Google XML Sitemaps Generator Pro creates structured sitemaps from WordPress content. Choose a single XML sitemap, which gathers links in one file, or a sitemap index, which groups separate sitemaps by content type. Supported content can include pages, posts, custom post types, taxonomies, archives, authors, categories and tags, along with WooCommerce products, categories and tags.

Choose content and set rules

Sitemap settings let you include or exclude supported content, set priority and frequency, add internal or external URLs, and add custom sitemap files to an index. Pro includes controls to exclude individual pages, posts and custom posts, exclude categories and tags, or include only selected categories and tags. For an individual page, post or custom post type, set its priority and frequency or exclude it from the sitemap.

HTML sitemap for site navigation

Create an HTML sitemap that lists selected pages, posts and custom post types. Choose the post types with the multiselect control, then display the sitemap using a shortcode or a widget for Elementor, Gutenberg or WPBakery.

News and multilingual sitemaps

The Google News sitemap can include a publication name, language, title and publication date. Settings support a custom news publication name and sitemap URL, and the sitemap follows the Google Publisher Center sitemap protocol. Pro adds custom post types and taxonomies, keywords, stock tickers, and controls for excluding posts, categories or tags or including selected categories and tags. Multilingual sitemaps are compatible with WPML, Polylang and TranslatePress.

Image and video sitemaps

The picture sitemap can include images from pages, posts and custom post content. Pro adds custom post types, featured images, WooCommerce gallery images and MIME type settings, as well as an option to exclude broken images that return a 404 response. Image sitemaps can be split through a sitemap index, use a custom URL and conceal image previews.

The video sitemap collects videos from page, post and custom post content containing a Playlist shortcode or tag. Pro adds support for YouTube, Vimeo and X videos, plus custom post types. Video entries can draw the title, thumbnail, description and duration from the video attachment's title, featured image, caption and length. Video sitemaps can also be split through an index and use a custom URL.

Caching and administration

The add-on caches sitemap data when someone visits a sitemap page. Set the cache expiration time, view when the sitemap was last cached or clear the cache. Pro includes smart caching and an option to minimize sitemap source code. Other tools include robots.txt integration, WP-CLI commands, settings import and export, and compatibility with Yoast, Rank Math and The SEO Framework. Multisite networks and WooCommerce are supported.

Pro also includes a broken-link scan for links and images in published content included in the sitemap. Results identify broken links, redirects and URLs that could not be checked. Recheck or ignore URLs, and schedule scans daily, weekly or monthly.

Set up the extension

Install and activate the plugin in WordPress, then open Settings > XML Sitemaps. Choose the sitemap structure, content types and formats, configure the available rules and options, and save your settings. Review the generated sitemap outputs and adjust the configuration as your site content changes.