Description
As originally proposed in June 2019, this feature plugin seeks to integrate basic XML Sitemaps functionality in WordPress Core.
A short explanation of how this plugin works can be found on this make/core blog post.
Interested in contributing to this plugin? Feel free to join us on GitHub and the #core-sitemaps Slack channel.
Installation
Installation from within WordPress
- Visit Plugins > Add New.
- Search for Core Sitemaps.
- Install and activate the Core Sitemaps plugin.
Manual installation
- Upload the entire
core-sitemaps
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory. - Visit Plugins.
- Activate the Core Sitemaps plugin.
FAQ
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How can I fully disable sitemap generation?
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You can use
remove_action( 'init', 'core_sitemaps_get_server' );
to disable initialization of any sitemap functionality. -
How can I disable sitemaps for a certain object type?
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You can use the
core_sitemaps_register_providers
filter to disable sitemap generation for posts, users, or taxonomies. -
How can I disable sitemaps for a certain post type or taxonomy?
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You can use the
core_sitemaps_post_types
filter to disable sitemap generation for posts of a certain post type.By default, only public posts will be represented in the sitemap.
Similarly, the
core_sitemaps_taxonomies
filter can be used to disable sitemap generation for certain taxonomies.Example: Disabling sitemaps for the “page” post type
`php
add_filter(
‘core_sitemaps_post_types’,
function( $post_types ) {
unset( $post_types[‘page’] );
return $post_types;
}
);
`Example: Disabling sitemaps for the “post_tag” taxonomy
`php
add_filter(
‘core_sitemaps_taxonomies’,
function( $taxonomies ) {
unset( $taxonomies[‘post_tag’] );
return $taxonomies;
}
);
` -
How can I exclude certain posts / taxonomies / users from the sitemap or add custom ones?
-
The
core_sitemaps_taxonomies_url_list
,core_sitemaps_taxonomies_url_list
, andcore_sitemaps_users_url_list
filters allow you to add or remove URLs as needed.Example: Ensuring the page with ID 42 is not included
`php
add_filter(
‘core_sitemaps_posts_url_list’,
function( $urls, $type ) {
if ( ‘page’ === $type ) {
$post_to_remove = array( ‘loc’ => get_permalink( 42 ) );
$key = array_search( $post_to_remove, $urls, true );
if ( false !== $key ) {
array_splice( $urls, $key, 1 );
}
}
return $urls;
},
10,
2
);
`Example: Ensuring the category with ID 1 is not included
`php
add_filter(
‘core_sitemaps_taxonomies_url_list’,
function( $urls, $type ) {
if ( ‘category’ === $type ) {
$term_to_remove = array( ‘loc’ => get_term_link( 1 ) );
$key = array_search( $term_to_remove, $urls, true );
if ( false !== $key ) {
array_splice( $urls, $key, 1 );
}
}
return $urls;
},
10,
2
);
`Example: Ensuring the user with ID 1 is not included
`php
add_filter(
‘core_sitemaps_users_url_list’,
function( $urls ) {
$user_to_remove = array( ‘loc’ => get_author_posts_url( 1 ) );
$key = array_search( $user_to_remove, $urls, true );
if ( false !== $key ) {
array_splice( $urls, $key, 1 );
}
return $urls;
}
);
` -
How can I change the number of URLs per sitemap?
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Use the
core_sitemaps_max_urls
filter to adjust the maximum number of URLs included in a sitemap. The default value is 2000 URLs. -
How can I change the appearance of the XML sitemaps in the browser using XSL?
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A variety of filters exist to allow you to adjust the styling:
core_sitemaps_stylesheet_url
– Filter the URL for the sitemap stylesheet.core_sitemaps_stylesheet_index_url
– Filter the URL for the sitemap index stylesheet.core_sitemaps_stylesheet_content
– Filter the content of the sitemap stylesheet.core_sitemaps_index_stylesheet_content
– Filter the content of the sitemap index stylesheet.core_sitemaps_stylesheet_css
– Filter the CSS only for the sitemap stylesheet.
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Does this plugin support `changefreq` and `priority` attributes for sitemaps?
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No. Those are optional fields in the sitemaps protocol and not typically consumed by search engines. Developers can still add those fields if they really want to.
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Why is there no last modified date shown in the sitemap?
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XML sitemaps are first and foremost a discovery mechanism for content. Exposing the date the content was last modified is not needed for the majority of sites.
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Contributors & Developers
“Core Sitemaps” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
For the plugin’s changelog, please check out the full list of changes on GitHub.