The most popular sitemap generator for CMS Joomla 2.5 and 3.0, which is losing its relevance due to possible errors associated with the prolonged absence of extension updates. In other words, the Xmap component was finally abandoned by the developer and it is not recommended to use it on modern versions of Joomla.
Xmap component capabilities
This extension is a dynamic site map generator for Joomla: all page data will be updated automatically.
In addition, this component allows you to:
- create site maps in HTML format and make them menu items
- create Sitemap files in XML format
- edit site maps in the frontend
- set priority for materials and categories according to the Sitemap standard
- specify the frequency of updating site pages according to the Sitemap standard
- create XML Sitemap files for images and news
Integration with third-party components
Using special plugins, you can add content from all common third-party content components for Joomla to the sitemap generated by the Xmap component, including:
- Zoo
- K2
- JoomShopping
- VirtueMart
- AcyMailing
- AdsManager
- and many others
In this case, the standard com_content component is integrated with the default extension.
Xmap Update
Unfortunately, the Xmap component has not been updated by the developer for a long time: the last version was released under the number 2.3.4. Although the extension is still popular, the probability of its incorrect functioning is too high.
Xmap Alternatives
We do not recommend using Xmap and mapX for the reason described above. To create sitemaps (Sitemap files) on modern versions of Joomla, there are components supported by developers:
A current, up-to-date analogue of Xmap and mapX. It has a free (for the Joomla content component) and a paid (includes plugins for some third-party components) version.
A multifunctional paid component that also allows you to create sitemaps for Joomla.
For a detailed comparative review of extensions for creating a sitemap on Joomla, see here.