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logo.jpgThe Sitemap Generator Plugin by DagonDesign.com has just been updated to Version 3.01 and is a great addition to any blog because it creates a genuine sitemap for your entire WordPress powered site. This is not just another XML sitemap plugin, but rather a true sitemap generator which is highly customizable from the options page in your WordPress admin panel.

This Plugin has many features built into it such as; support for multi-level categories and pages, category/page exclusion, multiple-page generation with navigation, permalink support, choose what order to list items in, show comment counts and/or post dates, and lots more.

Requirements

The updated Sitemap Generator Plugin plugin requires WordPress 2.1 or later.

Download

The Sitemap Generator Plugin V3.01 can be downloaded here.

Sitemap Generator Plugin for WordPressDagon Design has created a great WordPress Plugin that generates a nice looking real sitemap for your website. The sitemap is very easy to implement and the final result is well worth the small amount of time it takes to add this to your website.

To see this plugin in action on this website, visit my Sitemap page.

This plugin is not another XML sitemap plugin, it is a real sitemap generator which is highly customizable. This plugin has an options page in the WordPress admin panel. Some of its advanced features include:

  • support for multi-level categories and pages,
  • category, page exclusion,
  • multiple-page generation with navigation,
  • permalink support,
  • choose what to display,
  • what order to list items in,
  • show comment counts and/or post dates,
  • and many other options.

What is really great about this plugin is that it is good for your website visitors as they can quickly find what they are searching for by accessing the sitemap for your site. It also benefits the search engines that visit and trawl your site for content. This Sitemap Generator plugin give the SE spiders plenty to index and crawl when they decide to dig deeper into your site.

The plugin can be downloaded here; Sitemap Generator Plugin v2.6

Installation is as simple as uploading the plugin and then activating it. In order to use this plugin you need to add a single line of code to your template or page. I found that creating a blank page, calling it Sitemap and then adding the line of code using the HTML button is all that is required to have the sitemap up and running fast.