Sitemaps

• Overview
• Sitemap Configuration
• Managing Sitemaps
  • Accessing Sitemap Settings
  • Content Inclusion Rules
  • Prioritizing Content
• Sitemap Customization
  • Custom Generator
• Sitemap Generation

Overview

By default, InspireCMS creates a sitemap at:

https://your-domain.com/sitemap.xml

This sitemap includes:

• All published content pages
• Language variations (for multilingual sites)
• Last modified dates
• Dynamic update frequency based on content type

Sitemap Configuration

Configure basic sitemap settings in your config file:

'sitemap' => [
    'generator' => \SolutionForest\InspireCms\Sitemap\SitemapGenerator::class,
    'file_path' => public_path('sitemap.xml'),
],

Managing Sitemaps

Accessing Sitemap Settings

Manage sitemap configuration through: Settings > Sitemap

Content Inclusion Rules

Control which content appears in your sitemap through two available methods:

Method 1: Content Management via Admin Panel

1. Navigate to Content
2. Select your content and go to the "Sitemap" tab
3. Configure sitemap settings specific to that content:
   • Toggle inclusion in sitemap
   • Set custom priority and change frequency
   • Add special sitemap metadata

Method 2: Manual URL Addition

1. Go to Settings > Sitemap
2. Manually add specific URLs you want to include
3. For each URL, configure:
   • Priority level
   • Change frequency
   • Last modification date
   • Language/locale information

These two methods can be used complementarily - the CMS method manages existing content pages, while the manual method allows you to add any additional URLs that might not be part of your standard content structure.

Prioritizing Content

Set priorities for different content types:

1. Higher priority (closer to 1.0) for important pages
2. Mid-range priority (0.5-0.8) for regular content
3. Lower priority (below 0.5) for less important pages

Example settings:

Sitemap Customization

Custom Generator

Create a custom sitemap generator for specialized needs:

namespace App\Services;

use SolutionForest\InspireCms\Sitemap\SitemapGenerator as BaseSitemapGenerator;

class CustomSitemapGenerator extends BaseSitemapGenerator
{
    protected function getAllAvailableSitemapData(): array
    {
        $data = parent::getAllAvailableSitemapData();

        // Add custom URLs
        $data[] = [
            'url' => url('/custom-page'),
            'lastmod' => now()->toAtomString(),
            'changefreq' => 'weekly',
            'priority' => '0.8',
            'code' => 'en-US',
        ];

        return $data;
    }
}

Register your custom generator:

'sitemap' => [
    'generator' => \App\Services\CustomSitemapGenerator::class,
    'file_path' => public_path('sitemap.xml'),
],

Sitemap Generation