David Daniel

Full documentation is available at https://crucibleinsight.com/docs/.
Developer Sitemap provides a lightweight, standards-compliant XML sitemap solution for WordPress. Unlike full SEO suites, this plugin focuses solely on sitemap generation with a clean, intuitive interface.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Standards-Compliant XML – Generates valid XML sitemaps conforming to the sitemaps.org protocol</li>
<li>Sitemap Index – Automatically creates a sitemap index linking to content-specific sitemaps</li>
<li>Content Type Support – Include posts, pages, WooCommerce products, taxonomies, and author archives</li>
<li>WooCommerce Integration – Automatic product sitemap generation when WooCommerce is active</li>
<li>Human-Readable Display – Styled XML output for easy viewing in browsers (does not affect SEO)</li>
<li>Configurable Priority & Change Frequency – Set default values for each content type</li>
<li>Exclusion Rules – Exclude specific posts, pages, products, or terms using visual selectors</li>
<li>Caching – Built-in caching for optimal performance</li>
<li>GZIP Compression – Optional compression for faster delivery</li>
<li>Modern Admin UI – Clean dashboard with status overview and quick actions</li>
</ul>
<h4>WooCommerce Support</h4>
When WooCommerce is installed and activated, Developer Sitemap automatically detects it and provides:
<ul>
<li>Products checkbox in Content Types settings</li>
<li>Product Priority setting to control search engine crawl priority</li>
<li>Separate product sitemap at <code>/sitemap-product.xml</code></li>
<li>Hidden product filtering – Products with “hidden” catalog visibility are automatically excluded</li>
<li>Product exclusions – Exclude specific products using the visual post selector</li>
</ul>
<h4>Why Developer Sitemap?</h4>
<ul>
<li>Lightweight – No bloat, just sitemaps</li>
<li>Privacy-Focused – No external tracking or analytics</li>
<li>Compatible – Works alongside WordPress core sitemaps</li>
<li>Developer-Friendly – Extensive hooks for customization</li>
<li>Hosting-Safe – Designed for shared hosting environments</li>
</ul>
<h4>Sitemap URLs</h4>
Once activated, your sitemap is available at:
<ul>
<li>Main Index: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap.xml</code></li>
<li>Posts: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap-post.xml</code></li>
<li>Pages: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap-page.xml</code></li>
<li>Products: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap-product.xml</code> (when WooCommerce is active)</li>
<li>Taxonomies: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap-taxonomy.xml</code></li>
<li>Authors: <code>yoursite.com/sitemap-author.xml</code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Documentation</h4>
For detailed documentation, visit the https://crucibleinsight.com/docs/
<h3>Developer Documentation</h3>
<h4>Filters</h4>
developer_sitemap_url_providers 
Modify the registered URL providers.
<pre><code>add_filter('developer_sitemap_url_providers', function($providers) {
 // Add custom provider
 $providers['custom'] = new MyCustomProvider();
 return $providers;
});
</code></pre>
developer_sitemap_urls 
Filter URLs before they are included in a sitemap.
<pre><code>add_filter('developer_sitemap_urls', function($urls, $type) {
 // Filter or modify URLs
 return $urls;
}, 10, 2);
</code></pre>
developer_sitemap_entry_attributes 
Modify sitemap entry attributes.
<pre><code>add_filter('developer_sitemap_entry_attributes', function($attrs, $url) {
 // Modify priority, changefreq, etc.
 return $attrs;
}, 10, 2);
</code></pre>
<h4>Actions</h4>
developer_sitemap_generated 
Fires after a sitemap is generated.
developer_sitemap_cache_invalidated 
Fires after the sitemap cache is cleared.
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Developer Sitemap does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. The plugin generates XML files containing public URLs from your WordPress site.

Developer Sitemap

Lightweight XML sitemaps for posts, pages, products, taxonomies, and authors. Configurable priorities and visual exclusions.

andreyberestov

Lightweight Sitemap Generator is a minimal WordPress plugin that creates a valid XML sitemap for search engines (Google, Yandex and others), fully compliant with <a href="https://www.sitemaps.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">sitemaps.org</a>.
Main features:
<ul>
<li>Generates a valid <code>sitemap.xml</code> (or wp-sitemap.xml) with proper <code><loc></code> and <code><lastmod></code> tags (ISO-8601 UTC format)</li>
<li>Unified structure for posts, pages, products, built-in taxonomies, and detected public third-party taxonomies</li>
<li>Global chronological order (newer → older)</li>
<li>Automatic duplicate prevention across all sources</li>
<li>Two modes:
<ul>
<li>File mode — creates a static sitemap in the site root (minimal server load)</li>
<li>Dynamic mode — builds sitemap on-the-fly (always up to date, cached with TTL)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Clean and minimal settings page in WP Admin:
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable posts, pages, categories, tags, authors, archives</li>
<li>Supports WooCommerce products, DW Q&A, and all detected custom post types/taxonomies</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Homepage is always included automatically</li>
<li>Flexible <code><lastmod></code> for homepage:
<ul>
<li>Smart — based on the most recently updated content</li>
<li>Conservative — static front-page date</li>
<li>Fast — current time on each generation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Optional sitemap splitting (up to 50 000 URLs per part) with automatic sitemap index</li>
<li>Google News: Optional separate <code>news-sitemap.xml</code> for Google News with 48-hour news window and 1,000 URLs per file</li>
<li>Two independent generation engines — optimized for both regular and ultra-large sites</li>
<li>Safe caching with TTL and diagnostic comments (HIT / MISS / timing)</li>
<li>HTTP header support:
<ul>
<li>Sends correct Content-Type, Last-Modified, Cache-Control, and ETag headers</li>
<li>Optional X-Robots-Tag: noindex, follow header for sitemap requests</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Security and reliability:
<ul>
<li>Capability checks and nonce validation</li>
<li>Strict sanitization and option whitelisting</li>
<li>File operations via <code>WP_Filesystem</code> (with safe fallback)</li>
<li>No external requests</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Created by Andrey Berestov

Lightweight Sitemap Generator

XML sitemap generator for WordPress with file or dynamic mode. Supports all public post types and taxonomies. Optional Google News sitemap.

Developer Sitemap vs Lightweight Sitemap Generator