Automatically generate a non-deprecated XML sitemap for inclusion to Google News 2.0.
| Author: | Chicago Press Release Services (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 2.6 |
| WordPress version tested: | 2.9.2 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 17-11-2009 |
| Last updated: | 10-05-2010
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Plugin URI: | http://chicagopressrelease.com/about/google-n... |
| Total downloads: | 23 089 |
| Active installs: | 600+ |
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The Google News XML Sitemap plugin automatically generates a Google News XML sitemap (yourdomain.com/google-news-sitemap.xml) whenever a post is created, updated or deleted. This sitemap needs to be submitted once to Google via Google Webmaster's Tools.
This plugin allows you to include/exclude posts, pages and categories in the Google News sitemap, as well as includes post tags as news keywords.
This plugin also follows Google News' latest (non-deprecated) format and guidelines:
- 50,000 post limit
- Only includes posts from last 2 days
- Includes PUBLICATION_NAME and other Google News-specific formatting
Unlike other sitemap generators, this plugin does not require any coding expertise and can be easily configured with just a couple of clicks.
More info:
- More info on [Google News XML Sitemap Plugin] @ (http://chicagopressrelease.com/about/google-news-xml-sitemap-plugin-for-wordpress)
- Example of generated sitemap @ Chicago Press Release Services
Changelog
1.0.3
- fixed issues some users reported with plugin not automatically generating with some publishing processes.
- plugin now allows webmasters to include/exclude pages and post categories in sitemap.
- simplified unecessary code, plugin now uses fewer server processes when generating sitemap.
1.0.2
- sitemap populates post tags as news article keywords.
- fixed coding inconsistencies, improved plugin stability.
1.0.0
- htmlspecialchars added in title tag.
- graphic upgrade of admin interface.
- news sitemap automatically pings Google Webmaster tools.
1.0.0
- Fixed genres select option bug.
- graphic upgrade of admin interface.