- Compatible XF Versions
- 2.0 , 2.1 , 2.2
- Visible Branding
- No
Description:
Get faster indexing of your site using the Bing URL submission API.
Features:
- URL submissions are sent to Bing when a post is created or edited.
- Duplicate URLs are only sent if at least 10 minutes have expired since last submission.
- Go to the Options page and enter your Domain URL. Do not include any sub-folders or trailing slash.
- Go to Bing and generate your API key: IndexNow | Bing Webmaster Tools
- Host your API key on the root directory in txt format.
- Enter your Bing API key into the options page.
- Exclude forums you don't want threads to be submitted to the Bing API.
A new table called andy_index_now will be created in your database.
Questions and answers:
Q: I'm using the Bing Webmaster Tools to verify URL Submissions, I don't see all of the URLs submitted.
A: Bing will only show a maximum of 100 submitted URLs per 24 hour period, however they accept up to 10,000 URLs per day.
Q: Do duplicate URLs count against the 100 URLs which are shown per day in the Bing Webmaster Tools?
A: Yes.
Q: When would I use the First post only option?
A: If you have a very large forum and only want to submit to Bing the first post of the thread.