Choose which WordPress URLs appear

Sitemap Pro generates XML sitemaps and a site map page. Select WordPress pages, posts, post categories, post tags, custom post types, custom taxonomies, and custom URLs for inclusion. The sitemap helps web crawlers extract a website’s structure, and the add-on can add its sitemap path to robots.txt automatically.

Manage external files and inclusion rules

Add external sitemap files and set their content update frequency. Add custom URLs for resources outside the standard WordPress content types. Exclude selected pages or post types, filter taxonomy content by word, and change the sitemap filename. On a multisite network, configure all subsites. Title and meta description fields are editable.

Configure sitemap output

• Generate media sitemaps and include canonical URLs for pages and posts.
• Set a maximum number of URLs in each sitemap file and split sitemap output.
• Disable automatic canonical tags.
• Include or exclude noindex pages for the main site.
• Add alternate-language pages when using the Multilanguage plugin.
• Add a sitemap to Google News.

Connect sitemap management tools

Sitemap Pro can connect to Google Webmaster Tools to add a website, add or delete a sitemap, and retrieve website information. These settings support preparing sitemap content and managing its submission through the connected service.

Set up the plugin

Install and activate the Sitemap plugin in WordPress, then open its settings. Choose the content types, URLs, exclusions, external sitemap files, and other options for the site. If needed, connect Google Webmaster Tools and add the generated sitemap. Review the settings and save the configuration.