PHP Luminova: Integration Examples for Sitemap and Schema Objects

Last updated: 2024-09-15 11:50:45

In this guide, we'll explore both the Sitemap and Schema Generators, two powerful modules in Luminova designed to enhance your website's visibility and ranking in search engines.

The Schema Generator helps you create structured data for SEO purposes, while the Sitemap Generator allows you to produce an XML sitemap containing all the links on your website.

Sitemap Example

Sitemaps are typically generated using the NovaKit command-line tool. Before generating your sitemap, you'll need to configure basic settings such as defining URL patterns to ignore, setting the application's start URL,specifying the maximum scan depth, and optionally configuring route patterns to capture the last modified date of pages.

Sitemap Configuration

To set up your sitemap, you'll need to edit the configuration file located at /app/Config/Sitemap.php. For more detailed guidance, please refer to the Sitemap Configuration Documentation.

// /app/Config/Sitemap.php
<?php 
final class Sitemap extends BaseConfig
{ 
    /**
     * Maximum depth for scanning URLs.
     * Set to 0 for unlimited scanning.
     */
    public int $maxScan = 0;

        /**
     * The start URI prefix set to blank string to scan from start url.
     */
    public string $startPrefix = '';

    /**
     * Patterns of URLs to ignore during the scan.
     */
    public array $ignoreUrls = [
        '*/blog/edit/*', 
        '*/admin/*',
        '*/foo/*'
    ];

    /**
     * Patterns to identify pages and determine their last modified timestamps.
     *
     * @var array<string,string> $viewUrlPatterns
     */
    public array $viewUrlPatterns = [
        'index' => '/',
        'about' => '/about',
        'blogs' => '/blog',
        'blog' => '/blog/([a-zA-Z0-9-]+)'
    ];
}

Start URL Configuration

To set your application's start URL, edit the environment variables file. Locate or add the dev.app.start.url entry, uncomment it if necessary, and set it to the correct URL for your application.

For production environments, use your live domain:

dev.app.start.url = https://example.com/

If you're working in a development environment, the URL will depend on where your project is located:

Project within a subdirectory: If your project is in a subdirectory within the server root (e.g., htdocs or www on servers like XAMPP or WAMPP):
```
dev.app.start.url = https://localhost/example.com/public/
```
Project in the document root: If your project is directly in the document root:
```
dev.app.start.url = https://localhost/public/
```
Using Luminova's built-in server: If you're using the built-in PHP and Luminova development server running on localhost with port 8080:
```
dev.app.start.url = https://localhost:8080/
```
Custom hostname and port: If you're running the Luminova development server with a custom hostname and port, specify it as follows:
```
dev.app.start.url = https://your-host-name:port/
```

Once your setup is complete, navigate to your application's root directory where the novakit file is located and run the following command:

php novakit generate:sitemap

Schema Example

The Schema Generator allows you to define default settings that can be overridden on a per-page basis.To configure the default options, edit the file located at /app/Config/Schema.php.For a deeper understanding, refer to the Schema Configuration Documentation.

Schema Setup

To start using the Schema implementation in your web pages, initialize the Schema class instance within your application's controller class.

Here's an example using the application's __construct method:

// /app/Application.php
<?php 
namespace App;
use \Luminova\Seo\Schema;

class Application extends CoreApplication 
{
    /**
     * @var Schema $schema
     */
    protected ?Schema $schema = null;

    public function __construct()
    {
        $this->schema = new Schema();
        parent::__construct();

        // Set your preferred canonical version
        //$this->schema->setCanonical(APP_WWW_URL, $this->getView()); // Using www version 
        $this->schema->setCanonical(APP_URL, $this->getView());
    }
}

Alternatively, you can use the onCreate method:

// /app/Application.php
<?php 
namespace App;
use \Luminova\Seo\Schema;

class Application extends CoreApplication 
{
    /**
     * @var Schema $schema
     */
    protected ?Schema $schema = null;

    public function onCreate()
    {
        $this->schema = new Schema();
        $this->schema->setCanonical(APP_URL, $this->getView());
    }
}

Using Template Isolation Rendering

When using template isolation rendering, by default access to protected or public properties within the view template file is not allowed.In this case, you should use the export method to export the schema object after application initialization.

// /app/Application.php
<?php 
namespace App;
use \Luminova\Seo\Schema;

class Application extends CoreApplication 
{
    /**
     * @var Schema $schema
     */
    protected ?Schema $schema = null;

    public function onCreate()
    {
        // Optionally you can pass pass the class string.
        //$this->export(Schema::class, 'schema'); 

        $this->schema = new Schema();
        $this->export(Schema::class, 'schema'); 
        $this->schema->setCanonical(APP_URL, $this->getView());
    }
}

Using Schema in Views

After setting up the Schema in your application controller, you can include it in your views where you need the schema object.

Overriding Default Configuration

// /app/Controllers/Http/PageController.php
<?php 
namespace App\Controllers\Http;
use \Luminova\Base\BaseViewController;
use \App\Models\BlogModel;

class PageController extends BaseViewController
{
    public function blog(string $id, BlogModel $model): int 
    {
        $this->app->schema->setConfig([
            'isArticle' => true,
            'link' => request()->getUri(),
            'headline' => 'This is the page description',
            'title' => 'This page title',
            'article_keywords' => ['Luminova', 'PHP'],
            'word_count' => 28,
            'author' => 'Ujah Peter',
            // more options...
        ]);

        return $this->view('blog', [
            'content' => $model->find($id)
        ]);
    }
}

Finalize Schema Setup

Now within your template view file in /resources/Views/, call the schema methods getMeta, getScript and getTitle to finalize the setup.

<!-- /resources/Views/blog.php -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en"> 
<head>
    <?= $this->schema->getMeta() . $this->schema->getScript();?> 
    <title><?= $this->schema->getTitle();?></title>
</head> 

<body class="blog-page">    
    <div class="container">
        <h1>Your Blog Title</h1>
        <p>Your Blog Body</p>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

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