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     1  Google XML Sitemaps Generator for WordPress
       
     2  ==============================================================================
       
     3  
       
     4  This generator will create a sitemaps.org compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog.
       
     5  Currently homepage, posts, static pages, categories, archives and author pages are supported.
       
     6  
       
     7  The priority of a post depends on its comments. You can choose the way the priority
       
     8  is calculated in the options screen.
       
     9  
       
    10  Feel free to visit my website under www.arnebrachhold.de or contact me at
       
    11  himself [at] arnebrachhold [dot] de
       
    12  
       
    13  Have fun! 
       
    14    Arne
       
    15  
       
    16  Installation:
       
    17  ==============================================================================
       
    18  1. Upload the full directory into your wp-content/plugins directory
       
    19  2. Make your blog directory writeable OR create two files called sitemap.xml 
       
    20     and sitemap.xml.gz and make them writeable via CHMOD In most cases, your blog directory is already writeable.
       
    21  2. Activate it in the Plugin options
       
    22  3. Edit or publish a post or click on Rebuild Sitemap on the Sitemap Administration Interface
       
    23   
       
    24  
       
    25  Additional contributors:
       
    26  ==============================================================================
       
    27  Inspiration            Michael Nguyen      http://www.socialpatterns.com/
       
    28  SQL Improvements       Rodney Shupe        http://www.shupe.ca/
       
    29  Japanse Lang. File     Hirosama            http://hiromasa.zone.ne.jp/
       
    30  Spanish lang. File     Omi                 http://equipajedemano.info/
       
    31  Italian lang. File     Stefano Aglietti    http://wordpress-it.it/
       
    32  Trad.Chinese  File     Kirin Lin           http://kirin-lin.idv.tw/
       
    33  Simpl.Chinese File     june6               http://www.june6.cn/
       
    34  Swedish Lang. File     Tobias Bergius      http://tobiasbergius.se/
       
    35  Czech Lang. File       Peter Kahoun        http://kahi.cz
       
    36  Finnish Lang. File     Olli Jarva          http://kuvat.blog.olli.jarva.fi/ 
       
    37  Belorussian Lang. File Marcis Gasuns
       
    38  Bulgarian Lang. File   Alexander Dichev    http://dichev.com
       
    39  
       
    40  Thanks to all contributors and bug reporters! There were much more people involved 
       
    41  in testing this plugin and reporting bugs, either by email or in the WordPress forums.
       
    42  
       
    43  Unfortunately I can't maintain a whole list here, but thanks again to everybody not listed here!
       
    44  
       
    45  
       
    46  Release History:
       
    47  ==============================================================================
       
    48  2005-06-05     1.0     First release
       
    49  2005-06-05     1.1     Added archive support
       
    50  2005-06-05     1.2     Added category support
       
    51  2005-06-05     2.0a    Beta: Real Plugin! Static file generation, Admin UI
       
    52  2005-06-05     2.0     Various fixes, more help, more comments, configurable filename
       
    53  2005-06-07     2.01    Fixed 2 Bugs: 147 is now _e(strval($i)); instead of _e($i); 344 uses a full < ?php instead of < ?
       
    54                         Thanks to Christian Aust for reporting this :)
       
    55  2005-06-07     2.1     Correct usage of last modification date for cats and archives  (thx to Rodney Shupe (http://www.shupe.ca/))
       
    56                         Added support for .gz generation
       
    57                         Fixed bug which ignored different post/page priorities
       
    58                         Should support now different wordpress/admin directories
       
    59  2005-06-07     2.11    Fixed bug with hardcoded table table names instead of the $wpd vars
       
    60  2005-06-07     2.12    Changed SQL Statement of the categories to get it work on MySQL 3 
       
    61  2005-06-08     2.2     Added language file support:
       
    62                         - Japanese Language Files and code modifications by hiromasa (http://hiromasa.zone.ne.jp/)
       
    63                         - German Language File by Arne Brachhold (http://www.arnebrachhold.de)
       
    64  2005-06-14     2.5     Added support for external pages
       
    65                         Added support for Google Ping
       
    66                         Added the minimum Post Priority option
       
    67                         Added Spanish Language File by César Gómez Martín (http://www.cesargomez.org/)
       
    68                         Added Italian Language File by Stefano Aglietti (http://wordpress-it.it/)
       
    69                         Added Traditional Chine Language File by Kirin Lin (http://kirin-lin.idv.tw/)
       
    70  2005-07-03     2.6     Added support to store the files at a custom location
       
    71                         Changed the home URL to have a slash at the end
       
    72                         Required admin-functions.php so the script will work with external calls, wp-mail for example
       
    73                         Added support for other plugins to add content to the sitemap via add_filter()
       
    74  2005-07-20     2.7     Fixed wrong date format in additional pages
       
    75                         Added Simplified Chinese Language Files by june6 (http://www.june6.cn/)
       
    76                         Added Swedish Language File by Tobias Bergius (http://tobiasbergius.se/)
       
    77  2006-01-07     3.0b    Added different priority calculation modes and introduced an API to create custom ones
       
    78                         Added support to use the Popularity Contest plugin by Alex King to calculate post priority
       
    79                         Added Button to restore default configuration
       
    80                         Added several links to homepage and support
       
    81                         Added option to exclude password protected posts
       
    82                         Added function to start sitemap creation via GET and a secret key
       
    83                         Posts and pages marked for publish with a date in the future won't be included
       
    84                         Improved compatiblity with other plugins
       
    85                         Improved speed and optimized settings handling
       
    86                         Improved user-interface
       
    87                         Recoded plugin architecture which is now fully OOP
       
    88  2006-01-07     3.0b1   Changed the way for hook support to be PHP5 and PHP4 compatible
       
    89                         Readded support for tools like w.Bloggar
       
    90                         Fixed "doubled-content" bug with WP2
       
    91                         Added xmlns to enable validation
       
    92  2006-03-01     3.0b3   More performance
       
    93                         More caching
       
    94                         Better support for Popularity Contest and WP 2.x
       
    95  2006-11-16     3.0b4   Fixed bug with option SELECTS
       
    96                         Decreased memory usage which should solve timeout and memory problems
       
    97                         Updated namespace to support YAHOO and MSN
       
    98  2007-01-19     3.0b5   Javascripted page editor
       
    99                         WP 2 Design
       
   100                         YAHOO notification
       
   101                         New status report, removed ugly logfiles
       
   102                         Better Popularity Contest Support
       
   103                         Fixed double backslashes on windows systems
       
   104                         Added option to specify time limit and memory limit
       
   105                         Added option to define a XSLT stylesheet and added a default one
       
   106                         Fixed bug with sub-pages. Thanks to:
       
   107                         - Mike Baptiste (http://baptiste.us),
       
   108                         - Peter Claus Lamprecht (http://fastagent.de)
       
   109                         - Glenn Nicholas (http://publicityship.com.au)
       
   110                         Improved file handling, thanks to VJTD3 (http://www.VJTD3.com)
       
   111                         WP 2.1 improvements
       
   112  2007-01-23     3.0b6   Use memory_get_peak_usage instead of memory_get_usage if available
       
   113                         Removed the usage of REQUEST_URI since it not correct in all environments
       
   114                         Fixed that sitemap.xml.gz was not compressed
       
   115                         Added compat function "stripos" for PHP4 (Thanks to Joseph Abboud!)
       
   116                         Streamlined some code
       
   117  2007-05-17     3.0b7   Added option to include the author pages like /author/john
       
   118                         Small enhancements, removed stripos dependency and the added compat function
       
   119                         Added check to not build the sitemap if importing posts
       
   120                         Fixed missing domain parameter for translator name
       
   121                         Fixed WP 2.1 / Pre 2.1 post / pages database changes
       
   122                         Fixed wrong XSLT location (Thanks froosh)
       
   123                         Added Ask.com notification
       
   124                         Removed unused javascript
       
   125  2007-07-22     3.0b8   Changed category SQL to prevent unused cats from beeing included
       
   126                         Plugin will be loaded on "init" instead of direclty after the file has been loaded.
       
   127                         Added support for robots.txt modification
       
   128                         Switched YAHOO ping API from YAHOO Web Services to the "normal" ping service which doesn't require an app id
       
   129                         Search engines will only be pinged if the sitemap file has changed
       
   130  2007-09-02     3.0b9   Added tag support for WordPress 2.3
       
   131                         Now using post_date_gmt instead of post_date everywhere
       
   132                         Fixed archive bug with static pages (Thanks to Peter Claus Lamprecht)
       
   133                         Fixed some missing translation domains, thanks to Kirin Lin!
       
   134                         Added Czech translation files for 2.7.1, thanks to Peter Kahoun (http://kahi.cz)
       
   135  2007-09-04     3.0b10  Added category support for WordPress 2.3
       
   136                         Fixed bug with empty URLs in sitemap
       
   137                         Repaired GET building
       
   138                         Added more info on debug mode
       
   139  2007-09-23     3.0b11  Changed mysql queries to unbuffered queries
       
   140                         Uses MUCH less memory
       
   141                         Fixed really stupid bug with search engine pings
       
   142                         Option to set how many posts will be included
       
   143  2007-09-24     3.0     Yeah, 3.0 Final after one and a half year ;)
       
