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WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap icon

WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap

Extend the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate languages, news sitemaps, image sitemaps, and video sitemaps.

By JS Morisset·Google News·Free
4.8(4 reviews)
·400 active installs·Updated 5 days ago
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As of April 2026, WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap is a WordPress google news plugin with 400 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 19K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.0+ and PHP 7.4.33+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: XML Sitemap & Google News.

4.8/54 reviews
400active installs
19K+total downloads
5 yearssince 2021

Overview

Extends the WordPress Sitemaps XML:

Improve the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate language URLs, news sitemaps, images sitemaps, video sitemaps (requires WPSSO Core Premium for video details) and more.

Include Alternate Languages:

Include localized pages for Google (ie. alternate language URLs) from PolyLang and WMPL.

Include Images and Videos:

Optionally include images and videos in the WordPress sitemaps XML. Note that video information requires the WPSSO Core Premium plugin for video details.

Include Post Type Archives:

Include missing post type archive pages in WordPress sitemaps (like the WooCommerce shop page and The Events Calendar events page).

Select Post Types and Taxonomies:

Optionally include or exclude post types and taxonomies from the WordP…

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Ratings & Reviews

4.84 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress6.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.4.33+ required
Dependencieswpsso

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Version Numbering

Version components: {major}.{minor}.{bugfix}[-{stage}.{level}]

  • {major} = Major structural code changes and/or incompatible API changes (ie. breaking changes).
  • {minor} = New functionality was added or improved in a backwards-compatible manner.
  • {bugfix} = Backwards-compatible bug fixes or small improvements.
  • {stage}.{level} = Pre-production release: dev < a (alpha) < b (beta) < rc (release candidate).
  • …
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

JS MorissetJS Morisset
Plugin Info
Version
8.4.0
Last Updated
Mar 30, 2026
WP Requires
6.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.4.33+
Active Installs
400
Downloads
19K+
Added
Nov 16, 2021
Business
Free

Tags

google newswoocommercenews sitemapimage sitemapvideo sitemap

Developer

J
JS Morisset
31 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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