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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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<h4>Available sitemaps:</h4>
<ul>
<li>XML Sitemap</li>
<li>Google News Sitemap</li>
</ul>
<p>Options can be found on <strong>Settings > Reading</strong>.</p>
<h4>Examples:</h4>
<ul>
<li>XML Sitemap Index become available on <a href="http://lana.codes/sitemap.xml" rel="nofollow ugc">http://lana.codes/sitemap.xml</a> (or <a href="http://lana.codes/?feed=sitemap" rel="nofollow ugc">http://lana.codes/?feed=sitemap</a>)</li>
<li>Google News Sitemap Index become available on <a href="http://lana.codes/sitemap-news.xml" rel="nofollow ugc">http://lana.codes/sitemap-news.xml</a> (or <a href="http://lana.codes/?feed=sitemap-news" rel="nofollow ugc">http://lana.codes/?feed=sitemap-news</a>)</li>
</ul>
<p>Both are automatically referenced in the dynamically created robots.txt on http://lana.codes/robots.txt to tell search engines where to find your XML Sitemaps.</p>
<p>Note: http://lana.codes/ replace to http://yourwebsite.url/</p>
<h4>Lana Codes</h4>
<p><a href="http://lana.codes/lana-product/lana-sitemap/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lana Sitemap</a><br />
<a href="http://lana.codes/lana-product/lana-seo/" rel="nofollow ugc">Lana SEO</a></p>


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