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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.

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<p>For a more detailed description please visit the <a href="http://www.brainsap-development.com/plugins-resources/wordpress-plugin-google-news-unique-permalink-id/" title="Google News Unique Permalink ID Plugin Homepage" rel="nofollow ugc">Google News Unique Permalink ID Plugin Homepage</a>. Note that there is also a <a href="http://www.brainsap-development.com/de/plugins-resources/wordpress-plugin-google-news-unique-permalink-id/" title="German description for Google News Unique Permalink ID" rel="nofollow ugc">German description for Google News Unique Permalink ID</a></p>
<p>This Plugin will generate Permalinks formatted for Google News, i.e. <code>myblog.org/this-is-a-very-interesting-post-12345</code> or <code>myblog.org/this-is-a-very-interesting-post-for-real-45678</code></p>
<p><em>Requirements – <strong>Important</strong>:</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Settings > Permalinks has to be set to “Custom Structure” <strong>/%postname%</strong> (do not forget the leading slash!)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Features:</em></p>
<ul>
<li>Adds a unique 5-digit ID to all Permalinks on your Blog to make it work properly with Google News</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Example:</em></p>
<ul>
<li>You add a Post with the name “This is a very Interesting Post”<br />
-> The Permalink will look like this: <code>myblog.org/this-is-a-very-interesting-post-12345</code> where 12345 is a randomly generated unique ID</li>
</ul>
<p>This Plugin is powered by Brainsap Development – <a href="http://www.brainsap-development.com/" title="Web Development Services" rel="nofollow ugc">Web Development Services</a></p>


Google News Unique Permalink ID

This Plugin automatically adds 5 Digit Unique IDs to Permalinks ready for use with Google News.

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