About this plugin
Really Simple XML and HTML Sitemap helps you generate SEO-friendly HTML and XML sitemaps for your WordPress website.
Display a customizable HTML sitemap anywhere on your website using either a Shortcode or the built-in Gutenberg Block while automatically generating XML sitemaps for search engines such as Google and Bing.
The plugin supports Posts, Pages, WooCommerce products, Public Custom Post Types (CPTs), multilingual websites using WPML and Polylang, and includes REST API endpoints for headless WordPress applications.
You can display an HTML sitemap by using either:
Shortcode:
[rsxh_sitemap]
or by inserting the “RSXH Sitemap” Gutenberg Block in the Block Editor.
You can also place the shortcode directly inside your theme:
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XML sitemap files are generated automatically and can be submitted to search engines to improve content discovery and indexing.
Free Features
- Generate HTML Sitemap using a Shortcode
- Generate HTML Sitemap using a Gutenberg Block
- PHP-only Gutenberg Block (no JavaScript build required)
- Customize search form spacing (margin & padding)
- Generate XML Sitemap
- Generate XML Sitemap Index
- Built-in REST API endpoints for sitemap data
- Support for Posts
- Support for Pages
- Support for Public Custom Post Types
- WooCommerce Compatible
- Hierarchical content display
- Display specific post types using Shortcode or Block attributes
- Display multiple post types using Shortcode or Block attributes
- Exclude specific pages from HTML sitemap
- Exclude specific posts and custom post type entries
- Exclude specific post types from sitemap output
- Optional search form in HTML sitemap
- Support for large websites through sitemap splitting
- WPML multilingual support
- Polylang multilingual support
- Generate hreflang alternate language links in XML sitemaps
- Translation Ready
- Lightweight and easy to use
Premium Sitemap Features
- Generate Image Sitemaps
- Generate Video Sitemaps
- Generate Category Sitemaps
- Generate Tag Sitemaps
- Generate Custom Taxonomy Sitemaps
- Automatic Robots.txt Sitemap Integration
- Choose sitemap storage location (Root or Uploads)
- Premium Gutenberg Block Controls:
** Display post featured images
** Display post count
** Display last modified date
** Sort by Title, Date or Modified Date
** Ascending / Descending ordering
** Collapsible content sections
** Display search form
** Customize block columns and responsive mobile columns
** Customize column spacing
- Additional XML sitemap types for enhanced search engine indexing
Shortcode Examples
Display all enabled content types:
[rsxh_sitemap]
Display pages and posts only:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”page,post”]
Display pages only:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”page”]
Display posts only:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”post”]
Display a specific custom post type:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”books”]
Display pages and posts while excluding specific pages:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”page,post” exclude_pages=”3,10″]
Display all content while excluding specific pages:
[rsxh_sitemap exclude_pages=”3,10″]
Exclude specific posts or custom post type entries:
[rsxh_sitemap exclude_post_and_custom_post_type_posts=”15,18″]
Display a specific custom post type while excluding selected entries:
[rsxh_sitemap post_types=”facilities” exclude_post_and_custom_post_type_posts=”15,18″]
REST API Endpoints
The plugin includes REST API endpoints that make it easy to integrate your sitemap with headless WordPress applications, external services, or custom front-end frameworks.
Available endpoints:
- /wp-json/rsxh/v1/sitemap-index — Retrieve sitemap index information.
- /wp-json/rsxh/v1/sitemaps — List all generated sitemap files.
- /wp-json/rsxh/v1/html-sitemap — Retrieve HTML sitemap data in JSON format.
- /wp-json/rsxh/v1/generate — Regenerate sitemap files (Administrator permission required).