=== Karailiev's sitemap === Contributors: Valentin Karailiev Tags: seo, sitemap, google, yahoo, msn, xml sitemap, xml, news, news sitemap Requires at least: 2.5 Tested up to: 4.0 Stable tag: trunk Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=ZQVJDMHJRWW3W&lc=US&item_name=Valentin%20Karailiev&item_number=wp_plugin_karailievs%2dsitemap¤cy_code=EUR&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donate_SM%2egif%3aNonHosted This plugin adds a XML sitemap and news sitemap to your blog. It's used to show all your pages and posts to the search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. == Description == This plugin adds a XML sitemap and news sitemap to your blog. It's used to show all your pages and posts to the search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN. = Changes in version 1.1: = * Change: Removing links to the old documentation = Changes in version 1.0: = * Feature: Custom priority for every page/post * Feature: Exclude pages/posts from sitemap * Feature: Include attachments in sitemap * Change: Configuration page reorganization * Change: All settings are saved in a single variable * Fix: Can't create news sitemap if the general sitemap is turned off = Changes in version 0.7.1: = * Date bug fix = Changes in version 0.7: = * Google news sitemap added. It shows the posts from the last 3 days. Writable file named `sitemap-news.xml` has to be created * Database query optimization * Time format change = Changes in version 0.6: = * Users can determine the priority of posts, pages, categories and tags * Users can determine the change frequency of posts, pages, categories and tags = Changes in version 0.5.1: = * Fixes some compatibility problems = Changes in version 0.5: = * The plugin pings Google on rebuild (no more than once per hour (recommended by Google)) * Users can change the sitemap's location = Changes in version 0.4: = * Restore lost MySQL server connection (reported by [Matteo](http://www.italiasw.com/)) * Categories added to the sitemap * Tags added to the sitemap = Changes in version 0.3: = * There is an option to turn on or off sitemap rebuilding when comments are changed (submit/edit/delete) * There is an option to turn on or off sitemap rebuilding when attachments are changed (upload/edit/delete) = Changes in version 0.2: = * Sitemap file has the usual name `sitemap.xml` * Plugin checks if the file exists and if it's writable * Sitemap is generated only when content changes (new/edit/delete post/page/comment/attachment) * Sitemap generates URLs according the permalinks settings == Installation == 1. Download the archive 1. Upload `karailievs-sitemap` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 1. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress 1. Create a file named sitemap.xml in your blog folder. The file must be writable for the web server. 1. Go to Settings -> Sitemap to configure 1. Open your sitemap to test it (e.g. http://www.example.com/sitemap.xml) == Frequently Asked Questions == = Does this plugin ping Google on change? = Yes, it does. = Does this plugin generate news sitemap? = Yes, it does. = Does this plugin include attachments? = Yes, it does (see the configuration). = Can I exclude pages/posts from the sitemap? = Yes, you can. There is a "Sitmap" box on the page/post edit page. You can set there custom priority or you can exclude the page/post from the sitemap. = Can I set specific priority ot pages/posts? = Yes, you can. There is a "Sitmap" box on the page/post edit page. You can set there custom priority or you can exclude the page/post from the sitemap.