   144                         Removed useless functions
       
   145  2007-11-03     3.0.1   Using the Snoopy HTTP client for ping requests instead of wp_remote_fopen
       
   146                         Fixed undefined translation strings
       
   147                         Added "safemode" for SQL which doesn't use unbuffered results (old style)
       
   148                         Added option to run the building process in background using wp-cron
       
   149                         Removed unnecessary function_exists, Thanks to user00265
       
   150                         Added links to test the ping if it failed.
       
   151  2007-11-25     3.0.2   Fixed bug which caused that some settings were not saved correctly
       
   152                         Added option to exclude pages or post by ID
       
   153                         Restored YAHOO ping service with API key since the other one is to unreliable. (see 3.0b8)
       
   154  2007-11-28     3.0.2.1 Fixed wrong XML Schema Location (Thanks to Emanuele Tessore)
       
   155                         Added Russian Language files by Sergey http://ryvkin.ru
       
   156  2007-12-30     3.0.3   Added Live Search Ping
       
   157                         Removed some hooks which rebuilt the sitemap with every comment
       
   158  2008-03-30     3.0.3.1 Added compatibility CSS for WP 2.5
       
   159  2008-04-28     3.0.3.2 Improved WP 2.5 handling
       
   160  2008-04-29     3.0.3.3 Fixed author pages
       
   161                         Enhanced background building and increased delay to 15 seconds
       
   162                         Background building is enabled by default
       
   163  2008-04-28     3.1b1   Reorganized files in builder, loader and UI
       
   164                         Added 2 step loader so only code that's needed will be loaded
       
   165                         Improved WP 2.5 handling
       
   166                         Secured all admin actions with nonces
       
   167  2008-05-18     3.1b2   Fixed critical bug with the build in background option
       
   168                         Added notification if a build is scheduled
       
   169  2008-05-19     3.1b3   Cleaned up plugin directory and moved asset files to subfolders
       
   170                         Fixed background building bug in WP 2.1
       
   171                         Removed auto-update plugin link for WP < 2.5
       
   172  2008-05-22     3.1     Marked as 3.1 stable, updated documentation
       
   173  2008-05-27     3.1.0.1 Extracted UI JS to external file
       
   174                         Enabled the option to include following pages of multi-page posts
       
   175                         Script tries to raise memory and time limit if active
       
   176  2008-12-21     3.1.1   Fixed redirect issue if wp-admin is rewritten via mod_rewrite, thanks to macjoost
       
   177                         Fixed wrong path to assets, thanks PozHonks
       
   178                         Fixed wrong plugin URL if wp-content was renamed / redirected, thanks to wnorris
       
   179                         Updated WP User Interface for 2.7
       
   180                         Various other small things
       
   181  2008-12-26     3.1.2   Changed the way the stylesheet is saved (default / custom stylesheet)
       
   182                         Sitemap is now build when page is published
       
   183                         Removed support for static robots.txt files, this is now handled via WordPress
       
   184                         Added compat. exceptions for WP 2.0 and WP 2.1
       
   185  2009-06-07     3.1.3   Changed MSN Live Search to Bing
       
   186                         Exclude categories also now exludes the category itself and not only the posts
       
   187                         Pings now use the new WordPress HTTP API instead of Snoopy
       
   188                         Fixed bug that in localized WP installations priorities could not be saved.
       
   189                         The sitemap cron job is now cleared after a manual rebuild or after changing the config
       
   190                         Adjusted style of admin area for WP 2.8 and refreshed icons
       
   191                         Disabled the "Exclude categories" feature for WP 2.5.1, since it doesn't have the required functions yet
       
   192  2009-06-22     3.1.4   Fixed bug which broke all pings in WP < 2.7
       
   193                         Added more output in debug mode if pings fail
       
   194                         Moved global post definitions for other plugins
       
   195                         Added small icon for ozh admin menu
       
   196                         Added more help links in UI
       
   197  2009-08-24     3.1.5   Added option to completely disable the last modification time
       
   198                         Fixed bug regarding the use of the HTTPS url for the XSL stylesheet if the sitemap was build via the admin panel
       
   199                         Improved handling of homepage if a single page was set for it
       
   200                         Fixed mktime warning which appeared sometimes
       
   201                         Fixed bug which caused inf. reloads after rebuilding the sitemap via the admin panel
       
   202                         Improved handling of missing sitemaps files if WP was moved to another location
       
   203  2009-08-31     3.1.6   Fixed PHP error "Only variables can be passed by reference"
       
   204                         Fixed wrong URLS of multi-page posts (Thanks artstorm!)
       
   205  2009-10-21     3.1.7   Added support for custom taxonomies (Thanks to Lee!)
       
