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Version 3.17   Updated Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 9:21pm

Sitemap Generator Plugin for Wordpress

This plugin creates a sitemap for your WordPress powered site. This is not just another XML sitemap plugin, but rather a true sitemap generator which is highly customizable from its own options page in the WordPress admin panel. Some of its features include: support for multi-level categories and pages, category/page exclusion, multiple-page generation with navigation, permalink support, choose what to display, what order to list items in, show comment counts and/or post dates, and much more. To see this plugin in action, visit my sitemap page.

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Languages

The latest version of this plugin includes complete support for language files. If you would like to submit a translation, please contact me. You can choose the language from the options page.

Current languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Brazilian-Portuguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Serbian, SerbianLatin, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian

The language file contains not only the text shown on the sitemap page, but all of the text in the options page as well.

Changelog

  • 07-06-09 Version 3.17 – Fixed some translation issues. New string added to language files: DDSG_CONTINUED (used the English word for all existing translations). Added Finnish and Estonian languages. Updated Danish language. Various other fixes. Tested in WP 2.8
  • 02-22-09 Version 3.16 – I have switched back to hosting this plugin on this site, instead of the WP plugin repository. This should cause less confusion. New language files have been added: Arabic, Catalan, Danish, Norwegian, Serbian, and SerbianLatin. An issue has been fixed with the Czech lang file. An issue with the previous/next links not being translated has been fixed as well. Tested in WP 2.7.1
  • 09-17-08 Version 3.15 – This is a minor update that fixes the issue some users were having with permalinks when using multiple sitemap pages.
  • 05-12-08 Version 3.14 – Fixed an issue for xhtml compliance. Removed trailing whitespace in plugin file (was cause of ‘headers already sent’ error for some). Adjusted code to handle permalinks better.
  • 04-26-08 Version 3.13 – The plugin has been tested and works in WP 2.5. Added language files: Lithuanian, Romanian, Italian, Ukranian, and updated Spanish. Updated for compatibility with the WP Security Scan Plugin (thanks Michael). Undefined offset errors should be gone now. Updated the code that displays post/page titles. Fixed issue where comment counts showed on new lines.
  • 09-26-07 Version 3.12 – Instead of having separate plugin versions for pre and post WP2.3, this version handles everything from WP 2.1 to 2.3. There is a separate download for those using WP 2.0. A bug was also fixed that caused posts to be duplicated in 2.3.
  • 09-22-07 Version 3.11 – Bug fixed – categories were not showing up if they had a parent category with no posts.
  • 09-20-07 Version 3.1 – Now supports WordPress 2.3. Added Czech, Russian, and (updated) French language files.
  • 07-27-07 – Not a version update – added Albanian, Bulgarian, Swedish, and Turkish language files.
  • 07-08-07 Version 3.07 – Post titles with html formatting should now show up properly in the sitemap. Slovene language file added.
  • 06-22-07 Version 3.06 – Updated to display sub-categories (with posts), even when parent category has no posts.
  • 06-20-07 Version 3.05 – Ampersands (in titles) issue fixed.
  • 06-18-07 – Not a version update – added French and Brazilian-Portuguese language files.
  • 05-31-07 Version 3.04 – Better support for international date formatting added (using the date_i18n function). Option to limit multi-cat posts to one cat removed for now due to incompatibility issues. Spanish and Polish language files added.
  • 05-17-07 Version 3.03 – Parse error bug fixed. Non-published (draft) pages now hidden.
  • 05-16-07 Version 3.02 – Updated to work with WordPress 2.2. Drafts no longer appear in the sitemap. Added new languages: Simplified Chinese, Dutch, and Japanese.
  • 05-09-07 Version 3.01 – Bug fixed with future post check. German language file added.
  • 05-03-07 Version 3.0 – This is a very big update. Most of the plugin has been rewritten from the ground up. Many things have been fixed, several new features have been added, and it runs much faster than before. Be sure to read the updated information below.
  • 03-24-07 Version 2.73 – Sitemap page navigation will no longer show ‘/1/’ in the URL for the first page. The same method has also been applied for those not using permalinks.
  • 02-09-07 Version 2.72 – Fixed a compatibility issue with this plugin and some of my others.
  • 01-25-07 Version 2.71 – Fixed bug when used with WordPress 2.1
  • 09-17-06 Version 2.7 – You can choose to show excerpts even when a post or page title exists. They settings are now independent.
  • 04-02-06 Version 2.6 – The page and category exclusion lists are no longer case-sensitive. An issue has also been fixed for excluded categories that have non-excluded sub-categories. They now show up properly. Lastly, an issue was fixed where sites with more than 10,000 posts were having problems generating the sitemap.
  • 03-23-06 Version 2.5 – Lots of optimizations, runs much faster. Can now exclude pages (and subpages). Options page completely redone. All visible text is an option (under Language Settings). Comment count only counts approved comments.
  • 03-21-06 Version 2.4.2 – Some minor code adjustments. Works properly when the Google Analytics plugin by boakes.org is enabled.
  • 03-18-06 Version 2.4.1 – Several minor issues fixed. Rewrite code greatly improved. Added option to change ‘continued text’. Can now generate sitemap on error pages.
  • 03-14-06 Version 2.4 – Several requested features added: Choose to show everything, or just posts or pages. Can show publish date for posts (and configure the date/time format). Added ability to exclude categories. Option to open links in new windows
  • 02-16-06 Version 2.3.1 – Fixed uploads/attachments showing up in sitemap.Fixed small bug when sorting pages by title.
  • 01-23-06 Version 2.3 – Permalink support for navigation added! (read permalink section below for more info)
  • 01-22-06 Version 2.2.1 – Option to hide password-protected items. Fixed navigation bug (when Wordpress was in sub-folder).
  • 01-21-06 Version 2.2 – Rewritten again! – Handles multi-level categories and pages. Continuation of previous posts/pages shown. Customizable text for category pages. Separate sort orders for posts and pages. CSS added for easy customization. Always hides drafts and future-dated posts now (there’s no reason not to). Multi-category posts handled much better. ‘Breadcrumb trail’ for sub-categories. For posts without titles – display ‘(no title)’, first X characters, or first X words. And many other fixes/updates.
  • 01-14-06 Version 2.0 – Rewritten completely, and turned into a plugin
  • 01-15-06 Version 2.1 – New features and various fixes: –
    Handles custom table prefixes. Fade effect upon submitting options (for WP 2.0 users). Option to display posts or pages first. For posts without titles, choose to ignore, use “(no title)”, or first few words of text. Place sitemap navigation at the top, bottom, or both.
  • 01-14-06 Version 2.0 – Rewritten completely, and turned into a plugin
  • 12-08-05 – Original (non-plugin) version 1.0

