Title: Smart Sitemap Generator Author: Optimist Hub Published: 15. Februar 2023 Last modified: 5. Oktober 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/smart-sitemap-generator/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=3729199) ![](https://ps.w.org/smart-sitemap-generator/assets/icon.svg?rev=3729199) # Smart Sitemap Generator By [Optimist Hub](https://profiles.wordpress.org/optimisthub/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/smart-sitemap-generator.2.0.1.zip) * [Details](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/#description) * [Reviews](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/#reviews) * [Installation](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/#installation) * [Development](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-sitemap-generator/) ## Description Smart Sitemap Generator creates XML sitemaps for your content and a sitemap index that points to all of them, so you can submit a single URL to Google, Bing and Yandex. Sitemaps are written as static files, so serving them costs almost nothing and they are generated without slowing down your visitors. **Features** * Generates a sitemap for each post type you select * Builds a sitemap index (`sitemap-index.xml`) linking them all * Includes `lastmod`, `changefreq` and `priority` for every URL * Splits large sites into multiple sitemap files of 2,000 URLs each * Rebuilds automatically when you publish or update content * Rebuilds on a schedule you choose: 24 hours, 1 week, 15 days or 30 days * Regenerates immediately when you save the settings * Output validates against the official sitemaps.org schema * Sitemaps are stored in `wp-content/uploads/sitemaps/`, which is writable on normal hosting * Adds `Options -Indexes` to the sitemap directory to prevent directory listing * Removes all generated files when you uninstall the plugin **Where are my sitemaps?** After activation the index is available at: ``` https://example.com/wp-content/uploads/sitemaps/sitemap-index.xml ``` Submit that URL to Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and Yandex Webmaster. ## Installation ### INSTALL «Smart Sitemap Generator» FROM WITHIN WORDPRESS 1. Visit the plugins page within your dashboard and select ‚Add New‘; 2. Search for ‚Smart Sitemap Generator‘; 3. Activate Smart Sitemap Generator from your Plugins page; 4. Go to Settings > Smart Sitemap to choose your post types and regeneration interval. ### INSTALL «Smart Sitemap Generator» MANUALLY 1. Upload the ’smart-sitemap-generator‘ folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory; 2. Activate the Smart Sitemap Generator through the ‚Plugins‘ menu in WordPress; 3. Go to Settings > Smart Sitemap to configure it. ## FAQ ### Where do I find the sitemap URL? It is shown at the top of the plugin settings page under Settings > Smart Sitemap. ### Can I use this with Yoast SEO, Rank Math or All in One SEO? Yes. If another plugin already generates sitemaps, simply do not submit this one, or turn this plugin’s generation off. Running both is harmless but redundant. ### Which post types are included? Only the public post types you tick in the settings. Attachments are excluded on purpose, since media files are not addressable content pages. ### How do I customise priority or changefreq? Use the `smartsitemap_priority` and `smartsitemap_changefreq` filters: ``` add_filter( 'smartsitemap_priority', function ( $priority, $post ) { return 'page' === $post->post_type ? '1.0' : $priority; }, 10, 2 ); ``` ### The sitemaps are not regenerating. What should I check? Make sure WP-Cron is working. On low-traffic sites or sites with `DISABLE_WP_CRON` set to true, call `wp-cron.php` from a real server cron job. You can also save the settings page to force an immediate rebuild. ### Does it work on multisite? Yes. Each site generates its own sitemaps inside its own uploads directory. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Smart Sitemap Generator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Optimist Hub ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/optimisthub/) * [ Fatih Toprak ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fatih-toprak/) [Translate “Smart Sitemap Generator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/smart-sitemap-generator) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/smart-sitemap-generator/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/smart-sitemap-generator/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smart-sitemap-generator/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/smart-sitemap-generator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 2.0.1 * Reduced the tag list to the five-tag limit. «bing sitemap» was removed so «seo» takes effect instead of being ignored by WordPress.org. «google sitemap» and « yandex sitemap» remain, so search-engine coverage is preserved. * No functional changes. #### 2.0.0 **Fixed** * Fixed a fatal error that made the plugin completely unusable. The `data_get()` helper came from `rappasoft/laravel-helpers`, which requires Laravel’s `illuminate/ support` package. That package was never bundled, so `data_get()` was undefined. The plugin now has no Laravel dependency. * Fixed a fatal `TypeError` on every post save: the `save_post` callback was registered with three accepted arguments but declared none. * Fixed `strtotime()` being called with a string as its second argument (the timezone offset), which throws a `TypeError` on PHP 8. * Fixed the `settings_fields()` call using a settings group that was never registered, which broke saving the settings page. * Fixed the post type checkbox field throwing a warning when no post types had been saved yet. * Fixed sitemap URLs being built by slicing file paths, which produced wrong URLs. They are now built from the uploads base URL. * Fixed `lastmod` being taken from `post_date` in local time; it now uses the correct GMT timestamp in ISO 8601 format. * Fixed the sitemap index pointing at itself. **Changed** * Sitemaps are now written to `wp-content/uploads/sitemaps/` instead of `ABSPATH/ sitemaps/`. The web root is not writable on many hosts. * Rewritten as a namespaced, PSR-4 autoloaded plugin (`OptimistHub\SmartSitemap`). The old `includes/` classes are gone. * The plugin classes are now actually loaded. The previous `index.php` only required the Composer autoloader, and the main class was never instantiated by any code path. * Rebuilding is now debounced. A bulk edit regenerates the sitemaps once at the end of the request instead of once per post. * Sitemaps are split into files of 2,000 URLs, matching the documented `setMaxUrls` behaviour, instead of silently generating one file while configured for 1,000. * Added a real `uninstall.php` that removes options, the cron event and all generated files. * Added `composer.json`, which was previously excluded by `.gitignore` and caused the broken dependency tree. * Removed the unused XSL stylesheet assets that no code referenced. * Regeneration now runs on a real daily cron event plus the configurable interval check, rather than on every single page load in `init`, which regenerated all sitemaps on every request. * Requires WordPress 6.0 and PHP 7.4 or newer. #### 1.0.01 * Plugin Github url changed. #### 1.0.0 * Stable version released ## Meta * Version **2.0.1** * Last updated **5 Tagen ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1.3** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/) * Tags * [google sitemap](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-sitemap/)[seo](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/) [sitemap](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sitemap/)[xml sitemap](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml-sitemap/) * [Advanced View](https://de-ch.wordpress.org/plugins/smart-sitemap-generator/advanced/) ## Ratings Es wurden noch keine Rezensionen eingereicht. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-sitemap-generator/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-sitemap-generator/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Optimist Hub ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/optimisthub/) * [ Fatih Toprak ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fatih-toprak/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-sitemap-generator/)