Description
This plugin creates an XML sitemap with all posts, pages, categories, archives and tag pages, regardless of whether they are excluded from search engine indexing or not.
The advantage over a normal sitemap is that no pages are excluded from the sitemap. You can specify the XML cache sitemap in your cache plugin, such as LiteSpeed Cache, to fully warm up your website cache.
Screenshots
XML Cache Menu & Settings. 
Enable or disable XML cache for a specific post or page.
Installation
The easiest way to install XML Cache is by visiting your Plugins > Add New menu. Search for “XML Cache” and install the first result you see there.
To install with the zip file downloaded from this page:
- Login to your WordPress dashboard
- Visit the Plugins > Add New menu
- Click the Upload Plugin button at the top
- In the upload form that appears, click the Choose file button and select the xml-cache.zip file you downloaded here
- Click the Install Now button
- Once the page reloads, click the blue Activate link
- Done.
FAQ
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What is the URL to the sitemap?
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The sitemap can be accessed at /cache.xml. You can also simply click on the “Open Sitemap” button in the settings to open the sitemap and copy the URL from the browser address bar.
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How can I exclude posts and pages from the sitemap?
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Open the post or page you want to exclude. You will find the option to disable the XML cache on the right.
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The XML Cache toggle does not appear for my custom post type. What can I do?
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The block editor requires the custom post type to declare support for
custom-fields. If you registered the post type yourself, add it like this:'supports' => array( 'title', 'editor', 'custom-fields' )If the post type is registered by another plugin, you can add support in your theme’s
functions.php:add_post_type_support( 'your_post_type', 'custom-fields' );
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Contributors & Developers
“XML Cache” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.1.2
- Wrapped admin bar icon in ab-icon span to fix display issues.
2.1.1
- Fixed TypeError in block editor when a custom post type does not support custom-fields.
- Added FAQ entry for custom post type custom-fields requirement.
2.1.0
- Multilingual support for Polylang, WPML, and TranslatePress.
- Admin bar integration with live URL count and quick actions.
- WP-CLI commands: status and flush.
- Site Health debug info section.
- Auto-regeneration on cache invalidation.
- Cache statistics on the admin settings page.
- 5 new URL types: categories, tags, archives, custom post types, and attachments.
- Per-request throttling to prevent redundant cache invalidations.
- Responsive admin UI with container queries and pill-style stats badge.
- Removed Symfony DI for a lighter footprint.
- Updated all dependencies to latest versions.
- Added direct file access protection to all PHP files.
- Simplified GitHub workflows using 10up deploy actions.
- Bumped minimum WordPress version to 6.4.
- Tested up to WordPress 7.0.
2.0.0
- Complete rewrite using PSR-4 autoloading and Composer.
- New React-based admin settings page.
- Custom post type support.
- REST API for settings and cache management.
- Refactored URL collection and sitemap pagination.
- WPCS compliance with strict types, docblocks, and sanitization.
- Requires PHP 8.2.
1.2.1
- Fixed “Undefined variable $numpage”.
1.2.0
- XML cache now works if no permalinks are enabled.
- Paginated categories, tag pages, blog page and frontpage are now also included in the XML sitemap.
- Added blueprint for a live preview of the plugin.
- Various optimizations.
1.1.0
- Paginated posts and pages are now also included in the XML sitemap.
1.0.0
- Initial release.