Installation

  • Download sitemap-generator.zip and uncompress
  • Upload the entire sitemap-generator folder (not just the files inside) to your plugins directory
  • Activate the plugin in your administration panel
  • Configure the plugin in the options panel (under DDSitemapGen)
  • If using permalinks, read the permalink section below
  • Simply add the following line to a WordPress page (where you would like the sitemap to display): 
    <!-- ddsitemapgen -->

    Note: For those of you using the new rich-text editor – be sure to click the ‘html’ button to edit the page source directly. Otherwise Wordpress will wrap code tags around the line which generates the sitemap and it will not work properly.

Upgrading?

To upgrade, disable and then delete the existing plugin. Then install the new version as explained above.

Be sure to use the new language files, as new text may have been added.

After you install, be sure to click the ‘Load Default Options’ button, as some of the settings have changed.

Version 3.0 of this plugin is a big jump from the previous versions. Most of the code has been rewritten from scratch, and a few things are different. One of the best improvements is the speed and stability. The sitemap generation is much faster now, which should especially help people with larger sites. Be sure to read the updated information below.

Want to run the plugin from a template file?

To use the sitemap generator function directly from a template file, just insert the following line where you would like the sitemap to be generated:

<?php echo ddsg_create_sitemap(); ?>

Permalinks for sitemap navigation

Depending on your settings, the sitemap may be spread across multiple pages. If you are using permalinks, be sure to enter the page slug of your sitemap page in the plugin options. That way it will use permalinks for the sitemap navigation as well. If you are not using permalinks, simply leave this option blank. Notice: After changing the sitemap page slug setting, be sure to update your permalink structure.

CSS declarations

This plugin has a couple of CSS classes built in to easily change the look of your sitemap. Just add the new declarations to your themes CSS file, and customize it however you like.

  • .ddsg-wrapper – Div around the entire sitemap.
  • .ddsg-pagenav – Div around the page navigation.

Available Options

These options can be configured from the options page in the WordPress admin panel. Most of these are fairly self-explanatory.

General Options

  • Language – Language files are located in /wp-content/plugins/sitemap-generator/lang/
  • Items per page – Set to 0 for unlimited
  • Sitemap page slug – If using permalinks, enter the slug of your sitemap page. Notice: After changing the sitemap page slug setting, be sure to update your permalink structure

Sitemap Generation

  • What to show – Show posts, pages, or both
  • If showing both, which first – Show posts or pages first
  • Post sort order – Sort by title or date (oldest or newest first)
  • Page sort order – Sort by title or date (oldest or newest first) or menu order (ascending or descending)
  • Show comment count after posts
  • Show comment count after pages
  • If showing comment counts, display when zero
  • Show dates after posts
  • Show dates after pages
  • Date format (if showing dates) – Use PHP date() formatting

Exclusions

  • Excluded categories – Category IDs, separated by commas. Sub-categories will also be excluded, as well as all posts contained in excluded categories
  • Excluded pages – Page IDs, separated by commas. Sub-pages will also be excluded
  • Hide future-dated posts
  • Hide password-protected items

Navigation

  • Sitemap navigation method – Two types to choose from
  • Show sitemap navigation – Where to show the navigation

Miscellaneous

  • Full path to XML sitemap – If you are also using an XML sitemap plugin, you can enter the path to the XML file here, and a link to it will be added to your sitemap page
  • Where to show XML sitemap link – At the end of the last page, or at the end of every page

Troubleshooting

If you are using the permalinks for multiple sitemap pages, be sure that you have updated your permalink structure after changing the page slug option so that it will recognize the new permalinks generated by the plugin.

