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Dynamic XML Sitemap for Google 
Work in Progress:
1. Add Kunena Forum links
2010-03-20: Improved on VirtueMart links and added option to append product name and category name to the URL.
2010-03-20: Added product links for VirtueMart to the PLAIN.PHP file only, they won't show if you're using the SEF feature. Also added the option to "turn off" lastmod tags (date) for those of you who don't have created or modified dates for your articles for whatever reason. Just turn this off and Google will accept your sitemap.
2010-03-11: Fixed a bug in the "plain" view and corrected a db prefix in the helper file. If you're getting an error using the non-SEF links or if your database doesn't use jos_ as the table prefix, try installing this update.
2010-02-05: Added option for SEF links.
2009/11/03: Corrected "Catchable fatal error" problem.
2009/11/02: Corrected empty tag that was printing at the bottom of the sitemap & creating a 404 error in google. It appeared only if you didn't enter any manual URLs.
2009/09/28: Now allows for manually entered links (i.e. links that don't show up on the dynamically generated list can be entered in the module parameters so they are included).
Please see the README file for installation and troubleshooting steps.
It will be more cool if it can add virtuemart links to xml map. In topic we see that the work in progress, at which date you are going to realize this?
Well, I have a LOT going on right now but I know people are asking for this feature so I will get it done as soon as I can. It is definitely a priority. Thanks!
I don't know what K2 is...if you can email me a link to the extension I can add it to my list.
Note if you're having problems: it does not include "uncategorised" pages, so you'll have to create a category for them to include them.
Installation went without a hitch thanks to clear, precise instructions. Had a dump of my sitemap in less than 5 minutes after installing the module and template.
Unfortunately...
I have been looking high and low for a tool to create a sitemap for my VirtueMart installation and this does not appear to do it. There is a place where links can be added manually. I will play with this but I don't think it will get me there. In all fairness, VirtueMart compatibility was not promised.
Also, I was surprised to see that the sitemap did not report SEF URLs. I am using sh404SEF to avoid all the php code throughout the website, but it was the php links that were reported.
I will update this review if I am able to make this work for my needs.
You are the second person to request SEF so I will definitely move that to the top of my list. I will also look into adding VirtueMart links. All component links are really by request only because there are too many out there to support them all...I'm not quite knowledgeable enough about Joomla! and PHP to make that an automatic thing yet.
I will start working on the SEF immediately and VirtueMart will be next...assuming it's a free component I can add to my test site...? Email me if you have any other requests for features. I'm happy to give it shot!
Thanks!
The sitemap generated isn't in XML format, so I'm not sure why it's called that, except perhaps to relate to Google's naming.
The generated output is just a list of site links. For my site, they all started as "index.php/xxxx", so I had to add my site URL in the setup, as recommended.
Also, the output does not have CRLF codes. In fact, it appears as if each link is just separated by a single space. At least, that's how it looks when I copy/paste the output into a notepad browser.
I'd like to see each line ended with CRLF (for Windows), or perhaps just LF (for Linux), or an option.
An option to actually generate XML (for data manipulation) might be nice, but if Google accepts as is, then it's not important to me.
Lastly, visiting the author's web site and viewing their site map, they don't appear to use this component. Perhaps they are using a wordpress installation, etc. But, this also wasn't important to me.
Hi tabletguy,
The sitemap is in XML format. If it isn't showing up that way on your site, then I can certainly take a look at it for you. That's the whole purpose of it, so if you don't see JUST the XML when you view it, then it isn't set up properly.
The module position HAS to be "dynamicxmls" otherwise the template won't be able to pull it up and the template is where the XML tags start. If you don't use the template to pull up the module, then it won't generate the proper XML format and Google won't accept it.
This isn't a sitemap to list on your site. It's an XML sitemap that you submit to Google for indexing. I am not using a wordpress installation. I am using Joomla!...and this module...you can see it when you click on "Demo" above.
If you send me an email at the above address I can help you fix any problems you are having.
Thanks for the review!
The word "publish" in the instructions foxed me at first.
What she means is (after installation) is to go to the module manager and
1) enable it - select and use enable button
2) set the properties by double clicking it - especially to set the position - which is actually the template name
that was all a doddle.
what i am not sure of is having submitted my site to google - how the sitemap xml is generated, or whether in fact it actually is . . .
richard
lol thanks Richard for your review. Hopefully we'll get it working for you soon. I did mean "enable" instead of "publish"...thank's for pointing that out. I will fix the README and the info above tonight.