Jeff Starr

This plugin prevents WordPress from adding its own sitemaps.
Also stops WordPress from adding a sitemap rule to the virtual robots.txt file.
👉 Uses only 1KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective.
Features
<ul>
<li>Lightweight – only one line of code</li>
<li>Simple to use – activate and done</li>
<li>No settings to worry about</li>
<li>Easy peasy.</li>
</ul>
About WP Sitemaps
You can check your WP Sitemap located at <code>/wp-sitemap.xml</code>
Your sitemap should look similar to <a href="https://dev-tricks.com/wp-sitemap.xml" rel="nofollow ugc">this</a>.
For more information about WP Sitemaps:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/22/new-xml-sitemaps-functionality-in-wordpress-5-5/" rel="nofollow ugc">New XML Sitemaps Functionality in WordPress 5.5</a></li>
<li><a href="https://perishablepress.com/wordpress-disable-wp-sitemaps/" rel="nofollow ugc">About the New WP Sitemaps and How to Disable</a></li>
</ul>
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Disable WP Sitemaps is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Disable WP Sitemaps

Disables the automatically generated WP Sitemaps.

Matt Gibbs

WordPress 5.5 includes built-in <a href="https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/22/new-xml-sitemaps-functionality-in-wordpress-5-5/" rel="nofollow ugc">sitemap functionality</a>.
This plugin provides a UI for some of the most common sitemap configuration settings.
NOTE: some plugins (like Yoast SEO) replace core sitemaps with their own version. This plugin only works with core sitemaps.
<h4>Screenshots</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://i.imgur.com/KkDLTvQ.png" rel="nofollow ugc">Settings screen</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Turn off WP core sitemaps entirely</li>
<li>Exclude all (or specific) post types</li>
<li>Exclude all (or specific) taxonomies</li>
<li>Exclude taxonomy terms by ID</li>
<li>Exclude post items by ID</li>
<li>Exclude all users</li>
</ul>
<h4>Important Links</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/mgibbs189/sitemap-ui" rel="nofollow ugc">Github →</a></li>
</ul>

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