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Free WordPress Plugin

Simply WP Sitemap Generator

Generates a full XML sitemap for your WordPress site with a styled XSL browser view — so visitors see a clean table instead of raw XML. Automatically triggers a cache warm when content changes.

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Features

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

Sitemap Index

Auto-split by post type and taxonomy — post-sitemap.xml, page-sitemap.xml, etc.

Beautiful Browser View

XSL stylesheet transforms raw XML into a clean, readable table.

Cache Warmer Sync

Auto-triggers Simply WP Cache Warmer when content changes.

Fully Configurable

Choose post types, taxonomies, priority, change frequency and exclusions.

How it works

Up and running in under 5 minutes.

01

Install & activate

Install from WordPress.org and activate. The plugin immediately disables the basic WordPress built-in sitemap and replaces it with a full sitemap index.

02

Choose what to include

Go to Sitemap Generator in your admin. Tick which post types and taxonomies to include — posts, pages, products, categories, tags.

03

Submit to Google

Copy the sitemap index URL (yourdomain.com/sitemap_index.xml) and submit it in Google Search Console. Done.

04

Stays in sync automatically

Every time you publish, edit, or delete content the sitemap cache clears and — if Simply WP Cache Warmer is installed — a cache warm run triggers automatically.

Works great with

All WordPress hosts WooCommerce Simply WP Cache Warmer Google Search Console Any SEO-friendly theme

Frequently asked questions

Will it conflict with Yoast SEO or Rank Math?

Yes — if those plugins have their sitemap feature enabled, disable it before activating this plugin. This plugin also disables the WordPress 5.5+ built-in sitemap automatically so there are no duplicates.

Where exactly is the sitemap?

The sitemap index is at yourdomain.com/sitemap_index.xml. Individual sitemaps follow the pattern post-sitemap.xml, page-sitemap.xml, category-sitemap.xml, etc. All URLs are shown on the Summary tab in the admin.

Does the sitemap update automatically?

Yes. Sitemaps are cached for 1 hour. When you publish, edit, or delete any post or term, the cache clears automatically so the next request regenerates a fresh sitemap.

What is the XSL browser view?

When you open your sitemap URL in a browser, instead of showing raw XML tags it displays a clean styled table with columns for URL, Last Modified, Change Frequency, and Priority. This is done via an XSL stylesheet — the XML itself is unchanged and search engines read it normally.

Requirements

PHP 7.4 or higher WordPress 5.8 or higher License: GPL-2.0-or-later

Ready to get started?

Free forever on WordPress.org. Install in under a minute.

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