FAQ’s and Troubleshooting the XML Sitemap
Troubleshooting
XML Sitemap & Google News
xmlsf_index_archive_data
Filters the post type sitemaps in XML Sitemap Index context when the sitemaps Server is set to Plugin. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap.php Parameters (3) Return Must return an array of URL and lastmod date pairs. When…
xmlsf_entry_url
Filters the entry URL in XML Sitemap context when the sitemaps Server is set to Plugin. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap-taxonomy.php Parameters (3) Return Must return a URL or false. Returning false will exclude the entry from…
Conditional tags
The XML Sitemap & Google News plugin adds two conditional checks that can be useful for theme or plugin developers. is_sitemap() Returns true when the current query is for any XML sitemap, including index and…
[Advanced] Keywords for your Google News sitemap
With the Google News Advanced plugin you can add keywords to your news sitemap. A. Configure the plugin: B. Give your news posts relevant keywords: If you have chosen Categories or Tags above, then assign…
xmlsf_skip_user
Filters the response when checking the author for exclusion flags in XML Sitemap context. Passes the user’s exclusion flag and $user; must return true or false. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap-author.php Parameters (2) Return The filter should return…
xmlsf_news_excluded
Filters the response when checking the post for exclusion flags in Google News sitemap context. Passes the post exclusion flag and $post_id; must return true or false. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap-news.php Parameters (2) Return The filter should…
xmlsf_news_keywords
Filters the news keywords array. Passes the post exclusion flag and $post_id; must return an array. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap-news.php Parameters (2) Return The filter should return an array with keywords for the current post. Usage example…
xmlsf_excluded
Filters the response when checking the post for exclusion flags in XML Sitemap context. Passes the post exclusion flag and $post_id; must return true or false. Used in xml-sitemap-feed/views/feed-sitemap-posttype.php Parameters (2) Return The filter should return…
Cloudflare and XML Sitemap & Google News
Cloudflare may cause the XML Sitemap or Google News sitemap to be cached for a certain time, presenting stale sitemaps to both visitors and search engines crawlers. This can cause unexpected delays in indexing or…