[Plugin: Google XML Sitemaps] Problem with Automatic Detection in 3.2.7

Dear Arne,

Thank you so much for creating this excellent plugin for the WordPress community! I use it on all the WordPress sites I build for my clients.

I noticed a problem with the automatic detection of the path and URL for the sitemap file in Version 3.2.6, and the problem still exists in 3.2.7. The problem is specific to sites running on a shared hosting plan with a shared SSL certificate. Whether the automatic detection succeeds or fails depends on what’s in Settings > General.

Automatic detection succeeds with these settings:

WordPress Address (URL):

http://SERVER_NAME.HOSTING_COMPANY.com/~USERNAME

Site Address (URL):

http://SERVER_NAME.HOSTING_COMPANY.com/~USERNAME

Automatic detection fails with these settings:

WordPress Address (URL):

http://SERVER_NAME.HOSTING_COMPANY.com/~USERNAME

Site Address (URL):

http://www.SITE_DOMAIN.com

I’ve developed this three-step workaround:

1. Use the first settings to get the correct path and URL in your plugin.
2. Switch from Automatic detection to Custom location in your plugin and then click on Update options to lock in the correct path and URL.
3. Switch to the second settings in Settings > General so that my site displays a pretty URL to my visitors, but also uses the shared SSL certificate to secure logins and site administration.

Would it be possible for you to update your plugin so that it will be easier to install on sites with shared hosting and shared SSL certificates? If you use the (internal) WordPress Address instead of the (external) Site Address for automatic detection, I think it will work better, hopefully for everyone!

Thanks again,

Fred Chapman
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