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NextJS sitemap generator with dynamic URL

NextJS sitemap generator

Install

The current setup has been tested on Next Js 7.0.0.

You need to install Axios.

$ npm install axios

Add a server.js and sitemap.js files into the root of your NextJs app. If they are already present, update them accordingly.

If you wan you can also install Dotenv.

$ npm install dotenv

If you have installed Dotenv you can now set SITE_ROOT, SOURCE, API_SOURCE and DESTINATION in your .env file and uncomment require("dotenv").config(); in sitemap.js.

IMPORTANT:

if you don't use Dotenv and you haven't set a SITE_ROOT and API_SOURCE please update https://example.com urls in sitemap.js.


Dynamic routes

In case you use dynamic routes in you next.js application you can map them using the axios request in sitemap.js.

Example:

Your app list some product this way:

  • http://your.domain/products/product-slug-1
  • http://your.domain/products/product-slug-2
  • http://your.domain/products/product-slug-3

In the current file we are using a POST request that retrieves all products slugs. It something like:

axios
  .post(API_SOURCE, {
    query: `{
      productList: {
        product: {
          slug
        }
      } 
    }`
  })
.then( /*...*/ )
.catch( /*...*/ );

You need to update also the url following your preferences. See the following line

xml += `${SITE_ROOT}/products/${product.slug}`;

Build

In order to create a sitemap, simply visit http://your.domain/sitemap.xml. A XML file with your sitemap will also be created in path/to/yourApp/.next/static/sitemap.xml unless you set a custom DESTINATION in your .env file.

// @see https://github.com/zeit/next.js/tree/master/examples/custom-server
// @see https://gist.github.com/edolyne/10bf9cfdd1e75557c3c4c63a2c1fc0b5
const express = require('express');
const next = require('next');
const axios = require('axios');
const port = parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10) || 3000;
const dev = process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
const app = next({ dev });
const handle = app.getRequestHandler();
const { DESTINATION, createSitemap } = require("./sitemap");
app.prepare()
.then(() => {
const server = express();
// ... some config based on your app
// This `server.get()` lets you generate a sitemap on the fly and retrive it from http://your.domain/sitemap.xml
// It also create a file if you need to open it with your editor.
server.get("/sitemap.xml", function(req, res) {
res.header("Content-Type", "application/xml");
(async function sendXML() {
let xmlFile = await createSitemap();
// Send it to the browser
res.send(xmlFile);
// Create a file on the selected destination
fs.writeFileSync(DESTINATION, xmlFile);
})();
});
// ... some config based on your app
// This below is the default config.
// You might have a different one base on your app based on your app
server.get('*', (req, res) => {
const pathname = req.originalUrl.substr(1);
return handle(req, res)
});
server.listen(port, (err) => {
if (err) throw err
console.log(`> Ready on http://localhost:${port}`)
});
});
const path = require("path");
const glob = require("glob");
const fs = require("fs");
const axios = require("axios");
// If you use Dotenv you can include your .env variables uncommenting the following line
// require("dotenv").config();
// Make sure any symlinks in the project folder are resolved:
// https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app/issues/637
const appDirectory = fs.realpathSync(process.cwd());
const resolveApp = relativePath => path.resolve(appDirectory, relativePath);
// SITE_ROOT is the domain of your app
// Update example.com with your domain or set the env variable
const SITE_ROOT = process.env.SITE_ROOT || "https://example.com";
// SOURCE is where are stored all pages files
// By default it tracks all files in the pages folder
// without considering the ones starting with `_` (e.g. _document.js and _app.js)
const SOURCE =
process.env.SOURCE || path.join(resolveApp("pages"), "/**/!(_*).js");
// API_SOURCE is the endpoint of you api
// Update example.com/api with your endpoint or set the env variable
const API_SOURCE = process.env.API_SOURCE || "https://example.com/api";
// DESTINATION is where the real file is exported
// By default is .next/static/sitemap.xml
const DESTINATION =
process.env.DESTINATION ||
path.join(resolveApp(".next/static"), "sitemap.xml");
const createSitemap = () => {
/**
* STEP 1: Store all static pages url
**/
let diskPages = glob.sync(SOURCE);
let xml = "";
xml += '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>';
xml += '<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">';
diskPages.forEach(page => {
let stats = fs.statSync(page);
let modDate = new Date(stats.mtime);
let lastMod = `${modDate.getFullYear()}-${(
"0" +
(modDate.getMonth() + 1)
).slice(-2)}-${("0" + modDate.getDate()).slice(-2)}`;
page = page.replace(resolveApp("pages"), "");
page = page.replace(/.js$/, "");
page = `${SITE_ROOT}${page}`;
if (page.match(/.*\/index$/)) {
page = page.replace(/(.*)index$/, "$1");
}
xml += "<url>";
xml += `<loc>${page}</loc>`;
xml += `<lastmod>${lastMod}</lastmod>`;
xml += `<changefreq>always</changefreq>`;
xml += `<priority>0.5</priority>`;
xml += "</url>";
});
/**
* STEP 2: Store all dynamic pages url
* In the following snippet we gather all products available
* TODO: Add <lastmod>${lastMod}</lastmod> tag and set priority order
**/
return axios
.post(API_SOURCE, {
query: `{
productList: {
product: {
slug
}
}
}`
})
.then(resp => {
let { productList } = resp.data;
productList.forEach((product, index) => {
xml += "<url><loc>";
xml += `${SITE_ROOT}/products/${product.slug}`;
xml +=
"</loc><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url>";
if (product === productList.length - 1) {
xml += "</urlset>";
}
});
return xml;
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error.message, error.name);
});
};
module.exports = { DESTINATION, createSitemap };
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