Support Continued Development
Thanks for using WP HTML Sitemap! WP HTML Sitemap Basic was developed for distribution as open source software, purely with unpaid volunteer development hours. If you like this plugin, and would like to see us make additional enhancements, please consider making a donation!
Another way you can support further development of WP HTML Sitemap is to go to the WP HTML Sitemap plugin page in the WordPress Plugin directory and give it a rating. Ratings and feedback are always helpful, and we welcome both!
- Download the WP HTML Sitemap archive, then extract the wp-html-sitemap directory to your WordPress plugins directory (generally ../wordpress/wp-content/plugins/).
- Go to the Plugins page of your WordPress admin console and activate the WP HTML Sitemap plugin.
- Once activated, go to the WP HTML Sitemap General tab, via the WordPress Settings menu.
- On the WP HTML Sitemap General tab you can customize your sitemap attributes, or just go with the defaults.
- Click on Save Settings and either Create Sitemap or Update Sitemap (if sitemap has already been created) whenever you change any of the settings on the General tab.
- Customize the appearance and order of appearance for sections on the Sections tab, and click on Save Settings.
- If using WP HTML Sitemap Pro, use the remaining tabs (Categories, Forums, Pages, Posts, and Topics) to further customize display options as desired.
- Consult the WP HTML Sitemap Pro documentation for instruction on use of shortcodes.
- Go to your sitemap url to view.
- Should you wish to remove your sitemap, just click on Delete Sitemap.
A Few Notes:
Modifying Your Sitemap: Do not edit your sitemap page or post directly (except as noted below), if you need to alter the title or other attributes of your sitemap, do it from within the settings page on WP HTML Sitemap.
Tags, Categories, & Author: The following sitemap page/post attributes can be modified directly: author, categories, and tags. Should you need to modify any of these settings for your sitemap, do so via the standard WordPress editing screens. By default, WP HTML Sitemap does not assign any tags or categories to the sitemap.
Title or Slug Conflicts: If another page or post exists in your site with the same title you choose, it will not be overwritten. A new page or post will be created for your sitemap, with a modified slug as necessary to avoid conflicts.
Temporarily Disabling: If you just want to disable your sitemap temporarily, you can also mark it as draft within your pages/posts listing, and then re-publish when desired.