Working with Sitemaps 0.9 in XMLBlueprint XML Editor
Creating a New Sitemaps Sitemap
To create a new Sitemaps Sitemap:
- Choose File > New > XML Document from DTD or Schema and copy/paste the Sitemaps 0.9 XML Schema (http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/09/sitemap.xsd) into the dialog.
- Press the Next > button, choose "urlset" as root element and press Finish.
That's it, you now have a minimal Sitemaps 0.9 Sitemap.
TIP -- If you work with Sitemaps regurlarly, you may wish to create a template. To do this, create a new Sitemap, choose File > Add to Templates..., name the template "Sitemaps 0.9 Sitemap.xml" and press the Save button. Close "Sitemaps 0.9 Sitemap.xml". To start with the template, choose File > New from Templates and select "Sitemaps 0.9 Sitemap".
Editing a Sitemaps Sitemap
When you open a Sitemaps Sitemap, XMLBlueprint will scan the associated schema to initialize the XML Completion assistant. By pressing <, the assistant displays a list containing all the elements that can be inserted at that point in the document. Press the first few characters of the element you wish to insert and then press ENTER, SPACE, or TAB to insert the selected element in the document. The closing bracket is automatically set, as well as any required attributes or child elements.
Validating a Sitemaps Sitemap
At any time during the editing process, you can click the validate icon or hit F8 to validate your Sitemaps Sitemap. XMLBlueprint reports any errors in the output window below the editor. Clicking the red error message jumps to the error, even if the error is in another file.
