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== Problem == | |||
Enable the automatic generation of sitemap.xml from existing HTML by specifying a minimal amount of semantic information. | Enable the automatic generation of sitemap.xml from existing HTML by specifying a minimal amount of semantic information. | ||
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Currently the alternative is to either write a site map manually, or supply information to a generator (the said data being disconnected from your site). | Currently the alternative is to either write a site map manually, or supply information to a generator (the said data being disconnected from your site). | ||
== Existing standards == | |||
The [http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html sitemap] protocol is very simple. | The [http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html sitemap] protocol is very simple. | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 20 April 2012
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Problem
Enable the automatic generation of sitemap.xml from existing HTML by specifying a minimal amount of semantic information.
Countless sites contain HTML navigation constructs which already detail parts of the information required to build a sitemap file. Typically these constructs leverage link elements which conveniently expose an 'href' attribute. Add a way to specify 'priority' and maybe 'changefreq' and enough would be in place for machines to build a site map.
Currently the alternative is to either write a site map manually, or supply information to a generator (the said data being disconnected from your site).
Existing standards
The sitemap protocol is very simple.
Per the microformats process: