Tags: series, posts, news
Contributors: tarosky, Takahashi_Fumiki
Tested up to: 6.5
Requires at least: 5.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable Tag: nightly
License: GPLv3 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
A WordPress plugin to generate single sitemap for an exclusive sitemap.
This plugin add an **Exclusive Sitemap" to your WordPress site.
Search engine robots, such as those used by Google, crawl websites by following links to gather data for their search index. A sitemap serves as a signal to these robots to expedite the crawling process.
A typical sitemap provides a list of URLs that you want indexed, while an exclusive sitemap lists URLs where changes need to be reflected. This includes:
- Pages that you want to quickly set to noindex
- URLs with query parameters that have been indexed unintentionally
When displaying URLs indicated by the exclusive sitemap, ensure the following correct actions are taken:
- If the page should not be indexed, it should have a noindex directive in
<head>section. - The page should include a
<link rel="canonical" />meta tag pointing to the correct URL (standard in WordPress)
Here is an example of how to use the exclusive sitemap based on a real scenario.
You open Google Search Console and notice that duplicate URLs are being indexed.
https://example.com/category/?suponcered=true- This URL was linked from an old advertisement, but the parameter is unnecessary.https://example.com/article/1234/amp/- You no longer use AMP, but this URL is still indexed!https://example.com/article/5678/?snscid=1234567890- You have no idea about this, but after investigation, you find that thesnscidquery parameter is added when the URL is shared on a specific social media platform.
Let's remove these URLs from Google's search index.
- Enter the URLs in the WordPress admin panel under Tools > Exclusionary Sitemap.
- After saving, submit the sitemap URL generated on the same screen to Google Search Console or other relevant tools.
- Wait for Google to crawl the site.
- Once you confirm that the URLs are no longer indexed, delete the URLs from WordPress.
Click install and activate it.
See releases.
Please create new ticket on support forum.
Create a new issue or send pull requests.
- First release.