I need to add images to a sitemap I’ve previously written.
I couldn’t find a lot of information about sitemaps yet I figured I might post what I think would be a proven way to add 2 images into a sitemap. Granted, I’m only checklist two images for starters web page but is that this correct
< url>
< loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm< /loc>
< lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod>
< changefreq> daily< /changefreq>
< priority> 0. 5< /priority>
< photograph: image>
< photograph: loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm/humbucker5. gif< /image: loc>
< photograph: caption> Series Parallel Coil Reduce Guitar Pickup Change < /image: caption>
< photograph: title> Guitar Swap < /image: title>
< /image: image>
< photograph: image>
< photograph: loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm/phase. gif< /image: loc>
< photograph: caption> Guitar Stage Switch< /image: caption>
< photograph: title> Guitar Switch< /image: title>
< /image: image>
< /url>
Could it be necessary to have both the caption and title tags
I do think that’s the correct syntax but just about any remarks, comments can be quite helpful.
Here’s the Google certification…
http: //support. the search engines. com/webmasters/bin/answer. pyhl=en& answer=178636
You could have your XML virtually the same.
mlseim
Hence, I guess this syntax is okay
Thanks with the reply.
(Now it’s time to provide a lot with images to my own sitemap).
Hmmm this reveals I had spoken too early.
I tried validating which and got an error message that expresses the error is
in line 602 column 15 and that is in this line:
< photograph: image> The red signifies the location where the error is.
The particular error message is actually:
Prefix " image" for element " photograph: image" is definitely not bound.
Line 602 is the location where the first image tags show up.
Any help with this could be greatly appreciated.
Where have you been validating it
I validated it with many on-line validators (including Google) and none advisors liked line 602.
The validator that gave me that particular mistake message was the following:
http: //www. validome. org/xml/validate/
Post all of your XML file
I tried enetering the entire XML file (about ONE, 600 lines) and got an error message that the particular posting was too big.
Hence, I edited them down. The image files causing the challenge are right following your guitar. htm track. I thought this < /url> tag might have been the challenge but I moved it to ensure it was inside the same position because the others but this errors didn’t disappear altogether.
Anyhow, here it is actually:
< xml version=" A SINGLE. 0" encoding=" UTF-8" > < urlset xmlns=" http: //www. the search engines. com/schemas/sitemap/0. 84" > < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/about. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/about2. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/altchar. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 9< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < photograph: image> < photograph: loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm/humbucker5. gif< /image: loc> < photograph: caption> Series Parallel Coil Reduce Guitar Pickup Change < /image: caption> < photograph: title> Guitar Swap < /image: title> < /image: image> < photograph: image> < photograph: loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar. htm/phase. gif< /image: loc> < photograph: caption> Guitar Stage Switch< /image: caption> < photograph: title> Guitar Switch< /image: title> < /image: image> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar10. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/guitar1a. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 5< /priority> < /url> < url> < loc> http: //www. 1728. org/yieldint. htm< /loc> < lastmod> 2012-03-01< /lastmod> < changefreq> daily< /changefreq> < priority> 0. 9< /priority> < /url> < /urlset>
It has related to schema…
It is one discussion POST found…
http: //stackoverflow. com/questions/5709669/validate-xml-against-two-xsds-for-google-images-sitemap
I’m not an experienced in this spot, but by seeing your " mixed" XML, you could have
to own a separate one only for images. Do extra Google searches on " XML photograph sitemap schema"
Gives thanks mlseim
I guess I’ll want to do some more homework. The way things are explained on websites, computer manuals, instruction manuals is completely crappy!!
Sure they’ll quickly go over making a split XML file – not The way to do it — oh no – just make a separate one.
and also thanks again msleim.
just enter xml sitemap mill, don’t worry about creating your personal, seems like a waste of their time to me.