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Working News Sitemap Generator For Google News (2015)

Liteweight sitemap generator for Google News that is actually working and easier to use than any of the existing plugins.

By Oliver Krautscheid (oliversk)·Op/ed·Free
5(1 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 11 years ago
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As of April 2026, Working News Sitemap Generator For Google News (2015) is a WordPress op/ed plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 3.7K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 11 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.

5/51 reviews
20active installs
3.7K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014

Overview

I looked for a plugin the other day to generate a proper Google News sitemap. Unfortunately, most of them were either not working, premium plugins or too bloated.
After looking for a good while and testing a handful of plugins, I set out to make a plugin that is compatible with recent Google News additions, including the possibility to specify many parameters manually.

I hope to maintain this plugin throughout 2014 and 2015 and add a few more features. If there are any bugs please report them so they can be fixed with the next release.

Some of the new features

  • Provide publication name manually – if you don’t want it to be your Homepage name
  • Provide site language using Google’s language codes
  • Provide related stock tickers manually
  • Rather than excluding categories, this p…
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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.1.42
PHPfalse+ required

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.03

  • Added Stock Ticker
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Oliver Krautscheid (oliversk)Oliver Krautscheid (oliversk)Webmaster NetWebmaster Net
Plugin Info
Version
v1.03
Last Updated
Jan 30, 2015
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
4.1.42
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
20
Downloads
3.7K+
Added
Nov 5, 2014
Business
Free

Tags

op/edgoogle newsxml sitemapnews sitemapopinion piece

Developer

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Oliver Krautscheid (oliversk)
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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