The Ultimate WordPress XML Sitemap Plugin
We’ve released a number of versions of our Wordpress Plugin over the years, but recent developments have seen some key architectural changes to simplify development and add some of the frequently requested features, making version v2.0 our ultimate Wordpress XML sitemap plugin.
Key new features in this release include:
XML Sitemap Index page
Image XML sitemap support
News XML Sitemap support
Improved performance
NOTE: Some users are reporting issues with the sitemap index file giving a 404 / redirecting to the homepage. If you have this issue please check your settings, deactivate then reactive the plugin. If you have any further issues please contact support.
XML Sitemap Index page
We now support the XML Sitemap Index file which simplifies your sitemap, allows for much larger websites and is a more efficient.
We split your sitemap in to a number of key areas including : news, posts, pages, categories, tags. authors and archives. Where there are a large number of entries we may break this down further.
This makes it easier for you to understand your sitemap and a provides a more efficient and convenient way for google and other search engines to consume your sitemap files, and allows us to cater for large websites with many thousands of pages.
News XML Sitemap support
A news sitemap helps keep search engines up to date with frequent new content and provides more information allowing content to be shared and syndicated, including the news title and publication.
The news sitemap is a summary which includes all the news stories from your website in the last 48 hours. This can be taken from all your posts or selected tags and/or categories.
If you enable the sitemap images option, we’ll also include images in your news sitemap. To use this feature simply decide which tags / categories you want to include in your news feed and the sitemap will automatically be added to your sitemap index.
Image XML sitemap support
A long requested feature was support for image sitemaps. We’ve now not only added images, but gone a step further than some other plugins, adding not only the featured image, but also any images we can detect in the body of your post giving you greater coverage of your images.
Simply check the “Enable images in sitemap” option in the settings and we’ll include them for any page/post that.
Other key benefits
Unlike the built in Wordpress sitemap functionality and other plugins we provide the ultimate in configurability and detailed control over your sitemap.
Various files and formats including XML, RSS and HTML.
Set up global defaults across post types.
Support for custom post types including those created by other plugins.
Set defaults for your taxonomy including categories and tags
Edit your sitemap down to individual posts and pages.
And more….
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