Adding Sitemap link to Home Page

[simonmc]

Seeing as I got told off for hi-jacking someone elses thread....here is my own.

I want the links in the home page to include the sitemap link. So..at the moment I have a link to my catalog and a link to another brochure page. I just want to add the sitemap link too.

Thanks for looking

And no hi-jacking my thread

Simon

[I-CC]

Place in.... NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSITEMAP within the template where you want it to show and the buttons and all linking will then appear...

[george]

Inserting the above into the Act_BrochurePrimary template just after the NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE has inserted the Site Map link (on our site) on the navigation bar along with all the others.

Good tip.

[cdicken]

One note - that variable does not work in v6 brochure pages so you need to include your own custom button that links to the full URL of your sitemap page.

[simonmc]

One note - that variable does not work in v6 brochure pages so you need to include your own custom button that links to the full URL of your sitemap page.

At the moment I have the template theme called curves. Which template do I need to open to add the sitemap nav link to the index page? Do I open the template in dreamweaver or something else?

Thanks. I am a little new to this so appreciate the help.

Simon

[cdicken]

If you have Dreamweaver then you need to edit a file called 'Act_BrochurePrimary.html'. You will find this file within your 'Site1' folder.

Within this file, locate a variable called NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE. It may be easier to do this in Dreamweaver's HTML view as the template features black text on a black background

Next to NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE, put in code similar to the following:

<span class="actxxsmall">[</span>
<b><A HREF="http://your.URL/acatalog/sitemap.html"><span class="actxxsmall">Site Map</span></A></b>
<span class="actxxsmall">]</span>&nbsp;

Naturally replacing http://your.URL/acatalog/ with whatever the URL of your acatalog folder is.

[simonmc]

Next to NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE, put in code similar to the following:

<span class="actxxsmall">[</span>
<b><A HREF="http://your.URL/acatalog/sitemap.html"><span class="actxxsmall">Site Map</span></A></b>
<span class="actxxsmall">]</span>&nbsp;

Naturally replacing http://your.URL/acatalog/ with whatever the URL of your acatalog folder is.

Thanks for the direction. Worked like a charm

Simon

[swee]

Simon,

Does it mean that you can only reach your sitemap after clicking your "catalogue page"? Can u help me too? does it look like mine. can u try it on my site. www.hst.com.sg

[simonmc]

Simon,

Does it mean that you can only reach your sitemap after clicking your "catalogue page"? Can u help me too? does it look like mine. can u try it on my site. www.hst.com.sg

My link to the site map is now on my index page too .

HERES HOW:
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Open the 'Act_BrochurePrimary.html' as already indicated (it is in your site 1 directory). Then...right next to where you see NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE you place the code that was posted by cdicken.

Save the template and then upload your site.

This will add site map to the navigation items you already have.

It worked for me so I am sure it will work for you too.

Simon

[swee]

<td align="right">NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE<span class="actxxsmall">[</span>
<b><A HREF="http://www.hst.com.sg/acatalog/sitemap.html"><span
class="actxxsmall">Site Map</span></A></b>
<span class="actxxsmall">]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>

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Here's what i have done but i do not get the same thing as u.. is there anything wrong. Cdicken mention this: "Naturally replacing http://your.URL/acatalog/ with whatever the URL of your acatalog folder is"
Maybe i got this qutoe wrong? simon,u knwo what is wrong?

[cdicken]

The code you have quoted will create a link to your 'sitemap' page with no problems at all.

So it sounds like you have added this code into your templates incorrectly.

Please check you have done the following:

1) Go to 'Design | Options | Brochure' and click 'Edit' next to the 'Overall Layout' field. This should open a file called 'Act_BrochurePrimary.html' in Notepad.

2) Do a search for 'HEADERGUIDE' it should highlight a variable that looks like this:

NETQUOTEVAR:HEADERGUIDE

3) Just before the 'N' of 'NETQUOTEVAR' enter the following code...

<span class="actxxsmall">[</span>
<b><A HREF="http://www.hst.com.sg/acatalog/sitemap.html"><span 
class="actxxsmall">Site Map</span></A></b>
<span class="actxxsmall">]</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;

4) Save the template and close it.

5) Go to the 'Home' brochure page at the top of the Actinic content tree and double-click on it. Ensure the 'Layout' field is set to 'Use Parent'.

6) Click 'OK' and then right-click on the 'Home' brochure page and select 'Offline Page Preview'. You should see your new 'site map' link to the left of the 'Home' link on the navigation bar.

[swee]

Cdicken, Thank you, i got it but wont that be 2 sitemap in my site? one at the catalog, another one in the HOme?

Simon, what about u? do u have 2 sitemaps? Or would that help in SEO?

[simonmc]

Cdicken, Thank you, i got it but wont that be 2 sitemap in my site? one at the catalog, another one in the HOme?

Simon, what about u? do u have 2 sitemaps? Or would that help in SEO?

To be honest it does not matter if you have 2 sitemaps. I wanted 2 because I prefer to build the PR for my main page and then distribute it throughout my site via linking. If I just had the catalog sitemap link then my PR to the sitemap could be lower because I have not focused the PR on the catalog but the home page.

I am hoping that the PR to my sitemap will be greater linked on the home page than it would for just the catalog page. This will then have a positive effect on the product rankings in the search engines. More so than if I just had the sitemap on the catalog page.

So..the answer is not simple. It depends on what you want to achieve and how you intend to achieve it.

Good luck

Simon

[swee]

Thank you Simon. But besides that, what have you done to increase PR. I have the same aim as u too. I will keep you updated of anything regarding SEO.

yours,
Swee

[simonmc]

Thank you Simon. But besides that, what have you done to increase PR. I have the same aim as u too. I will keep you updated of anything regarding SEO.

yours,
Swee

PR is based solely on maths.

Increase the number of sites linking to you and you will increase your PR. Keep the number of external links on your pages low (as this will increase their own ability to pass more pagerank on to your intenal links) and the number of incoming links high and this will improve your overall PR. There are many good resources on the internet that explain how PR is calculated.

Above ALL...make sure your web site is easy to navigate, has plenty of content and has a good sprinkling of your keywords. This will not affect your PR but it will increase your position in the Search Engine Results Pages.

Your overall PR will also add to your positioning but due to the secret nature of the algorythm it is impossible to say how much of an affect the PR on your web page will have in the Search Engine Rankings pages.

If you have a linking strategy, it is good to swap links with similar websites. Make sure your anchor text contains your keywords. This type of linking can add more wieght to your search positioning but has nothing to do with PR (apart from the maths part of it...each link no matter what has a value). As I mentioned before, PR is just maths.

The algorythm may take into account a factor that has been called Local Rank. This is most likely to do with who you are linking to and who is linking back to you. This has nothing to do with PR (apart from the maths part of it...each link no matter what has a value) but it has been said by many to be a part of the main algorythm. I think the proof of this though is a little thin on the ground but many people respected in SEO circles are convinced of this new addition. This does not make it a fact but it is most likely true.

There are many good forums that discuss search engine optimization. Most are frequented by people with little knowledge but are great at passing off rumour as fact. After a while you will see who you can trust and who you can not trust. Just like in real life

Anyway...good luck with your business. I hope it works well for you.

Simon