https://github.com/gen-x-coder/sitemap-admin

Robots.txt and sitemap.xml generator
https://github.com/gen-x-coder/sitemap-admin

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Robots.txt and sitemap.xml generator

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gen-x-coder/sitemap-admin
• Owner: gen-x-coder
• License: mit
• Created: 2024-10-27T17:44:33.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-27T17:50:30.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-27T21:09:48.714Z (about 2 months ago)
• Language: PHP
• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# PHP Sitemap & robots.txt Generator

A powerful PHP script that automatically generates SEO-friendly sitemap.xml and robots.txt files by scanning your website's directory structure. Features an intuitive admin interface for customizing which pages to include or exclude.

## 🌟 Key Features

### Directory Scanning

- Recursively scans your `public_html` folder

- Automatically excludes common non-web files (php, txt, images, etc.)

- Creates organized tree structure of files and directories

### Admin Interface

- User-friendly checkboxes for each file and directory

- Granular control with include/exclude options

- Convenient Select All/Deselect All functionality

- Session-based settings persistence

### Sitemap Generation

- Standards-compliant XML sitemap creation

- Automatic `lastmod` dates based on file modifications

- Intelligent priority assignments:

  - Homepage: 1.0

  - Other pages: 0.8

- URL encoding for spaces and special characters

### robots.txt Generation

- Automatic robots.txt file creation

- Includes sitemap location reference

- Configurable Disallow rules for excluded paths

- Default Allow rules for included content

### SEO Optimizations

- Search engine optimized XML formatting

- Smart priority weighting system

- Fresh content indicators with last modified dates

- Homepage prioritization

- Proper URL encoding for all entries

## 📋 Installation & Usage

1. Create a new file (e.g., `sitemap-admin.php`) and paste the script code

2. Set up authentication:

   - Change the password from admin to something you like

3. Access the admin interface through your browser

4. Select/deselect files and folders as needed

5. Click "Generate Sitemap & robots.txt"

## 🚀 SEO Best Practices

### Submit Your Sitemap

1. Create a Google Search Console account

2. Add and verify your website ownership

3. Submit your sitemap URL: `yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml`

### Optimize Your Homepage

Add these meta tags to your static homepage:

```html

```

## 💡 Advanced SEO Recommendations

Consider implementing these additional SEO enhancements:

- Schema.org markup for rich search results

- Canonical URLs for duplicate content management

- XML sitemap index for large-scale websites

- Mobile-responsive design optimization

## 📝 Notes

- Ensure proper file permissions for writing sitemap.xml and robots.txt

- Regularly update your sitemap as your content changes

- Monitor Google Search Console for crawl errors

- Test your sitemap validity using online tools

## 🔒 Security

- Always implement proper authentication for the admin interface

- Restrict access to sensitive directories

- Regularly update your PHP version

- Monitor access logs for suspicious activity

## 🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

## 📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.