SMapper makes a goofy sitemap??? -...

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1. URL to your Website: http://www.cofchristknoxville.org

2. Operating system: Win7 Home Pre
3. Version of the application: Ver 5.3 Build 227
4. Trial or registered version: Registered
5. What specific steps have you taken to create this issue?: Simply ran SM on my site.
6. Does it occur every time?: Yes
7. Can you recreate the issue on another computer?: Yes

I just ran the current version of Sitemapper (SM) on my site. See above. It makes strange (unusable sitemaps for my site). See the attached sitemapperoutput.jpg file. Any ideas??

Thanks for your time.
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Were you wanting the design of your sitemap to be different? It looks like you are using the themes that are installed. you should head over to the theme shop, they have some really sharp looking sitemapper themes.
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Its not the design I'm concerned with, it is the content of the sitemap. The generated sitemap does not match the menu structure at all. See the attached menu.jpg.

Thanks for your time.
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The sitemap will not necessarily match your menu. The way the mapping is supposed to happen is similar to how search engines navigate your site. In your case, it should start with "about us", then catalog every link within that, and then move forward from there.

Could I see a wider screenshot of the map in your first post. And is that all sitemapper mapped?
The philosopher has not done philosophy until he has acted upon the mere conviction of his idea; for proof of the theory is in the act, not the idea.

My Web Development Company: http://www.innovatewebdevelopment.com (Created with Coffee Cup Software).

My Personal Website: http://www.EricSEnglish.com

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Thanks for the response.

map02.jpg is the complete sitemap generated

Ideas?
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James,

I ran some tests on your site and it might be the calendar that is making it go all wonky. Do you have a calendar on there? Try taking it off temporarily, and run the sitemap again and see what happens. I'll stay tuned.
The philosopher has not done philosophy until he has acted upon the mere conviction of his idea; for proof of the theory is in the act, not the idea.

My Web Development Company: http://www.innovatewebdevelopment.com (Created with Coffee Cup Software).

My Personal Website: http://www.EricSEnglish.com

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I've removed the Calendar link. Here is the map now generated. It is still not right. :(
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If I understand you correctly, your frustration is related to hierarchy of your links. You have "contact" as a main link and the others falling underneath that. Is that correct?

It runs correctly on my software. I think it might be your theme. When I use the same theme it doesnt look right. When I use one of my other themes it looks correct. I have attached a screenshot.

Does my version look right to you?
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The philosopher has not done philosophy until he has acted upon the mere conviction of his idea; for proof of the theory is in the act, not the idea.

My Web Development Company: http://www.innovatewebdevelopment.com (Created with Coffee Cup Software).

My Personal Website: http://www.EricSEnglish.com

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Your map looks a little better, however there should only be one About Us , not the 3 that are showing. I would think the map would look something like this: goodmap.jpg

Thoughts??
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Strange, when I run Sitemapper on http://coffeecup.com the map generated is perfect. But ron on my site it is missing links and duplicating others. Weird. :/

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