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[totaltec]

It seems that either the XML sitemap for X-Cart 5 is not functioning, or I don't understand it's normal operation.

I have enabled the sitemap module on several X-Cart 5 sites, both my test sites and live client sites. The XML file is generated on the fly by PHP. The file exists, the path works, but the sitemap is blank. Am I missing a step to populate the sitemap?

Here is one of my test stores: http://xcartnext.com/?target=sitemap

Here is the Official X-Cart demo store:
http://demostore.x-cart.com/?target=sitemap

[cflsystems]

So then it doesn't work

[totaltec]

Originally Posted by cflsystems

So then it doesn't work

You are correct sir!

Digging into this issue, (And I have discovered that it goes back at least to XC 5.1., I find that the root cause is this method:

XLite/Module/CDev/XMLSitemap/Controller/Customer/Sitemap.php

public function processRequest()
{
    $generator = \XLite\Module\CDev\XMLSitemap\Logic\SitemapGenerator::getInstance();

    if (!$generator->isGenerated() || $generator->isObsolete()) {
        $generator->generate();
    }

    $index = intval(\XLite\Core\Request::getInstance()->index);
    $content = $index ? $generator->getSitemap($index) : $generator->getIndex();

    $this->displayContent($content);
}

Line 50: $index = intval(\XLite\Core\Request::getInstance()->index);

This^ always returns a 0 in my tests, and it needs to be a 1. The xml files are saved in the var/data directory and in every case I have examined (about a dozen) the file is invariably xmlsitemap.1.xml. Never 0.

[qualiteam]

It is not empty on the demo store.

The XML at http://demostore.x-cart.com/?target=sitemap says that the location of the XML sitemap file is http://demostore.x-cart.com/cart.php?target=sitemap&index=1

As far as I see it does list pages properly.

[totaltec]

Alex,
Thank you very much for clarifying! I did not understand the function of the sitemap index. I see now that it is useful when stores have over 50,000 URL's. While I don't think this is necessary for the majority of stores, having it built this way from the beginning is a great plan from what I can tell.

This article educated me: https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/sitemap/multiple_sitemaps.htm

Again thanks, this was due to my ignorance of this more complex setup.