Hermann, this tread is marked solved - and it's also changed in core at GitHub.

Btw! Where did you post the problem and fix long time ago? Not at GitHub I guess?!

Hi Bobby, re-due all changes and use following OCMODE script:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>



<modification>



  <id></id>



  <name>Fix-Google-Sitemap</name>



  <code>Fix-Google-Sitemap</code>



  	<version>1</version>



  <author>Hermann</author>



 <file path="catalog/view/theme/default/template/feed/google_sitemap.tpl">  



    <operation>



			<search><![CDATA[echo $result['date'];]]></search>



			<add position="replace"><![CDATA[$datetime = new DateTime($result['date']);



			echo $datetime->format('Y-m-d\TH:i:sP');]]></add>



		</operation>



    <operation>



			<search><![CDATA[echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');]]></search>



			<add position="replace"><![CDATA[$datetime = new DateTime(date('Y-m-d'));



		echo $datetime->format('Y-m-d\TH:i:sP');]]></add>



		</operation>



	</file>  



</modification> 

Bobby here is the solution I've made and work. I've posted the problem long time ago.

Redue all changes you've made to the the source and upload following script n "OCMODE" and click the refresh link at the top:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>



<modification>



  <id></id>



  <name>Fix-Google-Sitemap</name>



  <code>Fix-Google-Sitemap</code>



  	<version>1</version>



  <author>Hermann</author>



 <file path="catalog/view/theme/default/template/feed/google_sitemap.tpl">  



    <operation>



			<search><![CDATA[echo $result['date'];]]></search>



			<add position="replace"><![CDATA[$datetime = new DateTime($result['date']);



			echo $datetime->format('Y-m-d\TH:i:sP');]]></add>



		</operation>



    <operation>



			<search><![CDATA[echo date('Y-m-d H:i:s');]]></search>



			<add position="replace"><![CDATA[$datetime = new DateTime(date('Y-m-d'));



		echo $datetime->format('Y-m-d\TH:i:sP');]]></add>



		</operation>



	</file>  



</modification> 

All working now Thank you so much for everyone's input

Thank you for your response That looks like it might work, but now i can't see because google cant' fetch pages or retrieve my site map, because of all of this hassle? i now get this message

Network unreachable: robots.txt unreachable We were unable to crawl your Sitemap because we found a robots.txt file at the root of your site but were unable to download it. Please ensure that it is accessible or remove it completely.

but not sure why, it is on the server, my hosting says it is not being blocked?

What warning do you see?

OK please explain that warning maybe it's the same?

No it's not the same warning, far from it according to your postings here ...

Who can look at the system? and if you look at the test you did it has the same errors as google.. 1 warring, but with that one warning google doesn't want to except.

I can not see anymore of this conversation?

The code in your screenshot works, and the url you posted works.
The code of Aris can not work as it is, if used like this it should be:

        <?php if (isset($result['date'])) { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('c', strtotime($result['date'])); ?></lastmod>

        <?php } else { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('c'); ?></lastmod>

        <?php } ?>

What you are doing to get it wrong, I have no clue about. That is something you need someone to look at in your system, I guess ...

Sorry guys this is getting confusing? I am not understanding why we are going back and forth on this issue? I have given the code being used, and it is not working on google sitemaps, it comes up with errors?

This is the sitemap that comes with the community software, if it does not work why did they include it? i have not changed anything just added products.

Please can someone just tell me why google says it has errors and what can be done

Thanks

Me too, not joking

Sorry i am not joking it does not recognize it as complete

Bobby winters wrote:

Something is not right with that code?

Thanks

Do you try that code above?
As reference, you can check link below
function date php

Something is not right with that code?

Thanks

Something is not right with that code?

Thanks

Try

<lastmod> . date('c', strtotime($result['date_modified'])) . </lastmod>

If the file you posted is located in the template you are using, you would not get that output including time, as it doesn’t exist in that file - according to you.

Oh, and there is no times in that link you posted earlier:

So I really don't have any clue about what you actually are doing ...

1

/index.php?route=feed/google_sitemap
Sitemap
Pending
52 errors
Web
52
5
Images
12
-

OK Looking now but it is not what google is saying?



Errors
Invalid date
An invalid date was found. Please fix the date or formatting before resubmitting.
52
Parent tag: url
Tag: lastmod
Value: 2016-04-12 01:26:20
4
Apr 12, 2016
Parent tag: url
Tag: lastmod
Value: 2016-04-12 01:26:20
15
Apr 12, 2016
Parent tag: url
Tag: lastmod
Value: 2016-04-12 01:26:20

To post code, you need to use the code tag around it (found in the toolbar for the text field).



If you use caching in site or server, remember to flush it before testing changes!

You can't see it?

'; ?>









weekly



1.0

Post your file (code), not link to your sitemap.

Now i get this error??

Errors
Error
We encountered an error while trying to access your Sitemap. Please ensure your Sitemap follows our guidelines and can be accessed at the location you provided and then resubmit.
1
Network unreachable: Network unreachable

I will send a screen shot

Post your file ...

The second code had the same result, but the first code came up with this result.

Warnings
Invalid XML: too many tags
Too many tags describing this tag. Please fix it and resubmit.
52

Any ideas?

Thanks i will try to follow these instructions? i am not sure which one will work, will try everything

It's not easy to follow your writings, but you have changed it in /catalog/view/theme/*/template/feed/google_sitemap.tpl - right?

Clock time isn't really needed, Google will accept Y-m-d too, last time I tested I used:

        <?php if (isset($result['date'])) { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('Y-m-d', strtotime($result['date'])); ?></lastmod>

        <?php } else { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('Y-m-d'); ?></lastmod>

        <?php } ?>

But I guess it could also work with something like (not tested):

        <?php if (isset($result['date'])) { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('Y-m-d', strtotime($result['date'])) . 'T' . date('H:i:s', strtotime($result['date'])) . '+2.00'; ?></lastmod>

        <?php } else { ?>

        <lastmod><?php echo date('Y-m-d') . 'T' . date('H:i:s') .'+2.00'; ?></lastmod>

        <?php } ?>

BUT, I guess that timezone addition (+2.00) is depending on servers timezone. I would skip it ...

EDIT! Those are the valid formats: https://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-datetime - but only YYYY-MM-DD is required when using the optional lastmod tag: http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html

Although that seems to work it still not accepted by google any help is welcome i need to change it to

2013-10-21 15:56:22

should be written

2013-10-21T15:56:22+2.00 for it to be accepted by google

For whatever reason the format d-m-Y h:i:s was only used once i change them all now it works.. self healing...lol