XF 1.4 SEO

[albnaldo]

Hello all,

How can I change the meta description of the site board? Also, what is the link of the sitemap? I want to submit it to Google Webmaster Tools.

Also, do you have robots.txt file on your site? If yes, what do you recommend putting in there?

 

[Paul B]

For the first: Options -> Basic Board Information -> Board Meta Description.

For the sitemap it is simply domain.com/sitemap.php.
All you should need to enter is sitemap.php.

 

[albnaldo]

Hi there, what about robots.txt?

 

[Paul B]

You need to create one - XenForo doesn't ship with one.

 

[albnaldo]

Yes I know. But I want what to include in the robots.txt file. I have seen other posts by you suggesting what to insert in the file but those are 1 year old. Could you please share here a list of what is recommended to include in the robots.txt file?

 

[Paul B]

It depends on your site configuration and what you want to be indexed - there is no default setting.

This is ours: https://xenforo.com/robots.txt

 

[albnaldo]

When I insert sitemap.php after my domain, a zip file gets automatically downloaded. Why?

 

[Paul B]

The sitemap is generated dynamically by the sitemap.php file.

 

[albnaldo]

When I go to xenforo.com/sitemap.php I can see it online, whereas when I do the same on my site it automatically downloads a zip file.

 

[Paul B]

This site has enough content to result in the sitemap being split into several parts, that's why.

Access the individual URLs and they will be downloaded: https://xenforo.com/community/sitemap.php?c=1