Google XML News Sitemap plugin
This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.
Maintenance 20/1005774d since update
Active installs
70
Downloads
15,170
Reviews
0
Age
16.1y
Tagspostseogooglenewsgoogle news
Plugin info
Total downloads: 15,170
Active installs: 70
Total reviews: 0
Average rating: 0
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 1
Last updated: 3/11/2010 (5774 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 11/17/2009 (16 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 2.5
Tested up to WordPress version: 2.9.2
Minimum PHP version: f
Maintenance & Compatibility
Maintenance score
Possibly abandoned • Last updated 5774 days ago
20/100
Is Google XML News Sitemap plugin abandoned?
Possibly abandoned (last update 5774 days ago).
Compatibility
Requires WordPress: 2.5
Tested up to: 2.9.2
Requires PHP: f
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Description
This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.
In order to have your website included in Google News, you will have to suggest it for inclusion first.
Some features:
- Set default values on a dedicated settings page
- Set genre, access, language on per article basis
- Exclude articles from the sitemap
- Ping Webmaster Tools when sitemap is updated
Google News related questions? Find answers in the Google News Help Forum
Installation
You can use the built in installer and upgrader, or you can install the plugin
manually.
- You can either use the automatic plugin installer or your FTP program to upload it to your wp-content/plugins directory the top-level folder. Don’t just upload all the php files and put them in
/wp-content/plugins/. - Disable any other News Sitemap generator plugin you may have installed!
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Visit the Google News Sitemap settings (Settings – Google News Sitemap)
- Configure the options, all of them, else you will get errors in Webmaster Tools
- Login to your Webmaster Tools account and submit the newly created news sitemap
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