   206  2009-11-07     3.1.8   Improved custom taxonomy handling and fixed wrong last modification date
       
   207                         Changed readme and backlinks
       
   208                         Fixed fatal error in WP < 2.3
       
   209                         Fixed Update Notice in WP 2.8+
       
   210                         Added warning if blog privacy is activated
       
   211                         Fixed custom URLs priorities were shown as 0 instead of 1
       
   212  2009-11-13     3.1.9   Fixed MySQL Error if author pages were included
       
   213  2009-11-23     3.2     Added function to show the actual results of a ping instead of only linking to the url
       
   214                         Added new hook (sm_rebuild) for third party plugins to start building the sitemap
       
   215                         Fixed bug which showed the wrong URL for the latest Google ping result 
       
   216                         Added some missing phpdoc documentation
       
   217                         Removed hardcoded php name for sitemap file for admin urls
       
   218                         Uses KSES for showing ping test results
       
   219                         Ping test fixed for WP < 2.3
       
   220 
       
   221  Maybe Todo:
       
   222  ==============================================================================
       
   223  - Your wishes :)
       
   224  
       
   225  
       
   226  License:
       
   227  ==============================================================================
       
   228  Copyright 2005 - 2009 ARNE BRACHHOLD  (email : himself - arnebrachhold - de)
       
   229 
       
   230  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
       
   231  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
       
   232  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
       
   233  (at your option) any later version.
       
   234  
       
   235  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
       
   236  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       
   237  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
       
   238  GNU General Public License for more details.
       
   239 
       
   240  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
       
   241  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
       
   242  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
       
   243  
       
   244  
       
   245  Developer Documentation
       
   246  ==============================================================================
       
   247  
       
   248  Adding other pages to the sitemap via other plugins
       
   249  
       
   250   This plugin uses the action system of WordPress to allow other plugins
       
   251   to add urls to the sitemap. Simply add your function with add_action to
       
   252   the list and the plugin will execute yours every time the sitemap is build.
       
   253   Use the static method "GetInstance" to get the generator and AddUrl method 
       
   254   to add your content.
       
   255   
       
   256   Sample:
       
   257   
       
   258   function your_pages() {
       
   259 	$generatorObject = &GoogleSitemapGenerator::GetInstance(); //Please note the "&" sign for PHP4!
       
   260 	if($generatorObject!=null) $generatorObject->AddUrl("http://blog.uri/tags/hello/",time(),"daily",0.5);
       
   261   }
       
   262   add_action("sm_buildmap","your_pages");
       
   263   
       
   264   Parameters:
       
   265   - The URL to the page
       
   266   - The last modified data, as a UNIX timestamp (optional)
       
   267   - The Change Frequency (daily, hourly, weekly and so on) (optional)
       
   268   - The priority 0.0 to 1.0 (optional)
       
   269  
       
   270 
       
   271  Rebuilding the sitemap on request
       
   272 
       
   273   If you want to rebuild the sitemap because dynamic content from your plugin has changed,
       
   274   please use the "sm_rebuild" hook which is available since 3.1.9.
       
   275   All other methods, like calling the Build method directly are highly unrecommended and might
       
   276   not work anymore with the next version of the plugin. Using this hook, the sitemap plugin will
       
   277   take care of everything like loading the required classes and so on.
       
   278   
       
   279   Sample:
       
   280   
       
   281   do_action("sm_rebuild");
       
   282   
       
   283   The sitemap might not be rebuild immediately, since newer versions use a background WP-Cron
       
   284   job by default to prevent that the user has to wait and avoid multiple rebuilds within a very short time.
       
   285   In case the sitemap plugin is not installed, nothing will happen and no errors will be thrown.
       
   286  
       
   287  ===============================================
       
   288  
       
   289  Adding additional PriorityProviders
       
   290  
       
   291   This plugin uses several classes to calculate the post priority.
       
   292   You can register your own provider and choose it at the options screen.
       
   293   
       
   294   Your class has to extend the GoogleSitemapGeneratorPrioProviderBase class
       
   295   which has a default constructor and a method called GetPostPriority
       
   296   which you can override.
       
   297   
       
   298   Look at the GoogleSitemapGeneratorPrioByPopularityContestProvider class
       
   299   for an example.
       
   300   
       
   301   To register your provider to the sitemap generator, use the following filter:
       
   302   
       
   303   add_filter("sm_add_prio_provider","AddMyProvider");
       
   304   
       
   305   Your function could look like this:
       
   306   
       
   307   function AddMyProvider($providers) {
       
   308 	array_push($providers,"MyProviderClass");
       
   309 	return $providers;
       
   310   }
       
   311   
       
   312   Note that you have to return the modified list!