esnagel

<p>Creates an image sitemap to submit to the search engines for better image rankings</p>
<p>Submit yourdomain.com/sitemap-images.xml to http://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/, http://www.bing.com/toolbox/webmasters/ and https://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com/submit</p>
<p>Plugin by Eric Nagel, <a href="http://www.ericnagel.com/internet-marketing-consultant" rel="nofollow ugc">Internet Marketing Consultant</a></p>


XML Image Sitemap

Creates an image sitemap to submit to the search engines for better image rankings

pictime

<p><strong>Pic-Time Connect</strong> automatically generates comprehensive image sitemaps for all your Pic-Time photo galleries, helping search engines discover and index your images for better SEO performance.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>🎯 Smart SEO Analysis</strong> – Automatically detects and processes Pic-Time galleries</li>
<li><strong>📱 WordPress Integration</strong> – Seamlessly integrates with WordPress 5.5+ sitemap system</li>
<li><strong>⚡ Performance Optimized</strong> – Focused data processing for faster sitemap generation</li>
<li><strong>🔧 Selective Mode</strong> – Choose which galleries to include in sitemaps</li>
<li><strong>🌐 Multiple Formats</strong> – Supports both standalone and WordPress-integrated sitemaps</li>
<li><strong>🛡️ SEO Plugin Compatible</strong> – Works alongside popular SEO plugins</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<p>The plugin scans your posts and pages for Pic-Time gallery embed codes, extracts image data from the Pic-Time API, and generates XML sitemaps that search engines can easily crawl and index. This helps improve your images’ visibility in search results.</p>
<h4>Sitemap Integration</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>WordPress Sitemap Integration</strong>: Images appear in your main WordPress sitemap index (<code>/wp-sitemap.xml</code>)</li>
<li><strong>Standalone Sitemaps</strong>: Alternative endpoints for maximum compatibility</li>
<li><strong>Robots.txt Integration</strong>: Automatically adds sitemap URLs to your robots.txt file</li>
</ul>
<h4>Selective Gallery Mode</h4>
<p>Control which galleries are included in your sitemaps using the <code>data-pt-sitemap="true"</code> attribute on gallery embed codes. Perfect for:</p>
<ul>
<li>Privacy control for personal galleries</li>
<li>Improved performance with fewer galleries</li>
<li>Strategic SEO management</li>
</ul>
<h4>Developer Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Comprehensive debug logging</li>
<li>Action hooks and filters for customization</li>
<li>SEO plugin compatibility detection</li>
<li>Maintenance tools for troubleshooting</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external services provided by Pic-Time to function properly:</p>
<h4>Pic-Time Update Service</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Service</strong>: Pic-Time Plugin Update Server</li>
<li><strong>URL</strong>: https://pictime1system.blob.core.windows.net/pictures/pt_wordpress_plugins/version.json</li>
<li><strong>Purpose</strong>: To check for plugin updates and display notifications to administrators</li>
<li><strong>Data Sent</strong>: Plugin version number and site URL (for compatibility checking)</li>
<li><strong>When</strong>: Once daily via WordPress cron, or when manually checked by administrators</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy</strong>: https://www.pic-time.com/privacy-policy</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service</strong>: https://www.pic-time.com/terms-of-service</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pic-Time Gallery API</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Service</strong>: Pic-Time Image Data API</li>
<li><strong>Purpose</strong>: To fetch image metadata from your Pic-Time galleries for sitemap generation</li>
<li><strong>Data Sent</strong>: Gallery IDs extracted from your embed codes</li>
<li><strong>When</strong>: When generating sitemaps or when pages containing Pic-Time galleries are processed</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Policy</strong>: https://www.pic-time.com/privacy-policy</li>
<li><strong>Terms of Service</strong>: https://www.pic-time.com/terms-of-service</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin only functions with existing Pic-Time gallery accounts and embed codes. No data is sent without your explicit configuration of Pic-Time galleries on your website.</p>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>For support with this plugin, please visit the <a href="https://help.pic-time.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pic-Time support forum</a>.</p>
<p>For Pic-Time account and gallery-related questions, please contact <a href="https://help.pic-time.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pic-Time support</a>.</p>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only processes publicly available image URLs from your Pic-Time galleries to generate search engine sitemaps.</p>
<h3>Third-Party Services</h3>
<p>This plugin communicates with Pic-Time’s servers to retrieve image metadata for sitemap generation. Please review <a href="https://pic-time.com/privacy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pic-Time’s Privacy Policy</a> for information about their data handling practices.</p>
<h3>Development</h3>
<p>This plugin follows WordPress coding standards and best practices:</p>
<ul>
<li>Full internationalization support with proper text domains</li>
<li>Secure coding practices with proper input validation and output escaping</li>
<li>WordPress filesystem API usage for file operations</li>
<li>Proper database query optimization with caching</li>
<li>SEO plugin compatibility detection and handling</li>
<li>Comprehensive error handling and logging</li>
</ul>
<h3>Technical Requirements</h3>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher (5.5+ recommended for full sitemap integration)</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
<li>Active Pic-Time galleries on your website</li>
<li>Public site visibility for robots.txt integration</li>
</ul>
<h3>Credits</h3>
<p>Developed by Shahaf Wieder with Claude AI assistance.<br />
Special thanks to the Pic-Time team for API support and integration guidance.</p>


Pic-Time Connect

Seamlessly connect your Pic-Time galleries with WordPress SEO optimization through automated image sitemaps and enhanced search engine visibility.

XML Image Sitemap vs Pic-Time Connect