Sitemap Pro

What Sitemap Pro includes in a sitemap

Sitemap Pro generates WordPress XML sitemaps and a website map page. It includes the free version’s functions and can include pages, posts, post categories, post tags, custom post types, custom taxonomies, and custom URLs. Sitemap files help web crawlers extract a site’s structure. The extension can also add the sitemap path to robots.txt automatically and connect with Google Webmaster Tools for website and sitemap management.

Choose entries and related files

Add custom URLs for addresses outside the standard WordPress content types. You can also add external sitemap files and set how often their content changes. Exclude selected pages or post types, or exclude taxonomy content by word. Change the sitemap filename, edit title and meta description fields, and configure all subsites on a multisite network.

Control sitemap output

The plugin can generate media sitemaps, include canonical URLs for pages and posts, set a maximum number of URLs per sitemap file, and split sitemap output across files. It can disable automatic canonical tags, include or exclude noindex pages for the main site, and add alternate-language pages when used with the Multilanguage plugin.

Connect sitemap management tools

Sitemap Pro can add a sitemap to Google News. Its Google Webmaster Tools connection can add a website, add or delete a sitemap, and retrieve website information.

Install and configure

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