WP Sitemaps Config — WordPress Sitemap Plugin
by Kybernetik Services · WordPress.org page · Website
WP Sitemaps Config has 700+ active installs on WordPress.org and 11,622 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.
WP Sitemaps Config at a glance
Is WP Sitemaps Config well maintained?
Features
The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.
- disable the XML sitemaps completely with a single click
- remove the sitemaps for all public posts, pages, categories, tags, post formats and users
- remove the sitemaps for all public custom post types and custom taxonomies
- add the entries Priority, Change Frequency and Last Modification Date to each URL
- exclude single posts and pages from the XML sitemaps
- set the priority and change frequency for each post and page manually
WP Sitemaps Config reviews and ratings
12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.
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very good
Very good, I needed to disable indexing of categories and tags without having to install SEO plugins, it worked very well, thanks
juvesu -
Thank You The Easiest Sitemap I've Come Across!
I had to re-register on wordpress to review this plugin, simply because it's worth it. By far the easiest sitemap I have used and for a small plugin very comprehensive in what it does. Whenever I create a new wordpress site I add one of the more 'top rated' sitemaps but forgot to do so this time and as a sitemap appeared anyway - (Didn't realise the update of wordpresses own sitemap generator) I had no cause to check whether the sitemap and its controls were in place. But having a directory with paid listings and submission pages with contact details, I didn't realise I had one big backdoor (Until I decided to check my sitemap and the links being produced), not just for the search engines but for anyone who wanted to use my site for free and use other peoples details to do it. Now that I have been able to take control of what my sitemap allows visitors or search engines to see I feel so much more at ease. Thank you for plugging the gap of wordpress and its so called 'useful' updates without really telling people the consequences.
replied -
Much needed tool for SEO!
This plugin really should be core to wordpress!
gtcarlgoing -
Super easy
Einach und klar aufgebaut. Super easy zum Einrichten.
chunghao -
The missing UI
As many already have written here: This is the badly missing user interface for the sitemap feature in Core. Sometimes a custom post type or taxonomy is badly registered and has a sitemap, although there is no public facing page available or WP core is generating an author sitemap by default ... With this plugin, you can disable those unwanted sitemaps with one simple checkbox. Additionally, you can enable the last modification date/time which is highly recommended (because crawler now can better plan their work). There is a ticket milestoned for WordPress 6.3 which is discussing this to be part of the core sitemap. And it seems there is a feature planned for custom additions to "priority" and "change frequency". This would be worth a sixth star ;)
Torsten Landsiedel -
Very useful plugin
As others have commented, it seems like this functionality should have been included in core WP when wp-sitemap.xml was integrated. In my case, it saved the time and effort having to find/add code to functions.php to exclude taxonomies. Thanks for the useful plugin!
rvc2
Where WP Sitemaps Config ranks on WordPress.org
The rankings we track that WP Sitemaps Config appears in, and how its position changed over 30 days.
| Ranking | WordPress.org placement | Position | 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Sitemap Plugins | #32 by tag, #28 in search | #20 | – |
Details
Configure all XML sitemaps generated by the WordPress core with ease
The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.
Rankings WP Sitemaps Config competes in
Tags
- configuration
- indexing
- seo
- sitemaps
- xml sitemap
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- Version
- 2.2.4.1
- Last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First published
- Sep 2, 2020
- Requires WordPress
- 5.5
- Tested up to
- 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Pricing
- Free on WordPress.org
WP Sitemaps Config FAQ
What does WP Sitemaps Config do?
According to its WordPress.org readme, WP Sitemaps Config offers disable the XML sitemaps completely with a single click, remove the sitemaps for all public posts, pages, categories, tags, post formats and users, remove the sitemaps for all public custom post types and custom taxonomies, add the entries Priority, Change Frequency and Last Modification Date to each URL and exclude single posts and pages from the XML sitemaps.
How many active installs does WP Sitemaps Config have?
WordPress.org reports 700+ active installs for WP Sitemaps Config as of September 7, 2026.
Is WP Sitemaps Config still maintained?
Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.
Is WP Sitemaps Config free?
WP Sitemaps Config is free to install from WordPress.org. Many plugins also sell a paid version or add-ons.
Where does WP Sitemaps Config rank among Sitemap Plugins?
WP Sitemaps Config is #20 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking.