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XML Sitemaps Manager
Options to manage the WordPress core XML Sitemaps, optimize and fix some bugs.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 1
- Active installs
- 300+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Added
- Jul 2022
- Requires WP
- 5.5
- Tested up to
- WP 7.0.4
- Requires PHP
- 5.6
- Downloads
- 6,251
Our analysis
AI-assistedXML Sitemaps Manager is a WordPress plugin that allows you to manage the core XML sitemaps generated by WordPress. You can activate or deactivate these sitemaps, adjust the maximum number of URLs per sitemap, and add Last Modified dates to various content types. This plugin is designed for users who want more control over their site's XML sitemaps and improve their performance.
It is suitable for both single and multisite WordPress installations. The plugin also addresses certain bugs in the core XML Sitemap functionality and does not collect any user data, ensuring compliance with privacy standards.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress users who need to manage their XML sitemaps more effectively.
What it does well
- ✓Allows activation or deactivation of core XML sitemaps
- ✓Customise maximum number of URLs per sitemap
- ✓Add Last Modified dates to posts and terms
- ✓Fixes core XML Sitemap bugs
- ✓Privacy-friendly; does not collect user data
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on additional features or user support
Verdict
XML Sitemaps Manager offers essential features for controlling XML sitemaps in WordPress. It is a straightforward solution for users looking to enhance their sitemap management.
From the developer
Rolf Allard van Hagen's own description of XML Sitemaps Manager, lightly tidied.
The light-weight XML Sitemaps Manager allows you to de/activate WordPress core XML sitemaps, change the maximum number of URLs per sitemap and add Last Modified dates.
Features
- Options to disable the complete sitemap index or exclude certain post type sitemaps, taxonomy sitemaps or the user sitemap.
- Change the maximum number of URLs in the sitemaps.
- Add Last Modified dates to posts, terms, users and the first sitemap of each type in the index.
- Conditional is_sitemap(), ticket, and is_sitemap_stylesheet() for good measure.
- Polylang compatible.
- Multisite compatible: Can be network activated. On uninstallation, all sub-site options will be cleared from the database as long as not is_large_network().
- Additional fixes and improvents to the core XML Sitemap.
Fixes some core XML Sitemap bugs:
– Blog page lastmod in WP 6.5+ (use last post date instead of page last modified date)
– 404 Response code on certain sitemaps, ticket.
– Don’t set is_home() true, ticket.
– Don’t execute main query, ticket.
– Ignore stickyness in WP 6.0 and below, ticket (fixed in WP 6.1).
Improves core XML Sitemap performance by reducing the number of database queries for:
– the sitemap index by 5;
– each post type sitemap by 4;
– each taxonomy sitemap by the number of terms in that sitemap, ticket (fixed in WP 6.0);
– each user sitemap by the number of users in that sitemap.
Privacy / GDPR
This plugin does not collect any user or visitor data nor set browser cookies. Using this plugin should not impact your site privacy policy in any way.
There is no data published that was not already public. There is no data actively transmitted to search engines or other third parties.
Contribute
If you’re happy with this plugin as it is, please consider writing a quick rating or helping other users out on the support forum.
If you wish to help improve this plugin, you’re very welcome to translate it into your language or contribute code on Github.
Credits
Credits to all users actively discussing and contributing code to Sitemap component bugs, explicitly to @Tkama for suggesting to render the sitemaps at the parse_request action hook.
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