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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. 375
    Admin
    10-27-06 7:07PM

    ReTodd: Are you sure? Because there are no H1 tags found in this script.

  2. 374
    ReTodd
    10-27-06 7:01PM

    Just a not to say that in your code for dd-sitemap-gen.php you are missing a closing bracket on line 1361, the h1 tag…..

  3. 373
    ReTodd
    10-27-06 6:59PM

    Just a not to say that in your code for dd-sitemap-gen.php you are missing a closing bracket on line 1361 ($data1 .= “

  4. 372
    Admin
    10-27-06 6:05PM

    HighDiy: Anytime you use permalinks in WordPress, you can still use the old style links to access pages as well. It should not technically be considered duplicate content, since if you are using permalinks, you should not have any links left around to the old URLs.

  5. 371
    HighDiy
    10-27-06 12:48PM

    Admin,thanks for your answer.

    But actually I used permalinks (Isn’t it?)

    If leave the ‘page slug’ option blank , the second page url is something link “http://windows-vista.highdiy.com/index.php?page_id=183&pg=2″ , Is the anyway turn to be “http://windows-vista.highdiy.com/index.php/sitemap/2/” ?

    The other issue is the url “http://windows-vista.highdiy.com/index.php?page_id=183&pg=2″ and “http://windows-vista.highdiy.com/index.php/sitemap/” point to the same page , this might cause “Duplicate Content”

  6. 370
    Admin
    10-27-06 12:35PM

    Evita: I am not familiar with wpautop.

  7. 369
    Evita
    10-27-06 2:38AM

    Hi Admin!
    I´m using your excellent plugin and it worked fine for month. Now I disabled the wpautop and this breaks the sitemap – nothing is shown. I´m using latest version of wordpress and your plugin.
    Is there an easy way to fix this? Thanks for your help.

  8. 368
    » 5 Wordpress Plugins that will turn Wordpress into a CMS - Web Design - 3.7crea.tv Blog
    10-25-06 8:18AM

    [...] Finally what is a quality site with out a site map? (and no snickering about my blog’s lack of site map.) Wordpress already has a pretty robust search engine by default, but all sites could benefit from an up to date site map for usability and SEO reasons. Sitemaps are a pain to update yourself, and you certainly can’t expect clients to make them. Download and install Sitemap Generator for Wordpress it does all the heavy listing for you. [...]

  9. 367
    Admin
    10-24-06 6:10PM

    HighDiy: Since you are not using permalinks, leave the ‘page slug’ option blank. It should generate standard links to the other sitemap pages.

  10. 366
    HighDiy
    10-24-06 4:11PM

    Brilliant work,Thank you for the plugin

    It works fine when I set “Items per page” to 0 , it show all posts on one page, also when set not to use permalinks . But when use permalinks , only the first page work , all the other page no sitemap appearing.

    I guess there maybe something wrong with my permalinks setting , let me detail my this and hopefully you can see what I’m doing wrong or what I need to do to solve them.

    My web server is IIS , and no mod_rewite support , so the permalinks can only like “index.php/%postname%” , and it works on normal posts or pages.

    but for my sitemap , http://windows-vista.highdiy.com/index.php/sitemap/ , no matter what I input in “slug of sitemap page” ,for example “sitemap” or “index.php/sitemap” , the next page only show header, sidebar but no sitemap.

    Any clue what I can do to run this plugin with IIS?

  11. 365
    Admin
    10-24-06 1:40PM

    ovidiu: It is hard to say since I have not ever used WPMU. There would probably be several places in the script you would need to change the database references in, since it has several calls to the database, and there may be other differences as well. I find it strange that the database would be so different – it seems like it would keep a lot of other plugins from working too.

  12. 364
    ovidiu
    10-24-06 1:10AM

    hello admin,

    I tried to manually change the post_status field from published (all my published posts and pages have the value of published here) to static on one of my pages and now it shows up as a page indeed in the sitemap your plugin generates BUT I do not find that entry anywhere in my manage section of wpmu, I mean it does not show up as a post and neither as a page, so no editing :-( I’ll change it back, can you give some advice ?
    BUT in WPMU db structure there is a field called post_type where my pages have the value of pages and the posts have posts …

  13. 363
    Tutorial: Automatic Sitemap in WordPress
    10-22-06 4:43PM

    [...] Use the DDSitemapGen. It is an extensive plugin with a lot of options and is 100% automatic. Just follow the instructions on that site on a new sitemap page and then in your template footer file and or at some other visible place, make a link pointing to your sitemap for full visitor and search engine link benefit. [...]

  14. 362
    Josh
    10-20-06 9:03PM

    Yes, I have. And yes, hold on..

  15. 361
    Josh
    10-20-06 9:03PM

    Silly me, the time settings were off.

    Now it only displays the category: archives …

    No posts, no pages, no other categories..

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