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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<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Enable/Disable Functionality: Admins can easily enable or disable the plugin functionality from the settings page.</li>
<li>Select Post Type: Admins can select the post types to include in the XML sitemap.</li>
<li>Select Taxonomy Type: Admins can choose the taxonomy type to include in the XML sitemap.</li>
<li>View XML Sitemap: Admins can view the XML sitemap with a single click.</li>
<li>Change Frequencies: Admins can change the update frequencies for each post type and taxonomy type.</li>
<li>Change Priority: Admins can adjust the priority settings for each post type and taxonomy type.</li>
<li>Override Other XML Plugin Styles: This plugin can override the styling of any other XML-related plugin when it is active.</li>
<li>Notice for Active XML Plugins: Admins receive a notice if any other XML-related plugin is active.</li>
<li>Include/Exclude Pages: Admins can choose to include or exclude the home page and author pages from the XML sitemap generation.</li>
<li>Show Last Modification Time: Admins can choose whether to display the last modification time for each page in the XML sitemap.</li>
<li>Rename sitemap URL.</li>
<li>Set links per page to display and generated</li>
<li>Add Additional Pages: Admins can add additional pages (which are not part of your WordPress site) to be listed in the XML sitemap, specifying URL, Priority, Frequency, and Last Modified date.</li>
<li>Add HTML sitemap to the any post or page of your WordPress Site.</li>
<li>HTML sitemap includes below options:
<ul>
<li>Provides 5 options to add HTML sitemap to the post or page. Options are Shortcode, Guttenberg Block, Widgets Block, PHP Code(in theme’s functions file) and dedicated URL.</li>
<li>Provides options to selection sort type and sort direction.</li>
<li>Select Post Type: Admins can select the post types to include in the HTML sitemap.</li>
<li>Select Taxonomy Type: Admins can choose the taxonomy type to include in the HTML sitemap.</li>
<li>Include/Exclude Pages: Admins can choose to include or exclude the home page and author pages from the HTML sitemap generation.</li>
<li>Provides options are generated compact sitemaps(only of post type post).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Customize Robots.txt File:
<ul>
<li>Admins can easily customize and manage the robots.txt file for their WordPress site. This feature allows for full control over how search engines interact with your site.</li>
<li>Admins can add custom rules to the robots.txt file for specific user agents, giving more granular control over how different search engines should crawl and index content.</li>
<li>No need to edit the robots.txt file manually. The feature allows you to manage all settings directly through the WordPress admin interface.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Include/Exclude Translated Pages:
<ul>
<li>Admins can now control whether to include or exclude all translated pages from the sitemap. This feature is especially useful for multilingual websites where you want to manage content visibility for different languages.</li>
<li>Fully compatible with popular multilingual plugins like WPML, Polylang, Translate Press and others. It automatically detects and handles translated pages, providing an easy-to-use interface to manage content visibility.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>


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