David Daniel

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


Developer Sitemap

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

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<p>This WordPress Plugin has a really easy way to add a Sitemap for your pages. To show HTML Sitemap on any pages or posts, just use the shortcode [rsxh_sitemap]. You can also place  in your templates. This will automatically generate a Sitemap for all pages, posts and custom post type (CPT) posts.</p>
<p>It also generates an XML sitemap which will be placed on your site’s root directory (file name sitemap.xml). XML sitemaps will help search engines like Google, Yahoo and Ask.com to better index your site.</p>
<h3>Current features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Display all pages, posts and Custom Post Type (CPT) (such as: “facilities”, “books” etc) posts</li>
<li>Display a particular post type posts using the attribute “post_types”, like <code>[rsxh_sitemap post_types="page"]</code></li>
<li>Display multiple post type posts using the attribute “post_types”, like <code>[rsxh_sitemap post_types="page,posts,..."]</code></li>
<li>Display only pages and exclude some pages from the list using the attribute “post_types” and “exclude_pages”, like <code>[rsxh_sitemap post_types="page" exclude_pages="3,10,..."]</code></li>
<li>Display all pages, posts with custom post type (CPT) posts and exclude some posts and custom post type (CPT) posts using the attribute “exclude_post_and_custom_post_type_posts”, like <code>[rsxh_sitemap exclude_post_and_custom_post_type_posts="15,18,..."]</code></li>
<li>Easy to use</li>
<li>Have the option to customize the way it will be displayed through the admin panel</li>
<li>Have the option to exclude some pages, posts or Custom Post Type (CPT) posts</li>
<li>Posts displayed hierarchically</li>
<li>Translation ready</li>
<li>Support multilangual plugin like wpml and polylang</li>
<li>have the option to include search option</li>
</ul>


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