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.

Slobodan Manic

Dragan Nikolic

Alpha Brand Media

<p>In September 2012, Google announced “news_keywords” meta tag which is intended to help Google News to properly classify content and make it more discoverable for users.</p>
<p>This plugin picks your posts’ tags and uses them to generate “news_keywords” meta tag. No need to set up anything, it’s all done automatically. If a post has no tags Google News Keywords meta tag will not be displayed. You can use up to ten Google News keywords, so don’t go too tag happy.</p>
<p>Read more about Google News Keywords meta tag here:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://thematosoup.com/reviews/google-news-keywords-from-tags-free-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">How to Add Google News Keywords to WordPress Posts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://searchengineland.com/google-announces-news-keywords-metatag-133759" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Announces A Meta Keywords Tag Just For News Articles</a></li>
<li><a href="http://googlenewsblog.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-newly-hatched-way-to-tag-your-news.html" rel="nofollow ugc">Announcement post at Google News Blog</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Banner image – http://www.fotopedia.com/items/flickr-2054107736</p>


Google News Keywords from Tags

Google News Keywords from Tags uses your post tags to insert Google News keywords meta tag to your posts.

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