Angelo Mandato

Painless Analytics

<p>This simple plugin adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the shortcode <code>[html_sitemap]</code>. This plugin can display a sitemap with specific depths, from a specific parent page and include/exclude specific pages by ID. The sitemap uses the unordered HTML list tags <code><ul></code> and <code><li></code>.</p>
<p>New for 2.0 is the <strong>HTML Sitemap Block</strong>, now you can add a HTML Sitemap using the WordPress Block Editor.</p>
<p>Attributes include <code>sort_column</code>, <code>sort_order</code>, <code>exclude</code>, <code>include</code>, <code>depth</code>, <code>child_of</code>, <code>meta_key</code>, <code>meta_value</code>, <code>authors</code>, <code>number</code>,  <code>offset</code>, <code>post_type</code>,  and <code>post_status</code> parameters from the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_pages" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_list_pages</code></a> function. In addition you can also set <code>class</code>, <code>id</code>, and <code>ordered_list_type</code> to further customize the html page sitemap.</p>
<p><strong>This plugin is perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.</strong></p>
<h3>Block / Shortcode Tag Attribute Options</h3>
<p>The following wp_list_pages tag attribute options are supported:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>authors</code> — Comma-separated list of author IDs. Default empty (all authors).</li>
<li><code>child_of</code> — ID of child page, ‘CURRENT’, or ‘PARENT’. The value ‘CURRENT’ will use the current page ID. The value ‘PARENT’ will use the current page parent ID.</li>
<li><code>depth</code> — -1 (any depth), 0 (all pages), 1 (top-level pages only), 2 (top-level and 2nd level pages only), etc.</li>
<li><code>date_format</code> — e.g. ‘l, F j, Y’. See <a href="https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/customize-date-and-time-format/" rel="ugc">WordPress Date Format</a></li>
<li><code>exclude</code> — Comma-separated list of page IDs to exclude.</li>
<li><code>include</code> — Comma-separated list of page IDs to include.</li>
<li><code>item_spacing</code> — Whether to preserve whitespace within the menu’s HTML. Accepts ‘preserve’ or ‘discard’.</li>
<li><code>meta_key</code> — Limits output to pages having a specific custom field key. </li>
<li><code>meta_value</code> — Limits output to pages having a specific custom field value.</li>
<li><code>number</code> — Limits the number of links displayed (SQL LIMIT).</li>
<li><code>offset</code> — Skips a specific number of pages before displaying the list.</li>
<li><code>post_type</code> — Post type to query for. Default ‘page’</li>
<li><code>post_status</code> — Comma-separated list or array of post statuses to include. Default ‘publish’</li>
<li><code>show_date</code> — Whether to display the page publish or modified date for each page. Accepts ‘modified’ or any other value. An empty value hides the date.</li>
<li><code>sort_column</code> — Comma-separated list of column names to sort the pages by. Accepts ‘post_author’, ‘post_date’, ‘post_title’, ‘post_name’, ‘post_modified’, ‘post_modified_gmt’, ‘menu_order’, ‘post_parent’, ‘ID’, ‘rand’, or ‘comment_count’. Default ‘post_title’.</li>
<li><code>sort_order</code> — ‘ASC’ or ‘DESC’. Default ‘ASC’.</li>
</ul>
<p>Please see documentation for the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_list_pages" rel="nofollow ugc"><code>wp_list_pages</code></a> function for reference.</p>
<h3>Demos</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmandato-wordpress%2Fhtml-sitemap%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2F.github%2Fblueprints%2Fblueprint-block.json" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo of the HTML Sitemap Block</a></li>
<li><a href="https://playground.wordpress.net/?blueprint-url=https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2Fmandato-wordpress%2Fhtml-sitemap%2Frefs%2Fheads%2Fmain%2F.github%2Fblueprints%2Fblueprint-shortcode.json" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo of the HTML Sitemap shortcode</a></li>
</ul>
<p>In addition the following tag attributes are available exclusively for this plugin:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>class</code> — Specify class values for the initial HTML Page Sitemap <code><ul></code> list tag.</li>
<li><code>id</code> — Specify ID values for the initial HTML Page Sitemap <code><ul></code> list tag.</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type</code> — Specify the ordered list type. Accepts ”, ‘1’, ‘A’, ‘a’, ‘I’, and ‘i’. Default empty value will display an unordered list.</li>
</ul>
<p>The <code>ordered_list_type</code> attribute options in more detail:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>ordered_list_type=""</code> — The list items will be unordered</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="1"</code> — The list items will be numbered with numbers</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="A"</code> — The list items will be numbered with uppercase letters</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="a"</code> — The list items will be numbered with lowercase letters</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="I"</code> — The list items will be numbered with uppercase roman numbers</li>
<li><code>ordered_list_type="i"</code> — The list items will be numbered with lowercase roman numbers</li>
</ul>
<p>Note: This plugin only works with Hierarchical Custom Post Types such as <code>pages</code>. This plugin will not work if your post type is not hierarchical. Not setting an ordered_list_type will use an unordered list (default).</p>
<h4>Examples</h4>
<p>First example shows how to add a sitemap for the entire site.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying a depth limit of 3 and exclude page ID 708.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=3 exclude=708]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying only children and grandchildren of the current page.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=2 child_of=CURRENT]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add a sitemap to a page displaying children and grandchildren of the parent page (would include the curent page as well).</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap depth=2 child_of=PARENT]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add a sitemap displaying the page modified date with the pages sorted by the menu order number.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap show_date=modified sort_column=menu_order]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode excluding multiple pages with ids 708, 1024 and 42.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap exclude="708,1024,42"]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add a class attribute to the <code><ul></code> tag.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap class="custom-class"]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will add an id attribute to the <code><ul></code> tag.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap id="custom-element-id"]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode will display an ordered list using lowercase letters with a depth of 1.</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap ordered_list_type="a" depth=1]
</code></pre>
<p>Example shortcode with roman numbering in capitalization, with custom field “featured-list” and custom value “yes”</p>
<pre><code>[html_sitemap ordered_list_type="I" meta_key=featured-list meta_value=yes sort_column=post_date]
</code></pre>
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<h3>Contributors</h3>
<p><a href="https://angelo.mandato.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Angelo Mandato</a>, founder of <a href="https://www.painlessanalytics.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Painless Analytics</a> and <a href="https://www.frontpup.com" rel="nofollow ugc">FrontPup</a> – Plugin author</p>


HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

I felt the need to post a quick review for this plugin since it got a couple low ratings due to only including pages. The plugin clearly states it is for listing all of your pages only. It is not a normal XML sitemap. I'm giving it 5 stars because it is simple and does what I wanted. I simply wanted a page that listed all of my site's pages. This did it quickly and minimally. 

I do have one suggestion for the author. Rename the plugin. Instead of HTML Page Sitemap, perhaps it should be Simple Page List. Or, something that does not include "sitemap" since that word is what caused the couple low reviews, I think.

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Adds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or [html_sitemap] shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPr …

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<p>If you use <strong>WordPress SEO by Yoast Plugin</strong> as your main SEO plugin, you may have noticed they don’t have a HTML sitemap feature. This plugin is the answer to that problem.</p>
<h4>Features Include</h4>
<ul>
<li>Automatically uses all sitemap xml settings from the popular WordPress SEO by Yoast Plugin</li>
<li>Choose how many columns you want to display</li>
<li>Columns have a masonry effect and is compatible with all modern browsers</li>
<li>Overwrite, prepend, append, and shortcode options for placement on your sitemap page</li>
<li>Fully responsive HTML to all devices</li>
<li>Output is multilingual friendly</li>
<li>HTML code has passed W3C Markup Validation with 0 errors</li>
<li>Ability to disable the plugin’s CSS</li>
<li>Optional link to your sitemap_index.xml file</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Matt Cutts on HTML Sitemaps</h4>
<p>When Matt Cutts (Head of Google’s Webspam Team) was asked, what is more important: “A XML sitemap or an HTML sitemap?” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi5DGOu1uA0" rel="nofollow ugc">YouTube Webmaster Tools Video</a> Matt answered a HTML sitemap. HTML sitemaps help both users and search engine crawlers. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5LIlkhxl2s" rel="nofollow ugc">“It is always useful to have a HTML sitemap…”</a>.</p>
<p>Want to see the plugin in action? <a href="https://riseofweb.com/sitemap/" rel="nofollow ugc">Live HTML Sitemap Example</a>.</p>
<p>Note: The <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-seo/" rel="ugc">WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin</a> is NOT required in order to use this plugin. But this plugin does take full advantage of all settings related to the XML sitemap settings.</p>
<h4>Known oversights:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Author Roles filtering, I do not have it setup to be able to filter out author roles.</li>
<li>The posts are sorted by name and may not show if a specific Category is selected to not show in the sitemap XML settings in Yoast.</li>
</ul>


WP SEO HTML Sitemap

Really useful plugin, and the CSS bundled with it does not override your basic styling (like so many other plugins do!)



Works well even with a large amount of content

A responsive HTML sitemap that uses all of the settings for your XML sitemap in the WordPress SEO by Yoast Plugin.

HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) vs WP SEO HTML Sitemap