Overview
Bing XML Sitemap Plugin is an open source server-side technology that takes care of generating XML Sitemaps compliant with sitemaps.org for websites running on Internet Information Services (IIS) for Windows Server as well as Apache HTTP Server. Easy to install and highly configurable, the Bing Sitemap Plugin provides an ideal solution for webmasters and web hosting companies looking to enhance search engine discoverability for their own or customer web sites running on their servers.
What’s New in 1.0?
Bing XML Sitemap Plugin 1.0 includes a number of improvements compared to Beta. The changes include:
- Automatically ping the search engines after each Sitemap update (currently we ping Bing and Google)
- An improved computation algorithm for the <priority> value that is calculated - Multi-machine merge memory improvements and various other improvements
- Custom installation and data directory at installation time
Bing XML Sitemap Plugin 1.0 is available for IIS (6.0 or higher) as well as for Apache Server and is release as an open source project under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
Download the Plugin
The Bing XML Sitemap Plugin is now available for download via Microsoft Download Center and the Bing Webmaster Help Center. The links in this section correspond to files available for this download.
You can find more information about the Bing Sitemap Plugin in the topic Bing XML Sitemap Plugin.
System requirements
Supported Operating System: Linux, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
For the Bing Sitemap Plugin for IIS:
- IIS 6 or higher
- ISAPI Filter installed as an IIS module
For the Bing Sitemap Plugin for Apache:
- Apache developer package, including the Apache extension tools (apxs) and apr libraries.
- zlib developer package.
- libtool package.
- C & C++ (gcc & g++) package.
Reference
Bing Blog: Bing Sitemap Plugin 1.0 Launch
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