patrickh
Joined: Oct 05, 2001
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Posted: 2004-Apr-27 15:59
Anyone know of a tool that can produce a list of every single unique URL on a site?
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Webmaster-Toolkit.com
Joined: Jul 18, 2002
# Posts: 1098
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Posted: 2004-Apr-27 16:02
I think Xenu will output a sitemap when you run it on a URL.
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rominosj
Joined: Mar 09, 2004
# Posts: 17
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Posted: 2004-May-05 16:56
Here you have a good one: http://www.sitemappro.com/
SJ
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excell
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Joined: Mar 19, 2001
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Posted: 2004-May-05 18:01
I quite like the product available here - http://www.xtreeme.com/sitexpert/
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crash
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
# Posts: 10626
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Posted: 2004-May-05 18:29
Xenu Link Sleuth does output a sitemap in it's report - the Sitemap uses the page title as link text and you can copy/paste the whole thing from source to your sitemap page.
It's a free download and runs 'very quick' from your desktop.
It's main purpose is as a link checker (looking for broken links) but the reports present more info than that (like a sitemap).
** no affiliation with Xenu, just love the program 
Adding those other 2 look interesting.. I'm downloading Site Map Pro to check it out but the other is a bit costly.
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excell
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Joined: Mar 19, 2001
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Posted: 2004-May-05 18:44
I purchased it, but don't use it much (if ever) - I like to get my hands on my sitemaps and do them manually by myself You know, uphill against the snow.
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greenleaves
Joined: Mar 21, 2002
# Posts: 720
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Posted: 2004-May-05 19:12
exell (this time it is you; I think  ) it may seem out dated but I do all my site maps by hand too. It is that nitti-gritty work that I believe makes a difference in the end. Site maps, submission, linking, all hand made for me please (don't like the automation, in these topics).
[ Message was edited by: greenleaves 05/05/2004 11:23 am ]
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excell
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Joined: Mar 19, 2001
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Posted: 2004-May-05 20:56
I think it makes a difference too greenleaves.. it's those extra touchs in the quality control sector that can really count.
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patrickh
Joined: Oct 05, 2001
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Posted: 2004-May-05 21:15
Thanks for the input everyone, I appreciate it. I agree, it is better to do it by hand, but I am looking to build a rough sitemap of all the products on our site (~700), and that would be a nightmare to do without some form of automation -- I'm thinking of it more as a product catalogue page instead of a user site map.
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excell
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Joined: Mar 19, 2001
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Posted: 2004-May-05 21:31
patrickh.. I think it is a good thing to bung it out automatically and then run through it with corrections that are obvious.. it is also a good way to check things like: structure, overview titles/descriptions etc.
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crash
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Joined: Dec 02, 2003
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Posted: 2004-May-05 21:38
I was a hard and fast 'do it by hand' type of person myself... until I got a clue reviewing a link report from Xenu one day.
Now I run the link checker (should be done anyway) and after checking all that and making any necessary corrections I copy/paste the sitemap it provides and alter the format to fit the site, add description where necessary and can be comfortable knowing that I haven't missed anything I didn't intend to miss.
It shaves hours off the process but the outcome is exactly the same.
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greenleaves
Joined: Mar 21, 2002
# Posts: 720
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Posted: 2004-May-05 21:45
and that would be a nightmare to do without some form of automation
I haven't made a site map for anything bigger than 140 pages, and that was horrible. Good luck.
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greenleaves
Joined: Mar 21, 2002
# Posts: 720
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Posted: 2004-May-05 22:28
next time, I will use xenu, it may just same me some hassles.
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gayclarke
Joined: May 08, 2004
# Posts: 38
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Posted: 2004-May-13 08:37
Hi
I have inherited a site with over 50 pages and various email addresses all over the place.
Can anyone recomend a free tool to map them automatically so I can update them and maybe get them all in one place so I can change them if the spam gets out of control.
The thought of trying to check each page is making my head hurt!
Thanks, Gay
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123promotion
Joined: May 18, 2004
# Posts: 10
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Posted: 2004-May-19 11:31
unfortunately, because this site is my own, im not sure if i am allowed to show you the link to my own free site map tool.
its here : www.123promotion.co.uk/site-map/
(to moderators, if this is classed as self-promotion, i am sorry)
[ Message was edited by: 123promotion 05/21/2004 03:03 am ]
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Webmaster-Toolkit.com
Joined: Jul 18, 2002
# Posts: 1098
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Posted: 2004-Jun-02 23:16
Well, in my semi-mod capacity, I see no problem in your post 123promotion as it certainly is useful.
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OAC
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Joined: Jan 25, 2001
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Posted: 2004-Jun-18 00:31
I use both Xtreeme SiteExpert and Xenu. I mainly use Xenu as it produces excellent text based results, which take seconds to copy and paste into a web page. Except for dynamic pages, where it has a heart attack on many sites that use them. Then I use SiteExpert.
SiteExpert has lots of bells and whistles, which may appeal to some eg little images beside each link. I only ever use 100% text links so such bells and whistles are of no interest to me. However, SiteExpert copes with dynamic pages quite well.
FWIW.
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