Gary Illyes

<p>This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.</p>
<p>In order to have your website included in Google News, you will have to <a href="http://www.google.com/support/news/bin/static.py?page=contact_policy.cs" rel="nofollow ugc">suggest it for inclusion</a> first.</p>
<p>Some features:</p>
<ul>
<li>Set default values on a dedicated settings page</li>
<li>Set genre, access, language on per article basis</li>
<li>Exclude articles from the sitemap</li>
<li>Ping Webmaster Tools when sitemap is updated</li>
</ul>
<p>Google News related questions? Find answers in the <a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/news?hl=en" rel="nofollow ugc">Google News Help Forum</a></p>


Google XML News Sitemap plugin

This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.

Dave

<p>Simple News XML Sitemap Generator creates an XML sitemap optimized for news services like Google News, making it easier for your content to be indexed by news search engines.</p>
<p>The plugin is easy to use: once activated, the sitemap is automatically generated and updated every time you publish a new post.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Generates an XML sitemap compliant with news service specifications  </li>
<li>Automatically updates when new posts are published  </li>
<li>Full support for standard WordPress posts  </li>
<li>Automatically includes articles from the past 2 days  </li>
<li>Automatically pings Google and Bing when new content is published  </li>
<li>Optimized for performance and security  </li>
</ul>
<h4>How to use the plugin</h4>
<ol>
<li>Activate the plugin  </li>
<li>Go to the “News XML Sitemap” page in the dashboard menu  </li>
<li>Copy the sitemap URL  </li>
<li>Add the URL to your Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools panel  </li>
</ol>
<h4>Pro Tip</h4>
<p>After updating the plugin, it’s recommended to go to Settings > Permalinks and click “Save Changes” to ensure the sitemap works correctly.</p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin automatically notifies Google and Bing whenever a new News XML sitemap is generated or updated.</p>
<ul>
<li>Data sent: the URL of the News XML sitemap.  </li>
<li>Data is sent via HTTP GET requests to the following addresses:
<ul>
<li>https://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=  </li>
<li>https://www.bing.com/ping?sitemap=  </li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>This helps search engines discover newly published news content more quickly.</li>
</ul>
<p>Service policies:<br />
– Google: https://policies.google.com/terms, https://policies.google.com/privacy<br />
– Microsoft Bing: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement/, https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement</p>


Simple News XML Sitemap Generator

Generates an XML sitemap optimized for news services following official guidelines for advanced indexing.

Google XML News Sitemap plugin vs Simple News XML Sitemap Generator