VB Sitemap Generator

by verbaste

Description

VB Sitemap Generator creates XML sitemaps dynamically with caching and without unnecessary overhead.

Features:
* Sitemap index: /sitemap.xml
* Sharded main sitemaps: /sitemap-main-.xml
* Image sitemap: /sitemap-images-.xml
* Includes images in main sitemap entries
* Publish-only URLs
* Respects noindex
* Uses post_modified_gmt for lastmod
* Robots.txt integration

The plugin follows modern XML sitemap standards and avoids deprecated elements like changefreq and priority.

Installation

Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/, or install via the WordPress Plugins screen.
Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress.
Open /sitemap.xml to verify output.

Faq

Where is the sitemap?

By default: /sitemap.xml.

Does it write files to disk?

No. Sitemaps are generated dynamically and cached. Static file generation may be added in future versions.

Reviews

Changelog

1.0.0 – 2026-02-24

Initial release.
Sitemap index (/sitemap.xml)
Sharded main sitemap (/sitemap-main-*.xml)
Image sitemap support
Robots.txt integration