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<p>Place a shortcode into a post or a page (page recommended) and your sitemap will apear as a list with page numbers.</p>
<h4>Shortcode simple example</h4>
<p>[wp_sitemap]</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Support for both posts and pages</li>
<li>Support for page numbers and option to place it on top or bottom</li>
<li>Support for include and exclude pages / posts</li>
<li>Support for disable posts / pages</li>
<li>Support for order by and sort order</li>
<li>No data added to the database</li>
<li>No settings page added into admin</li>
<li>Sitemap settings are added through a shortcode added in a page</li>
<li>WordPress built in functions are used to make a very small code</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode advanced example</h4>
<p>[wp_sitemap pages=”false” exclude=”9,21,34″]</p>
<h4>Parameters</h4>
<p>exclude</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Define a comma-separated list of Page IDs to be excluded from the list (example: ‘exclude=3,7,31’). There is no default value.</li>
</ul>
<p>include</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Only include certain Pages or Posts in the sitemap. Like exclude, this parameter takes a comma-separated list of Page IDs. There is no default value.</li>
</ul>
<p>posts</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Include Posts. Valid values:
<ul>
<li>true – Posts are included. (Default)</li>
<li>false – Posts are not included.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>pages</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Include Pages. Valid values:
<ul>
<li>true – Pages are included. (Default)</li>
<li>false – Pages are not included.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>sort_column</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Sorts the list of Posts and Pages in a number of different ways. The default setting is sort newest first by Post / Page date.
<ul>
<li>‘post_date’ – Published Post / Page date. (Default)</li>
<li>‘post_title’ – The Post or Page title.</li>
<li>‘post_modified’ – The updated Post or Page date.</li>
<li>‘comment_count’ – The number of comments on a Post or Page.</li>
<li>Other fields in the Posts table.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>sort_order</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Change the sort order of the list of Pages (either ascending or descending). The default is ascending. Valid values:
<ul>
<li>‘ASC’ – Sort from lowest to highest.</li>
<li>‘DESC’ – Sort from highest to lowest. (Default)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>paging_position</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) The position of the page numbers. Valid values:
<ul>
<li>‘top’ – Add page numbers above the sitemap list</li>
<li>‘bottom’ – Add the page numbers below the sitemap list (Default)</li>
<li>‘both’ – Add page numbers above and below the sitemap list</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<p>post_count</p>
<ul>
<li>(string) Sets the number of Pages and Posts to display. The default is 50.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Shortcode default settings</h4>
<p>If you don’t know what this means, just ignore this section.</p>
<ul>
<li>exclude => 0</li>
<li>include => 0</li>
<li>posts => “true”</li>
<li>pages => “true”</li>
<li>sort_column => “post_date”</li>
<li>sort_order => “DESC”</li>
<li>paging_position => “bottom”</li>
<li>post_count => 50</li>
</ul>


WP Sitemap

A HTML sitemap with both post and pages. Easy to implement, just add a shortcode tag in a page.

Suraj Kumar Sinha

<p><strong>Dynamic HTML Sitemap</strong> automatically creates a user-friendly and visually appealing sitemap for your WordPress site.<br />
It enhances usability, accessibility, and SEO by providing a clear structure of your website’s content — including pages, posts, custom post types, and categories.</p>
<h3>🧩 Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong>Customizable Design:</strong><br />
Easily style your sitemap to match your website’s look and feel.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Exclude Any Content:</strong><br />
Exclude specific pages, posts, categories, or custom post types directly from the settings panel.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Category Support:</strong><br />
Full support for WordPress categories — show or hide categories in your sitemap.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Shortcode Integration:</strong><br />
Display the sitemap anywhere using the <code>[dynamic_sitemap]</code> shortcode.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>SEO Friendly:</strong><br />
Boost your site’s SEO by making your content hierarchy crawlable.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Lightweight & Fast:</strong><br />
Clean, optimized code built for speed and performance.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>🎨 Perfect for:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Large content-heavy websites  </li>
<li>Business or service sites  </li>
<li>Blogs that need better discoverability  </li>
<li>Developers building flexible sitemap solutions</li>
</ul>


Dynamic HTML Sitemap


Dynamic HTML Sitemap is an excellent tool for anyone who wants to make their site easier to navigate while boosting SEO performance. Its simplicity, functionality, and effectiveness make it a great addition to any WordPress site. A few more advanced customization options would make it perfect, but overall, it’s a valuable plugin worth installing.


Really Simple to use

Generate a customizable, SEO-friendly HTML sitemap to improve your website’s navigation and visibility.

WP Sitemap vs Dynamic HTML Sitemap