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Disable WP Sitemaps

by Jeff Starr

5.0
(10 ratings)

This plugin prevents WordPress from adding its own sitemaps.

Also stops WordPress from adding a sitemap rule to the virtual robots.txt file.

👉 Uses only 1KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective.

Features

  • Lightweight – only one line of code
  • Simple to use – activate and done
  • No settings to worry about
  • Easy peasy.

About WP Sitemaps

You can check your WP Sitemap located at /wp-sitemap.xml

Your sitemap should look similar to this.

For more information about WP Sitemaps:

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

Disable WP Sitemaps is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

Support development

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:

And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:

Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Plugin Details

Active Installs
10K+
Total Downloads
133,944
Version
1.8.9
Requires WP
5.4
Requires PHP
5.6.20
Tested Up To
7.1
Added
2020-07-29
Last Updated
2026-07-18 5:17pm GMT

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