Rank: Newbie
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Joined: 1/14/2009
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Location: Charlotte
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Hi. I recently purchased your program and I think it is great! I do however, have a question while I learn how it works. After each run, the <lastmod> date on the sitemap.xml is updated with the server date EVEN though the page wasn’t modified. All of my 131 pages show the same <lastmod> date? None of the pages have been modified except for the Home Page. I also added 3 new pages. Why are all pages showing the same <lastmod> date?
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Rank: Administration
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Joined: 1/31/2007
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Location: Chicago, IL
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The Last Modified Date can be determined several ways based on the selected Preference:
- Use server's modified date – As each page is requested, the software inspects the page's "Last-Modified" header value. If it's populated by the web server, it's used. If it's missing, it uses today’s date. In the case of dynamic pages (i.e. ASPX, ASP, PHP), this value can be set programmatically by the website developer.
- Use today's date – uses today's date for all new pages found.
- Let me specify the date – uses the date entered in for all new pages found.
When the site is re-spidered, it always preserves the saved value unless the date is populated.
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Rank: Newbie
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Joined: 1/14/2009
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Points: 12
Location: Charlotte
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Thanks for your help!
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