This module provides an easy way for websites owners to instantly inform
search engines about latest content changes on their website.
More information about IndexNow protocol you can get on official site.
Installation
Install this module using the official Backdrop CMS instructions at https://backdropcms.org/guide/modules
Please note: PHP cURL library must be installed on your server.
Configuration and usage
Administration page is available via menu Administration > Configuration >
Metadata > IndexNow (admin/config/metadata/indexnow).
- first you need generate or create your own IndexNow API key as described below "IndexNow API key" field;
- select your prefered search engine;
- select what content types to submit when you create or update nodes.
When you save the settings, a text key file to verify the ownership of the site
will be generated for you automatically.
Now, every time cron runs, the latest content changes will be automatically sent
to all participating search engines.
Thus, multiple edits of the same node do not result in multiple submissions.
Screenshots are available at https://findlab.net/projects/indexnow
Known issues
If you've enabled "Fast 404 pages" functionality in your "settings.php" file,
search engines most likely won't be able to retrieve your text key file to verify site ownership.
To avoid this problem, consider removing the "txt" extension from $settings['404_fast_paths']
variable in your "settings.php" file.
License
This project is GPL v2 software. See the LICENSE.txt file in this directory for
complete text.
IndexNow is offered under the terms of the Attribution-ShareAlike Creative
Commons License and has support from Microsoft Bing, Seznam.cz, Yandex.
Current Maintainer
Vladimir (https://github.com/findlabnet/)
More information
For bug reports, feature or support requests, please use the module
issue queue at https://github.com/backdrop-contrib/indexnow/issues.