Jeff Starr

Does one thing: disables the automatic WP Sitemaps.
Activate this plugin to disable the auto-generated WP Sitemaps (added in WordPress v5.5).
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>
Also stops WordPress from adding a sitemap rule to the virtual robots.txt file.
Why is this useful?
Because there are plugins that already implement sitemaps, and those plugins are used by a LOT of people. So all those sites with existing sitemaps will have TWO sets of sitemaps when upgraded to WP 5.5. Duplicate sets of sitemaps are discouraged as they may confuse the search engines. You don’t want to confuse the search engines, do you. So with WP 5.5 and beyond, you can either remove your existing sitemap solution or install this plugin to disable the WP-generated sitemap. Or maybe you have a site that does not need a sitemap. Or maybe you just don’t want a sitemap, that’s your business pal. Whatever the reason, this plugin will do the job with a click.
More infos
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 the new WP Sitemaps functionality:
<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:
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<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
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Disable WP Sitemaps

Activate this plugin to disable the auto-generated WP Sitemaps (added in WP v5.5).

luistinygod

Generates a XML Sitemap on your WordPress multi-language website when powered by Stella multi-language plugin. 
This plugin generates multi-language XML Sitemap on the fly, automatically pings Google and Bing everytime content is published, and includes sitemap url in WordPress robots.txt.
Why a Sitemap is so important? It’s much easier for the crawlers to see the complete structure of your site and retrieve it more efficiently. By adding the Sitemap url to the robots.txt file search engines like ask.com, Yahoo and others will also be able to crawl your site more easily, increasing your website awareness.
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Generates Sitemap files, for each language, on the fly and automatically (no static files in the disk)</li>
<li>Sitemaps include post/page images, according to sitemap protocol (sitemaps.org)</li>
<li>Automatically notifies Google and Bing everytime content is published</li>
<li>Inserts the Sitemap index URL into WordPress robots.txt file according to best SEO practices.</li>
<li>Works with custom post types and custom taxonomies. You may exclude any of these if needed.</li>
</ul>
Very easy to use and to setup!
<h4>Translations</h4>
Do you want to help translating this plugin? If you’d like to help, <a href="http://tinygod.pt/contact/" title="Contact form" rel="nofollow ugc">please let me know</a>.
<h4>Notes</h4>
<ul>
<li>Ask.com, moreover.com, aol.com don’t support sitemap submission anymore. Their recommendation is to include the Sitemap URL in the robots.txt file.</li>
<li>This release is not compatible with the new multisite feature of WordPress 3.0 yet. We’re working on that!</li>
<li>This release is compatible with all WordPress versions since 3.5. If you are still using an older one, upgrade your WordPress NOW!</li>
</ul>

XML Sitemap for Stella

Generates a XML Sitemap on your WordPress multi-language website when powered by Stella multi-language plugin.

Disable WP Sitemaps vs XML Sitemap for Stella