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  1. 165
    Admin
    5-8-06 6:28PM

    No problem. Someone else had the same thing happen to them just the other day :)

  2. 164
    Mike
    5-8-06 6:12PM

    Hi Admin,

    Thanks for your response. I really appreciate it! :-)

    I went back in to confirm the link, and strangely enough, it now seems to be functioning properly. :-)

    I think it had something to do with my time stamps. I’m in the western US, and if I forget to reset the time (which I did here) Wordpress ends up seeing my posts as future posts, and doesn’t recognize them until hours later.

    My sincere apologies for bothering you! Thanks a million for the fantastic plugin. :-)

    Take care,
    ~Mike

  3. 163
    Admin
    5-8-06 5:42PM

    Mike: A link would be good. I think I know what you mean, but I would still like to see.

    Did you temporarily disable the visual text editor when adding in the line to call up the sitemap? The new style editor automatically wraps code tags around html comments which will mess up the output. This sitemap is called by a keyword in a comment, so that if the plugin is ever disabled, it will just hide the code to call it up. :)

  4. 162
    Mike
    5-8-06 2:57PM

    Hi there!

    First off, thanks so much for creating this plugin. It’s exactly what I’ve been looking for!

    That being said, I’ve run into a problem getting it to work.

    Basically, the code snippet doesn’t seem to be calling any of my pages into the Sitemap page. The only link that comes up is the link that shows when it can’t find any links.

    I’d be happy to email the link to the site and page if it would help any.

    Thanks very much in advance!
    ~Mike

  5. 161
    SEO Marketing Blog
    4-29-06 5:08AM

    Admin: better than nothing ;-)

  6. 160
    Admin
    4-28-06 11:38AM

    Frank: Perhaps :)

  7. 159
    SEO Marketing Blog
    4-28-06 8:41AM

    Great Plugin, just installed it on http://seo-marketing-blog.de/seo-sitemap/ and everything works perfect – i love the flexible pagination ;-)
    I´ve seen that there is the possibility in the WP-Options to chose a textsnippet (flexible amount of words or characters), if there is not title for the article.
    This sitemap-plugin would be perfect for Google Ranking (and me ;-) ), if this would be an additional option, also if there is already a title for the article. Means it would be great to have the Sitemap-Links with Date & Comments & and textsnippet shown …
    Is there any chance, that you implement this? (sooner or later ;-) )

    Thanks, Frank

  8. 158
    Admin
    4-26-06 6:19PM

    mike: I will email you with some other ideas. :)

  9. 157
    mike
    4-26-06 5:53PM

    Okay,I added a couple of posts. Still just that one showing up. I’m trying to compare my two installs, but they look identical, permissions and all.

  10. 156
    Admin
    4-26-06 5:45PM

    mike: Would you mind trying to add a test post or two? Just to see what happens?

  11. 155
    mike
    4-26-06 5:15PM

    I’m using WP 2.0.2 and mySQL 4.0.25.

    Setting it to not show the post count eliminated the error. But it’s still only listing one post when I have 2 posts and 2 pages.

    I tried completely uninstalling wordpress and starting from scratch, but the same thing happens.

  12. 154
    Admin
    4-26-06 4:36PM

    mike: What version of WordPress are you using? And what version of MySQL? There is only one query in the script that uses the ‘comment_approved’ field. It is the function that counts the number of comments on a post. For right now, try setting the option to not display the comment counts.

  13. 153
    mike
    4-26-06 2:18PM

    Odd beahvior.

    I have the sitemap up and running great on one site, but I’m getting errors on another on the same server.

    http://violentvegan.com/blog/?page_id=3

    WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'AND comment_approved = '1'' at line 3]
    SELECT COUNT(1) FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_post_ID = AND comment_approved = ‘1′

    That is with the “pages only” option. If I check the “pages and entries” option, only the first blog entry (wordpress default “hello World” appears on sitemap page.)

    Any idea what I might be wrong?

  14. 152
    coolblogs
    4-26-06 5:36AM

    oops silly me, now it’s working fine for me, Thanks Admin for your great Sitemap Plugin and your support. :)

  15. 151
    Admin
    4-25-06 9:47AM

    This plugin does not create any files. It just outputs the info to the page where you call it, using the following line in your page:

    <!-- ddsitemapgen -->

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