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|= 3.0.7 =\nAdded official plugin logos to the "More Plugins" tab.<\/p>\n\n
|= 3.0.6 =\nAdded "More Plugins" tab to showcase other helpful tools from our team.<\/p>\n\n
|= 3.0.5 =\nAdded dedicated home page sitemap and fixed index file visibility in admin.<\/p>\n\n
|= 3.0.3 =\nMinor update to filter out disabled sitemaps from the list and update WP compatibility.<\/p>\n\n
|= 3.0.2 =\nMinor update to fix UI spacing and layout issues.<\/p>\n\n
|= 3.0.1 =\nMinor update with UI enhancements, custom naming for sitemaps, and conflict detection.<\/p>\n\n
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Custom Sitemap Generator is a powerful, lightweight WordPress plugin that creates XML sitemaps to help search engines discover and index your content efficiently. Unlike bloated SEO plugins, this focused tool does one thing exceptionally well - generating optimized sitemaps.<\/p>\n\n
Comprehensive Content Support:<\/strong>\n* Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types\n* Categories, Tags, and Custom Taxonomies\n* Author archives\n* Automatic sitemap index generation\n* Promotional Tab:<\/strong> Showcase other helpful tools from our team<\/p>\n\n Advanced SEO Features:<\/strong>\n* Priority and change frequency settings per content type\n* Last modified dates for better crawl efficiency\n* Exclusion by ID, URL, or slug pattern\n* robots.txt integration\n* Search engine ping (Google & Bing)<\/p>\n\n Performance Optimized:<\/strong>\n* Smart pagination for large sites (50,000 URL limit per sitemap)\n* Debounced regeneration to prevent duplicate processing\n* Memory-efficient queries for sites with thousands of posts\n* Scheduled regeneration via WP Cron<\/p>\n\n Developer Friendly:<\/strong>\n* Clean, well-documented code\n* WordPress coding standards compliant\n* Hooks and filters for customization\n* Translation ready<\/p>\n\n Your main sitemap will be available at: Sitemaps are stored in the root directory of your WordPress installation for optimal accessibility and SEO performance.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes! You can exclude content by:\n* Post\/Page ID\n* Full URL\n* URL slug or pattern<\/p><\/dd>\n Sitemaps are automatically regenerated when you publish, update, or delete content. You can also enable scheduled regeneration (hourly, daily, or weekly).<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes! The plugin automatically detects all public custom post types and taxonomies, allowing you to include them in your sitemaps.<\/p><\/dd>\n By default, sitemaps are limited to 50,000 URLs (Google's limit). For sites with more content, multiple sitemaps are created automatically with a sitemap index.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes! Enable the \"Search Engine Ping\" feature to notify Google and Bing when your sitemap is updated.<\/p><\/dd>\n Yes, the plugin generates static XML files that work perfectly with all caching solutions.<\/p><\/dd>\n This plugin focuses solely on sitemap generation. 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https:\/\/yoursite.com\/sitemap.xml<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n
custom-sitemap-generator<\/code> folder to \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code><\/li>\n\n
Where are the generated sitemaps stored?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I exclude specific posts or pages?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
How often are sitemaps updated?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this work with custom post types?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
What's the maximum number of URLs per sitemap?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Can I notify search engines when my sitemap updates?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Is this plugin compatible with caching plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
Does this conflict with other SEO plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n
3.1.1<\/h4>\n\n
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3.1.0<\/h4>\n\n
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home-sitemap.xml<\/code>)\n* Bug Fix<\/strong> - Hidden index files (sitemap.xml<\/code>, sitemap-index.xml<\/code>) from the content sitemaps table to avoid confusion\n* Improvement<\/strong> - Enhanced XSLT fallback to correctly display sitemap index files\n* Improvement<\/strong> - Improved AJAX regeneration flow with a dedicated home page step<\/p>\n\n