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 Hi

We have just stumbled across a new Sitemap generator based on Xmap, called OSMap.
When we used Xmap we had a rewrite rule that would allow you to access the sitemap by adding /sitemap.xml to the end of the url and it displaying.

I have tried to re-create this with the new sitemap link provided by OSMap but the re-write condition doesn't seem to be working. I was wondering if someone knew the answer.

This would be placed in the section "Custom .htaccess rules at the bottom of the file"

Orignially, the condition was:

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/sitemap.xml
RewriteRule .* /index.php?option=com_xmap&view=xml&tmpl=component&id=1

I copied the new url and came up with this

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/sitemap.xml
RewriteRule .* /index.php?option=com_osmap&view=xml&tmpl=component&id=1

However, when I search www.mysite.com.au/sitemap.xml all I recieve is a 404 error

Any help would be appreciated, thanks

You almost had it! Look up, "xml" is not a valid file type under the "Front-end file types allowed in selected directories" in .htaccess Maker. Just add xml to the list (it is case sensitive) and you should be all set.

Hi Dale
I added xml to the "Front-end file types allowed in selected directories" section but unfortunately it didn't work.

I can view the sitemap using the original url (/index.php?option=com_osmap&view=xml&tmpl=component&id=1) just can't get the re-write to happen. Not sure if that was clear in my original message.

Any other ideas?

Thanks for the reply Nicholas. I didn't even know that feature was there!

We tested it yesterday and it looks to be working fine so thank you for the answer.