sitemap.xml filename is not variable

[riconeitzel]

If you'd like to have several sitemap files for google you can't name them differently:

sitemap-de.xml
sitemap-en.xml

as Magento always says:

Path "/sitemap-de.xml" is not available and cannot be used.

The reason is:

File: app/code/Magento/Backend/etc/config.xml:42

…
        <general>
            <file>
                <sitemap_generate_valid_paths>
                    <available>
                        <any_path>/*/sitemap.xml</any_path>
                    </available>
                </sitemap_generate_valid_paths>
            </file>
…

So the only valid filename is not "for example sitemap.xml" but "exactly sitemap.xml"

Best,
Rico

[verklov]

@riconeitzel, I see your concern. Yes, this is really confusing that sitemap can only be named as sitemap.xml without any deviations. Also, though we formally allow creating sitemap per store view, this name limitation means there will only be one store view at a time unless you specify different URLs for each sitemap created. Otherwise it would be overwritten.

We created a ticket in our product backlog to have this fixed. Cannot promise you any timeframe this would happen, so please stay tuned. We will get back to you once we have it implemented.

[nhp]

Even though it is a workaround for 1.9 is it still possible to override it in a custom_modules config.xml with <any_path>/*/*.xml</any_path> ?

[verklov]

@riconeitzel, the tam has fixed this issue. The updated code has just been deployed to GitHub under version 0.1.0-alpha97. We are closing this issue now.