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.

JS Morisset

Extends the WordPress Sitemaps XML:
Improve the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate language URLs, news sitemaps, images sitemaps, video sitemaps (requires WPSSO Core Premium for video details) and more.

Include Alternate Languages:
Include <a href="https://developers.google.com/search/docs/advanced/crawling/localized-versions#sitemap" rel="nofollow ugc">localized pages for Google</a> (ie. alternate language URLs) from PolyLang and WMPL.
Include Images and Videos:
Optionally include images and videos in the WordPress sitemaps XML. Note that video information requires the WPSSO Core Premium plugin for video details.
Include Post Type Archives:
Include missing post type archive pages in WordPress sitemaps (like the WooCommerce shop page and The Events Calendar events page).
Select Post Types and Taxonomies:
Optionally include or exclude post types and taxonomies from the WordPress sitemaps XML.
Exclude Noindex and Redirected URLs:
Exclude noindex and redirected posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies (categories, tags, etc.), and user profiles pages from the WordPress sitemaps XML.
<h3>WPSSO Core Required</h3>
WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML is an add-on for the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpsso/" rel="ugc">WPSSO Core plugin</a>, which creates extensive and complete structured data to present your content at its best for social sites and search results – no matter how URLs are shared, reshared, messaged, posted, embedded, or crawled.

WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap

Extend the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate languages, news sitemaps, image sitemaps, and video sitemaps.

Developer Sitemap vs WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap