How to generate a WordPress sitemap?Setting Up a WP Blog Sitemap Plugin

WordPressThere are many sitemap plugins, there are free and paid WP blog sitemaps, which one should you choose to set up?

Because there are too many articles on some websites, 500 errors may appear when accessing the XML sitemap URL after enabling it, so only after testing it yourself, choose the one that suits you, which is the best WordPress sitemap plugin.

What to do if Baidu does not include articles?

  • You can regularly put the website link into the Sitemap, and then submit the Sitemap to Baidu.
  • Baidu will regularly crawl and check your submitted Sitemaps and links, but the indexing speed is slower than API push.

However, to submit a sitemap on the Baidu search resource platform, the file address format is required to be txt or xml, and each address file contains a maximum of 50,000 URLs and must be less than 10MB.

"Do not submit an indexed sitemap, the indexed sitemap will not be processed, and if there is an indexed sitemap, new files will not be allowed to be submitted; please delete the indexed sitemap and then try to submit the data."

Therefore, it is necessary to find a sitemap plug-in that meets the requirements of the search resource platform and can generate a "non-indexed sitemap".

Next, share inAlienUFOSome experience of testing WordPress sitemap plugins on the website.

WordPress default sitemap

WordPress default generated XML sitemap ▼

How to generate a WordPress sitemap?Setting Up a WP Blog Sitemap Plugin

Since WordPress 5.5, it comes with a default XML sitemap:你的网站首页/wp-sitemap.xml

  • If the sitemap plugin is enabled, it may automatically redirect to the xml address generated by the sitemap plugin.
  • If both the XML Sitemap & Google News and Companion Sitemap Generator plugins are enabled, the WordPress default sitemap will be used.
WordPress default sitemap functionDisadvantages of the default sitemap generated by WordPress
  • The /wp-sitemap.xml generated by WP by default contains multiple indexed sitemaps;
  • The generated article Sitemap contains 2000 URLs;
  • Suitable for websites with more than 50,000 URL links;
  • No way to easily configure exclusions and custom add URL links via options;
  • Exclusions need to be set up using PHP code.

    Companion Sitemap Generator Sitemap Plugin

    The html sitemap generated by the Companion Sitemap Generator plugin▼

    The second html sitemap generated by the Companion Sitemap Generator plugin

    Companion Sitemap Generator Sitemap Plugin FeaturesCompanion Sitemap Generator Sitemap Plugin Disadvantages
    • Only generate a unique /sitemap.xml that contains the full site URL link;
    • Suitable for websites with no more than 50,000 URL links;
    • Can generate sitemaps in html format;
    • Links can be added in batches;
    • Exclusions and custom add URL links can be configured.
    • If there are more than 50,000 URL links, it does not meet the requirements of Baidu search resource platformEach address file contains up to 50,000 URLs.

    Yoast SEO Plugin-generated XML Sitemap sitemap

    Yoast SEO XML Sitemap Sitemap Plugin No. 3

    XML Sitemap Sitemap Feature Generated by Yoast SEO PluginDisadvantages of XML Sitemap Sitemap Generated by Yoast SEO Plugin
    • The generated /sitemap_index.xml contains multiple indexed sitemaps;
    • The generated article Sitemap contains 1000 URLs;
    • Suitable for websites with more than 50,000 URL links.
    • There is no way to configure exclusions and custom add URL links, so it is not recommended.

    Google XML Sitemaps Sitemap Plugin

    The xml sitemap generated by the Google XML Sitemaps plugin ▼

    The fourth xml sitemap generated by the Google XML Sitemaps plugin

    Google XML Sitemaps Sitemap Plugin FeaturesGoogle XML Sitemaps Sitemap Plugin Disadvantages
    • The generated /sitemap.xml contains multiple indexed sitemaps;
    • Suitable for websites with more than 50000 URL links.

     

    • The generated article Sitemap is generated by month;
    • The generated tag Sitemap is generated by 10 entries.
    • Since there are too many generated Sitemaps, it is very time-consuming and labor-intensive to submit to Baidu search resource platform;
    • You can configure exclusions and custom add URLs, but you need to manually add links one by one, and you cannot add links in batches, so it is not recommended.

    XML Sitemap & Google News Sitemap Plugin

    XML Sitemap & xml sitemap generated by Google News plugin ▼

    XML Sitemap & Google News Plugin Generated XML Sitemap No. 5

    XML Sitemap & Google News Sitemap Plugin Features
    • The generated /sitemap.xml contains fewer indexed sitemaps;
    • Suitable for websites with more than 50,000 URL links;
    • Links can be added in batches;
    • Exclusions and custom add URL links can be configured.

    API push:The fastest way to submit to Baidu.It is recommended that you immediately use this method to push the new article link of the website to Baidu, so as to ensure that the new link can be included in Baidu in time.

    Baidu general index API index plug-in, please browse the tutorial below ▼

    Things to note

    • If the article status is set to "Published regularly", the old tribe Baidu Quick Submission Plug-in will not be pushed to Baidu after the article is published regularly. Only when the article is updated in the "Published" status will it be submitted to Baidu.
    • The solution is to submit the Sitemap to Baidu, and Baidu will periodically crawl and check the Sitemap and links you submit.

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