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<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.

GNPublisher

<p>GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the <a href="https://support.google.com/news/publisher-center/answer/9545420" rel="nofollow ugc">Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements</a> for including your site in the <a href="https://publishercenter.google.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google News Publisher Center</a>.</p>
<p>The plugin addresses common RSS compatiblity issues publishers experience when using the Google News Publisher Center, including:</p>
<ul>
<li>Incomplete articles</li>
<li>Duplicate images</li>
<li>Missing images or media</li>
<li>Missing content (usually social media/Instagram embeds)</li>
<li>Title errors (missing or repeated titles)</li>
<li>Cached RSS feeds causing slow updating</li>
<li>Delayed crawling by Google</li>
</ul>
<p>After installing, click on the <em>‘Dashboard’</em> under GN Publisher on your plugins page for additional information about applying and troubleshooting issues related to the Google News Publisher Center.</p>
<p><strong>New in 1.5.24</strong><br />
Compatibility with Apple news publish</p>
<p><strong>New in 1.5.11</strong><br />
Google Reader Revenue Manager support.Reader Revenue Manager provides publisher solutions to deepen audience engagement and convert subscribers or contributors.</p>
<p><strong>New in 1.0.9</strong></p>
<p>GN Publisher now displays the time of the most recent ping and feed fetch from Google. This helps when troubleshooting the dreaded ’empty sections’ issue in the Google News Publisher Center.</p>
<p><strong>New in 1.0.6</strong></p>
<p>GN Publisher now pings Google when feeds are updated. This can help with faster updates in your Google News Publication.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>We try our best to provide support on <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gn-publisher/" rel="ugc">WordPress GN Publisher plugin support forum</a> forums. However, We have a special <a href="https://gnpublisher.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow ugc">team support</a> where you can ask us questions and get help. Delivering a good user experience means a lot to us and so we try our best to reply each and every question that gets asked.</p>
<h3>Bug Reports</h3>
<p>Bug reports for GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds are <a href="https://github.com/ahmedkaludi/gn-publisher/issues/" rel="nofollow ugc">welcomed on GitHub</a>. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren’t properly qualified as bugs will be closed.</p>
<h3>PRO Version</h3>
<p>Take you Google News Feed experience to next level by using our <a href="https://gnpublisher.com/pricing/#pricing" rel="nofollow ugc">GN Publisher PRO</a> plugin which contains the following features.</p>
<ul>
<li>Content Scraping Protection </li>
<li>Exclude Categories From Main Feed </li>
<li>Google News Sitemap </li>
<li>Compatibility with Flipboard.com</li>
<li>Compatibility with PublishPress Authors</li>
<li>Compatibility with Translate Press</li>
</ul>


GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds

GN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.

Simple News XML Sitemap Generator vs GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds