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    • kevin4803
      kevin4803 last edited by

      Do you guys have any suggestions  on  a good XML Sitemaps generator? hopefully free, but if it's good i'd consider paying

      I am using a MAC so would prefer  a online or mac version

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      • suparno
        suparno @jamesjackson last edited by

        Hi James - i saw your reply on this thread and a quick question - i was running Gsitecrawler, after selecting all the suitable options , it opens up a "Crawl watch" page. While I am assuming it is crawling the site, as per the online instruction it says to select the "Generate" tab at the main application window (I did not opt for auto ftp).

        When should I select the Generate option, immediately or wait for crawl to complete?

        suparno

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        • RyanKent
          RyanKent @kevin4803 last edited by

          The only way to find out is to shoot them an e-mail. Either way you will discover the answer 🙂

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          • kevin4803
            kevin4803 @kevin4803 last edited by

            I am wondering if they are talking about the paid version cus I run it on my site. www.psbspeakers.com and it comes up with all kinds of dup content.

            <loc>http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/image/Image-B6-Bookshelf</loc>
              <loc>http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/bookshelf-speakers/Image-B6-Bookshelf</loc>

            with this code siteing on both pages:
            <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/image/Image-B6-Bookshelf"/>

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            • kevin4803
              kevin4803 @kevin4803 last edited by

              I am wondering if they are talking about the paid version cus I run it on my site. www.psbspeakers.com and it comes up with all kinds of dup content.

              <loc>http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/image/Image-B6-Bookshelf</loc>
                <loc>http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/bookshelf-speakers/Image-B6-Bookshelf</loc>

              with this code siteing on both pages:
              <link rel="canonical" href="http://www.psbspeakers.com/products/image/Image-B6-Bookshelf"/>

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              • RyanKent
                RyanKent @kevin4803 last edited by

                I e-mailed their support and they shared it does support canonical tags. Below is the response I received:

                Hi,

                The script will detect canonical tags. If you can provide a live example we can look into for you.Regards,PhilipXML-Sitemaps.com-----------------------------I would suggest ensuring your tags are valid. If they are, contact the site support and they can provide specific feedback.

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                • kevin4803
                  kevin4803 @RyanKent last edited by

                  Thanks Ryan.

                  That's the one I already use, but it does not take canonical's into account so i end up with 2-3 links for the same page.

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                  • RyanKent
                    RyanKent last edited by

                    A popular sitemap generator: http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/

                    I cannot say it is the best but rather it works fine. The free online version will scan 500 pages. For $20, you can then have unlimited number of pages.

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                    • kevin4803
                      kevin4803 @jamesjackson last edited by

                      Sorry I should have said...  I am on a mac ;(
                      is there any online ones around that don't have a cap of 500 pages?

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                      • jamesjackson
                        jamesjackson last edited by

                        GsiteCrawler every time. It's free and It's an awesome awesome tool http://gsitecrawler.com/

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