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<p>Create clean, complete, and up-to-date sitemaps for your WordPress website — automatically.<br />
Companion Sitemap Generator helps search engines and visitors explore your site with ease by generating both XML and HTML sitemaps, no coding required.</p>
<p>Whether you run a blog, portfolio, or e-commerce store, this plugin ensures that every important page stays visible and discoverable.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Automatic XML Sitemap: Always up-to-date and optimized for search engines including Google & Bing.</li>
<li>User-Friendly HTML Sitemap: Create a public sitemap page to help visitors explore your site.</li>
<li>Content Control: Include or exclude specific posts, pages, categories, taxonomies, or custom post types.</li>
<li>Multilingual Support: Full compatibility with Polylang and other translation plugins.</li>
<li>Built-in Robots.txt Manager: Edit crawling rules right inside WordPress — no FTP required.</li>
<li>Lightweight & Fast: Minimal performance impact and no unnecessary scripts or bloat.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Use Companion Sitemap Generator?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Works immediately, zero configuration needed.</li>
<li>No tracking or external services.</li>
<li>Perfect for site owners, agencies, and developers.</li>
<li>Active maintenance and full compatibility with the latest WordPress releases.</li>
</ul>


Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready

Create clean, complete, and up-to-date sitemaps for your WordPress website automatically.

Samir Shah

Matt Calvert

<p>This plugin issues an HTTP <code>410</code> response for URLs corresponding to content that has been permanently removed from your site. Originally created by Samir Shah, now maintained by Matt Calvert. When a post or page is deleted, the plugin logs the old URL and returns a <code>410</code> response when that URL is requested. You can also manually manage the list of obsolete URLs.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.4.11" rel="nofollow ugc">HTTP Specification</a> defines the <code>410 Gone</code> response for resources that have been permanently removed. It informs search engines and crawlers that the content will not return, improving crawl efficiency and SEO clarity.</p>
<p>This plugin is actively maintained by Matt Calvert as a personal project, informed by previous professional experience with similar 410-handling logic. No proprietary or employer-owned code has been used.</p>


HTTP 410 (Gone) responses

Sends HTTP 410 (Gone) responses for deleted content, telling search engines the page is permanently removed.

Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready vs HTTP 410 (Gone) responses