WPSSO Better WordPress Sitemaps XML

Version Information

  • Plugin Name: WPSSO Better WordPress Sitemaps XML
  • Stable Version: 5.4.0
  • Author: JS Morisset
  • Description: Include Schema images, alternate language URLs, post type archive pages, select post types and taxonomies, exclude "No Index" and redirected
  • License: GPLv3
  • Requires PHP: 7.2.5 or newer
  • Requires WordPress: 5.5 or newer
  • Tested Up To WordPress: 6.2.2
  • Tested Up To WooCommerce: 7.6.1
  • Last Updated: 1 day ago

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).

Standard Edition Repositories

Development Version Updates

WPSSO Core Premium edition customers have access to development, alpha, beta, and release candidate version updates:

Under the SSO > Update Manager settings page, select the "Development and Up" (for example) version filter for the WPSSO Core plugin and/or its add-ons. When new development versions are available, they will automatically appear under your WordPress Dashboard > Updates page. You can reselect the "Stable / Production" version filter at any time to reinstall the latest stable version.

WPSSO Core Standard edition users (ie. the plugin hosted on WordPress.org) have access to the latest development version under the Advanced Options section.

Changelog / Release Notes

Version 5.4.0 (2023/04/13)

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • None.
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • Replaced the WpssoWpsmSitemapsFilters->get_exclude_meta_query() private method by the new WpssoAbstractWpMeta::get_column_meta_query_exclude() public method in WPSSO Core v15.8.0.
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.5.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v15.8.0.

Version 5.3.0 (2023/02/11)

Maintenance release.

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • None.
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • None.
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v15.2.0.

Version 5.2.1 (2023/01/26)

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • Added compatibility declaration for WooCommerce HPOS.
    • Added an XML sitemaps conflict notice for Yoast SEO v20.0.
    • Updated the minimum WordPress version from v5.2 to v5.5.
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • Added a new WpssoWpsmConflict library class.
    • Added a new WpssoWpsmConflictSeo library class.
    • Updated the WpssoAbstractAddOn library class.
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v14.7.0.

Version 5.2.0 (2023/01/20)

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • Removed the "Change to View" button from the WP Sitemaps settings page.
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • Updated the SucomAbstractAddOn common library class.
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v14.5.0.

Version 5.1.0 (2022/12/29)

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • None.
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • Refactored and changed the public WpssoWpsmSitemapsFilters->get_exclude_meta_query() method to a private static method.
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v14.1.0.

Version 5.0.0 (2022/11/04)

  • New Features
    • None.
  • Improvements
    • Improved performance when creating the sitemaps XML.
    • Added a new "Maximum URLs per Sitemap" option (default is 2000).
  • Bugfixes
    • None.
  • Developer Notes
    • Added is_sitemap() and is_sitemap_stylesheet() functions.
    • Refactored the following methods to improve performance when excluding noindex and/or redirected posts:
      • WpssoWpsmSitemapsFilters->wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args()
      • WpssoWpsmSitemapsFilters->wp_sitemaps_taxonomies_query_args()
      • WpssoWpsmSitemapsFilters->wp_sitemaps_users_query_args()
  • Requires At Least
    • PHP v7.2.
    • WordPress v5.5.
    • WPSSO Core v13.8.0.

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