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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. 255
    JLCarneiro
    8-20-06 11:17AM

    Hi, GREAT plugin!
    But I have a small question/request: is it possible to choose to show only the categories (not the posts) and the pages?

    I have more posts than I want shown. I’d like to show a “mini-sitemap”: only the pages and the categories links. How can I do it?

    Thanks in advance,
    JL

  2. 254
    links for 2006-08-19 : 时光漫步
    8-19-06 6:40PM

    [...] Sitemap Generator Plugin for Wordpress · Dagon Design (tags: plugin Wordpress sitemap) [...]

  3. 253
    John
    8-19-06 6:11PM

    You must be psychic, your mail arrived just as I was headed this way to report the issue fixed. I still have no idea what the problem was, but I found another plugin this afternoon which behaved the same way. So I deactivated all my plugins: no help. Reinstalled WordPress: no help. In the end I copied the theme’s files over again and bingo! The files were all out of the same zip and I hadn’t modified them, so I can only assume the first page.php was corrupted during upload. It’s still puzzling since most of the plugins I wanted did work, but there you go. Now they all do.

  4. 252
    Admin
    8-19-06 5:59PM

    John: That does not sound like it is working perfectly ;) Can I see a link?

  5. 251
    John
    8-18-06 11:46AM

    Very odd. The plugin works perfectly except that only the link text appears on my page, all the formatting code associated with the output, along with the URL’s, have all vanished.

    I’m using a new installation and I haven’t tampered with any of WP’s include files. I don’t have any plugins which are supposed to be changing things like that. Certainly If I write code into a post it stays there.

  6. 250
    Contraditorium » Os Plugins Secretos do Contraditorium
    8-18-06 11:34AM

    [...] Dagon Design Sitemap Generator [...]

  7. 249
    Admin
    8-17-06 7:49PM

    DG: If it is the site you have in your link, it looks weird to me – maybe a CSS issue. Could you try disabling your other plugins to see if it is a compatibility issue?

  8. 248
    DG
    8-17-06 2:48PM

    Admin,

    I had written a comment on your Blog about 20 days back, but that is not displayed. I am writting here again. Actually, I upgraded sitemap plugin with latest version and since than, I am getting the following quoted error:
    Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/rok/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/dd-sitemap-gen.php on line 458.

    Can you please advice

  9. 247
    Admin
    8-15-06 6:25PM

    ovidiu: I was mistaken about the future-dated posts thing.. the option is not there in this plugin – by default it hides future dated posts and pages though, so you might want to create another test page and see how long it takes to show up.

    I cannot imagine a theme causing pages not to appear (unless it includes some wierd functions), but it very well could be another plugin. You could try disabling all of them (aside from this one of course) just to test. :)

  10. 246
    ovidiu
    8-15-06 12:16AM

    if you want to have a peak: http://www.web-designerz.de/sitemap/ now 2 pages showed up in the sitemap, still archives and about pages are missing, maybe some incompatibility with the K2 theme? I’ll try it with the default one..

  11. 245
    ovidiu
    8-14-06 11:47PM

    thx, but I guess I’ll have to dig again into CSS as that is not quite what I was aiming at, now I have that bullet in front of every entry in my I just wanted it in front of my categories thats why I tried using .ddsg-cats —-

    regarding the option: show future posts, I cannot find such an option in the option page of “Dagon Design Sitemap Generator v2.6″ and I cannot find that option in wordpress 2.0.4.
    where exactly was that option meant to be?

  12. 244
    Admin
    8-14-06 6:01PM

    ovidiu: Try this code (the image needs to be in your theme’s images directory of course):

    .ddsg-sitemap ul, .ddsg-sitemap ol {
	list-style-image: url(images/layout-bullet.gif);
}

    As far as your pages not showing up, if you just added them, the time might not match your server time. Select ’show future dated posts’ in the options to be sure.

  13. 243
    ovidiu
    8-14-06 7:06AM

    also on a new site where I just installed your plugin it does not show pages, although I selected in the option : show pages and posts….

  14. 242
    ovidiu
    8-14-06 1:53AM

    thx.
    that worked so far, all that I want is to have such a stylish blue arrow like you have, just in front of my categories. I tried something like this:

    span.ddsg-cats {
    margin: 0 0 0 4px;
    padding: 0 4px 0 0;
    background: url(‘img/bullet.png’) no-repeat 0 0px;
    }

    but it doesn’t work out and its been quite a while since I “manually” used css, can you help me out?

  15. 241
    Will
    8-13-06 4:09PM

    In response to:

    http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/sitemap-generator-plugin-for-wordpress/comment-page-12/#comment-2398

    Thanks a ton buddy, was wondering why it died on me after I just upgraded to WP 2.0.4 from WP 1.5. :)

    Admin, so you see it has nothing to do with the new visual editor, since it has never been enabled from the start. I disabled it right after the upgrade.

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