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Lightweight Sitemap Generator
XML sitemap generator for WordPress with file or dynamic mode. Supports all public post types and taxonomies. Optional Google News sitemap.
Compatible with WP 7.0.2
v1.0.25
Current Version v1.0.25
Updated 1 month ago
Last Update on 21 May, 2026
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Showing 3 of 3| Keyword | Position | Change | Type | Updated |
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| xml sitemap | 56 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| sitemap | 58 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
| yandex | 87 | — | Tag | 1 day ago |
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- Version
- 1.0.25
- Last Updated
- May 21, 2026
- Requires WP
- 4.8+
- Tested Up To
- 7.0.2
- PHP Version
- 7.0 or higher
- Author
- andreyberestov
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Lightweight Sitemap Generator
No. The conflict check is purely informational. It just means that another plugin is also generating an XML sitemap. In most cases you can simply disable sitemap generation in that plugin (Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, etc.). This does not affect your site’s performance or indexing; it’s just to help avoid confusion.
The native WordPress sitemap (/wp-sitemap.xml) generates multiple files for posts, pages, categories, tags, and other objects. This structure is not wrong, but it makes things more complex without real SEO benefit. According to the official sitemaps.org specification and search engine documentation (Google, Yandex, Bing), there is no ranking or indexing advantage in splitting by taxonomy. Search engines only care that: - All important URLs are listed. - Each URL has a correct <loc> and (optionally) <lastmod>. - The sitemap is valid XML and under the 50,000 URL / 50 MB per file limit. The plugin keeps one clean sitemap (with automatic split into parts only when necessary). This avoids clutter, reduces confusion for users, and keeps things minimal yet powerful.
These optional fields (<priority> and <changefreq>) were part of the early sitemap protocol but are ignored by all major search engines today. - Google officially states that these values are not used for crawling or ranking decisions. - Yandex also ignores them and relies only on <loc> and <lastmod>. Including these tags gives a false sense of control without actual effect. That’s why the plugin follows the modern standard: only <loc> and <lastmod> are included, which is exactly what search engines expect and trust.
This is intentional. Modern search engines such as Google and Yandex are fully capable of discovering images and videos directly from your pages. Including media entries in the sitemap may significantly increase file size and slow down generation on large sites, without providing real SEO benefits for most users. The plugin focuses on reliability, performance, and standards compliance — keeping the sitemap lightweight, fast to generate, and easy for search engines to crawl. If you run a specialized image or video portal and truly need dedicated media sitemaps, you can safely use this plugin alongside other SEO tools that handle media-specific indexing.
No. Since 2023, Google has officially discontinued support for the legacy ping endpoint. Search engines now automatically discover and re-fetch sitemap files listed in your robots.txt or previously submitted via Search Console. Your sitemap will be crawled regularly without any manual “ping”. Adding extra HTTP requests such as https://www.google.com/ping?sitemap=https://example.com/sitemap.xml no longer has any effect and is completely optional. If you want to ensure fast discovery, just include this line in your robots.txt: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml That’s all you need — modern search engines periodically check robots.txt and automatically detect sitemap updates.
WooCommerce (version 2.6 and above) — simple & grouped products DW Question Answer (version 1.4.3.4 and above) — published Q&A pages Any plugin that registers a public custom post type or public custom taxonomy — detected automatically. This means the plugin can support almost any third-party extension (portfolio plugins, directory listings, events, job boards, and more), as long as the post type or taxonomy is registered in WordPress as public.
Open https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml in browser developer tools or run: curl -I https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml You should see the header X-LWSGP-Mode: dynamic in the response. If a physical sitemap.xml file exists in the site root, the server may serve it directly (without headers). The plugin will show a warning in the admin panel and let you delete that file. You can also enable diagnostic comments in the settings.
The plugin does not touch your robots.txt automatically. It is recommended to add the following line manually: Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml This helps search engines (Google, Yandex, Bing, etc.) to discover your sitemap faster.
This is an advanced option, not required for normal sites. By default, the plugin calculates <lastmod> for all selected taxonomy term archives (categories, tags, custom taxonomies) using a single optimized SQL query per taxonomy. This is safe and efficient in most cases.
You can do this with a simple filter in your theme’s functions.php or in a small custom plugin: add_filter('lwsgp_tax_lastmod_cap', function() { return 5000; // maximum number of terms per taxonomy for <lastmod> }); If the number of terms exceeds this cap, the plugin will still include the term URLs in the sitemap, but without <lastmod>. This prevents potential performance issues on very large sites.