andreyberestov

Lightweight Sitemap Generator is a minimal WordPress plugin that creates a valid XML sitemap for search engines (Google, Yandex and others), fully compliant with <a href="https://www.sitemaps.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">sitemaps.org</a>.
Main features:
<ul>
<li>Generates a valid <code>sitemap.xml</code> (or wp-sitemap.xml) with proper <code><loc></code> and <code><lastmod></code> tags (ISO-8601 UTC format)</li>
<li>Unified structure for posts, pages, products, built-in taxonomies, and detected public third-party taxonomies</li>
<li>Global chronological order (newer → older)</li>
<li>Automatic duplicate prevention across all sources</li>
<li>Two modes:
<ul>
<li>File mode — creates a static sitemap in the site root (minimal server load)</li>
<li>Dynamic mode — builds sitemap on-the-fly (always up to date, cached with TTL)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Clean and minimal settings page in WP Admin:
<ul>
<li>Enable or disable posts, pages, categories, tags, authors, archives</li>
<li>Supports WooCommerce products, DW Q&A, and all detected custom post types/taxonomies</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Homepage is always included automatically</li>
<li>Flexible <code><lastmod></code> for homepage:
<ul>
<li>Smart — based on the most recently updated content</li>
<li>Conservative — static front-page date</li>
<li>Fast — current time on each generation</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Optional sitemap splitting (up to 50 000 URLs per part) with automatic sitemap index</li>
<li>Google News: Optional separate <code>news-sitemap.xml</code> for Google News with 48-hour news window and 1,000 URLs per file</li>
<li>Two independent generation engines — optimized for both regular and ultra-large sites</li>
<li>Safe caching with TTL and diagnostic comments (HIT / MISS / timing)</li>
<li>HTTP header support:
<ul>
<li>Sends correct Content-Type, Last-Modified, Cache-Control, and ETag headers</li>
<li>Optional X-Robots-Tag: noindex, follow header for sitemap requests</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Security and reliability:
<ul>
<li>Capability checks and nonce validation</li>
<li>Strict sanitization and option whitelisting</li>
<li>File operations via <code>WP_Filesystem</code> (with safe fallback)</li>
<li>No external requests</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Created by Andrey Berestov

Lightweight Sitemap Generator

XML sitemap generator for WordPress with file or dynamic mode. Supports all public post types and taxonomies. Optional Google News sitemap.

fgauer

PIR Site Structure Mapper gives you a complete visual map of how your WordPress site is structured. It reads your theme’s templates, pages, navigation menus, and content links, then presents everything in an interactive dashboard so you can understand and manage your site architecture at a glance.
Works with three theme types:
<ul>
<li>Block themes (Full Site Editing) — templates, template parts, patterns, block trees, and the full template hierarchy</li>
<li>Elementor sites — Theme Builder templates, saved templates, widget trees, display conditions, and navigation</li>
<li>Classic themes — PHP template files, template hierarchy resolution, widget areas, and navigation menus</li>
</ul>
Key features:
<ul>
<li>Site Navigation — visual flow map showing how pages connect through menus, content links, and template links</li>
<li>Template analysis — see which templates exist, which pages use them, and how the template hierarchy resolves</li>
<li>Page inspector — template resolution chain, content block/widget trees, and link analysis per page</li>
<li>Link health — internal, external, and unresolved links with live verification via HTTP HEAD requests</li>
<li>Live crawl — HTTP-based site crawling to discover pages and links as rendered</li>
<li>Widget areas (classic themes) — registered sidebars and their active widgets</li>
<li>Plugin routes — custom post types, taxonomies, and special pages registered by plugins</li>
<li>Guard system — configurable safety limits prevent runaway processing on large sites</li>
</ul>
<h3>Development</h3>
The full source code for this plugin is publicly available at: 
https://bitbucket.org/fgauer/wp-plugin-visual-editor/
<h4>Source Files</h4>
The compiled files in <code>build/</code> are generated from human-readable source code included in the plugin:
<ul>
<li><code>src/admin/</code> — Admin dashboard React components and CSS (builds to <code>build/admin.js</code> and <code>build/style-admin.css</code>)</li>
<li><code>src/public/</code> — Public-facing JS and CSS (builds to <code>build/public.js</code> and <code>build/style-public.css</code>)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Build Tools</h4>
<ul>
<li>Node.js (LTS recommended)</li>
<li><code>@wordpress/scripts</code> — WordPress wrapper around webpack, Babel, and PostCSS</li>
</ul>
<h4>Building from Source</h4>
To regenerate the compiled files:
<ol>
<li>Install dependencies: <code>npm install</code></li>
<li>Build assets: <code>npm run build</code></li>
<li>For development with live reload: <code>npm start</code></li>
</ol>
<h4>Third-Party Libraries</h4>
All JavaScript dependencies are WordPress core packages (<code>@wordpress/element</code>, <code>@wordpress/api-fetch</code>, <code>@wordpress/components</code>, etc.) loaded at runtime via the WordPress script dependency system. No third-party libraries are bundled into the compiled files.

PIR Site Structure Mapper

Visualize your WordPress site structure — templates, pages, navigation flow, widget areas, and link health — all in one dashboard.

Lightweight Sitemap Generator vs PIR Site Structure Mapper