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Big Sitemap

Automatically generates and updates sitemap.xml every 24 hours, supports manual regeneration, category-grouped blog posts, URL exclusions, custom URL additions, raw XML editing, and pings search engines on manual update.

by Big Sitemap · github.com/iam-knr/big-sitemap000 · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/iam-knr/big-sitemap000/archive/refs/heads/main.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/iam-knr/big-sitemap000 ↗

A powerful WordPress plugin that automatically generates, manages, and updates your sitemap.xml with full admin control.

Features

Auto-generation every 24 hours via WordPress Cron (WP-Cron)
Instant regeneration whenever a new post or page is published/trashed
Manual Regenerate Now button on the dashboard with Google & Bing ping on trigger
Blog posts grouped by category in the sitemap
View & Edit sitemap — Preview mode (dark XML viewer) + Raw XML editor with save/reset
Exclusions — Checkbox-based UI to exclude specific posts/pages
Custom URLs — Add external or unlisted URLs with custom priority & changefreq
Settings — Configure priority and change frequency per post type (pages, posts, categories)
Writes directly to ABSPATH/sitemap.xml (domain.com/sitemap.xml)
Overrides existing sitemap.xml automatically
Search engine pinging (Google + Bing) on manual regeneration only
Clean, modern admin UI with stat cards, tabbed editor, responsive grid

Installation

Upload the big-sitemap folder to /wp-content/plugins/
Activate the plugin via Plugins > Installed Plugins
Navigate to Big Sitemap in the admin sidebar

File Structure

big-sitemap/
  big-sitemap.php                        # Main plugin bootstrap
  includes/
    class-big-sitemap-generator.php      # XML generation engine
    class-big-sitemap-scheduler.php      # WP-Cron scheduler + hooks
    class-big-sitemap-settings.php       # Settings helper
    class-big-sitemap-admin.php          # All admin pages + AJAX handlers
  assets/
    css/admin.css                        # Admin styles
    js/admin.js                          # Admin JS (jQuery)
  README.md

Admin Pages

Page	Description
Dashboard	Stat cards, Regenerate Now button, sitemap URL info
View & Edit	Preview sitemap XML or edit raw XML manually
Exclusions	Exclude specific posts/pages from sitemap
Custom URLs	Add unlisted URLs with priority & changefreq
Settings	Default priority & changefreq per content type

Changelog

1.0.0

Initial release