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WP Sitemap Control allows you to easily manage which post types and taxonomies are included in your WordPress site's built-in sitemap<\/a>. By default, all public post types and taxonomies appear in the sitemap<\/a>, but with this plugin, you can include or exclude specific content types to better control your site's SEO and indexing.<\/p>\n\n

Key Features:<\/strong>\n- Include or exclude selected post types and taxonomies from your sitemap.\n- Exclude individual taxonomy terms from the sitemap.\n- Exclude individual entries, such as the Privacy Policy page, from the sitemap.\n- Simple configuration via the WordPress admin menu.\n- Compatible with WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 8.0+.\n- Supports translation and is open source.<\/p>\n\n

This plugin is ideal for site owners who want more granular control over their sitemap and wish to prevent certain content from being indexed or archived by search engines. [Learn more about sitemaps][].<\/p>\n\n

The configuration allows you to turn off individual content from the sitemap - an example is \"Privacy Policy\", which we do not need to have in our sitemap, and by combining the plugin capabilities Simple SEO Improvements<\/a> we can also avoid indexing and archiving it.<\/p>\n\n

See room for improvement?<\/h4>\n\n

Great! There are several ways you can get involved to help make WP Sitemap Control better:<\/p>\n\n

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  1. Report Bugs:<\/strong> If you find a bug, error or other problem, please report it! You can do this by creating a new topic<\/a> in the plugin forum. Once a developer can verify the bug by reproducing it, they will create an official bug report in GitHub<\/a> where the bug will be worked on.<\/li>\n
  2. Suggest New Features:<\/strong> Have an awesome idea? Please share it! Simply create a new topic<\/a> in the plugin forum to express your thoughts on why the feature should be included and get a discussion going around your idea.<\/li>\n
  3. Issue Pull Requests:<\/strong> If you're a developer, the easiest way to get involved is to help out on issues already reported<\/a> in GitHub. Be sure to check out the contributing guide<\/a> for developers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Thank you for wanting to make WP Sitemap Control better for everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n

    There are 3 ways to install this plugin:<\/p>\n\n

    The super-easy way<\/h4>\n\n
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    1. Login<\/strong> to your WordPress Admin panel.<\/li>\n
    2. Go to Plugins > Add New.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Type<\/strong> \u2018WP Sitemap Control\u2019 into the Search Plugins field and hit Enter. Once found, you can view details such as the point release, rating, and description.<\/li>\n
    4. Click<\/strong> Install Now. After clicking the link, you\u2019ll be asked if you\u2019re sure you want to install the plugin.<\/li>\n
    5. Click<\/strong> Yes, and WordPress completes the installation.<\/li>\n
    6. Activate<\/strong> the plugin.<\/li>\n
    7. A new menu Sitemap<\/code> in Settings<\/code> will appear in your Admin Menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The easy way<\/h4>\n\n
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      1. Download the plugin (.zip file) on the right column of this page.<\/li>\n
      2. In your Admin, go to menu Plugins > Add.<\/li>\n
      3. Select button Upload Plugin<\/code>.<\/li>\n
      4. Upload the .zip file you just downloaded.<\/li>\n
      5. Activate the plugin.<\/li>\n
      6. A new menu Sitemap<\/code> in Settings<\/code> will appear in your Admin Menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        The old and reliable way (FTP)<\/h4>\n\n
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        1. Upload WP Sitemap Control<\/code> folder to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n
        2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n
        3. A new menu Sitemap<\/code> in Settings<\/code> will appear in your Admin Menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          I do not see \/wp-sitemap.xml<\/h3><\/dt>\n

          The site needs to be public. If you ask for no indexing, then a sitemap is not available.<\/p><\/dd>\n

          What is a sitemap?<\/h3><\/dt>\n

          A sitemap is a file where you provide information about the pages, videos, and other files on your site. Search engines read this file to more intelligently crawl your site.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n

          Project maintained on github at iworks\/wp-sitemap-control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

          1.2.1 (2025-10-16)<\/h4>\n\n