupal.org/project/site_verify * Browscap - https://www.drupal.org/project/browscap * Vertical Tabs - https://www.drupal.org/project/vertical_tabs INSTALLATION ------------ This is a submodule of the XML sitemap module. Install the XML sitemap module as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. Visit https://www.drupal.org/node/895232 for further information. CONFIGURATION ------------- 1. Install the XML sitemap module. 2. Enable the XML sitemap module. 3. To upload sitemaps to the search engines and customize how often the sitemaps should be uploaded, enable the XML sitemap engines module. 4. After building an XML sitemap, navigate to Administration > Configuration > XML sitemap > Search Engines. 5. Choose which engines you wish to send the sitemap to by selecting the appropriate checkboxes. Save configuration. TROUBLESHOOTING --------------- To verify the sitemap’s ownership with search engines, be sure Cron is run regularly. MAINTAINERS ----------- * Andrei Mateescu (amateescu) - https://www.drupal.org/u/amateescu * Dave Reid - https://www.drupal.org/u/dave-reid * Juampy NR (juampynr) - https://www.drupal.org/u/juampynr * Tasya Rukmana (tadityar) - https://www.drupal.org/u/tadityar