Title: Parich Accessible Sitemap
Author: parich suriya
Published: October 5, 2026
Last modified: October 5, 2026
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# Parich Accessible Sitemap
By [parich suriya](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parich/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/parich-accessible-sitemap.1.0.0.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parich-accessible-sitemap/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parich-accessible-sitemap/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/parich-accessible-sitemap/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/parich-accessible-sitemap/)
## Description
Parich Accessible Sitemap adds a sitemap page that people can read: your pages,
your posts by category, other content types and taxonomies, archives and authors.
Add the **Parich Accessible Sitemap** block to any page, or use the `[parich_sitemap]`
shortcode.
#### Built for accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
* The sitemap is a labelled navigation landmark with real headings (you choose
the level, 2–6, to fit your page) and nested lists that screen readers announce
with their level. No custom widgets to learn.
* A table of contents jumps to each section, and a “Back to contents” link ends
every section.
* Visible keyboard focus. Collapsible categories use native ``/``, so they work with the keyboard and screen readers and need no JavaScript.
* The link to the page being viewed is marked with `aria-current`.
* Reflows to a 320px-wide screen without horizontal scrolling, and is sized in `
rem`/`em` for zoom and custom text spacing.
* Tree lines at full strength in Windows contrast themes and with “increase contrast”;
a clean printout (no table of contents, collapsed categories printed open).
* The markup is tested with axe-core and in a real browser; the tests and a manual
checklist (keyboard, NVDA, zoom) are in the GitHub repository.
Colors and fonts come from your theme, so text contrast is the theme’s to get right.
#### Thai language support
* Thai translation of the sitemap, the settings page and the block editor, delivered
as a language pack from translate.wordpress.org.
* Years in the Buddhist Era (พ.ศ.) on Thai sites, in any date format.
* Thai titles and names in dictionary order. Databases sort words that start with
เ แ โ ใ ไ after all others; this plugin sorts them by their first consonant,
as a Thai dictionary does (กา เกม ไก่ ขนม …).
* Line spacing that leaves room for Thai vowels and tone marks.
#### Fast on large sites
* The sitemap is cached and rebuilt automatically when posts, pages, categories
or authors change.
* Posts are loaded in batches without their content, so memory stays low however
many posts there are.
* Optionally list only the first posts of each category, with a link to the category
page for the rest.
On a test site with 5,000 posts, building the sitemap took under a second and serving
it from the cache a few milliseconds.
#### Display
* A tree with connecting lines (default), or plain nested lists (the block’s “List”
style, or `style="list"`).
* Collapsible categories, open or closed at first.
* Show everything, or only one kind of content: pages, posts, categories, tags,
archives, authors, or any public content type or taxonomy.
#### Coming from WP Sitemap Page
This plugin started as a fork of [WP Sitemap Page](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-sitemap-page/)
1.9.6 by Tony Archambeau (GPLv2 or later). Its settings are copied the first time
this plugin runs. Replace `[wp_sitemap_page]` shortcodes with `[parich_sitemap]`;
they take the same attributes.
#### Source code
The complete source, including the block editor code in `src/`, ships with the plugin
and is on GitHub: [github.com/parich/parich-accessible-sitemap](https://github.com/parich/parich-accessible-sitemap).
Build it with `npm install` and `npm run build`.
## Screenshots
[⌊The sitemap as a tree (the default), with its table of contents.⌉⌊The sitemap
as a tree (the default), with its table of contents.⌉[
The sitemap as a tree (the default), with its table of contents.
[⌊Collapsible categories.⌉⌊Collapsible categories.⌉[
Collapsible categories.
[⌊The block in the editor, with its settings.⌉⌊The block in the editor, with its
settings.⌉[
The block in the editor, with its settings.
[⌊The settings page.⌉⌊The settings page.⌉[
The settings page.
[⌊On a Thai site: Thai translation, Buddhist Era years and Thai dictionary order.⌉⌊
On a Thai site: Thai translation, Buddhist Era years and Thai dictionary order.⌉[
On a Thai site: Thai translation, Buddhist Era years and Thai dictionary order.
## Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
* Parich Accessible Sitemap An accessible list of the site's pages, posts by
category and other content, with jump links to each section.
## Installation
1. In your dashboard go to **Plugins Add New Plugin**, search for “Parich Accessible
Sitemap”, then install and activate it. You can also upload the ZIP file under **
Plugins Add New Plugin Upload Plugin**.
2. Edit the page that should show the sitemap and add the **Parich Accessible Sitemap**
block, or the `[parich_sitemap]` shortcode.
3. Optional: choose what to hide and how posts are shown under **Settings Parich
Accessible Sitemap**. The **How to use** tab lists every shortcode option.
## FAQ
### Is this an XML sitemap for search engines?
No. WordPress already publishes one for search engines at `/wp-sitemap.xml`. This
plugin makes the sitemap page that visitors read.
### Which shortcode options are there?
* `only` — one kind of content: `page`, `post`, `category`, `tag`, `archive`, `
author`, or the name of a public content type or taxonomy.
* `sort` and `order` — for example `[parich_sitemap only="page" sort="menu_order"]`
or `[parich_sitemap only="post" sort="post_title" order="ASC"]`.
* `heading_level` — 2 to 6 (default 2).
* `toc="false"` — no table of contents; `display_title="false"` — no section headings.
* `display_category_title_wording="false"` — no “Category:” before category names.
* `style="list"` — plain lists instead of the tree.
* `collapsible="true"` or `collapsible="closed"` — collapsible categories.
* `posts_per_category="20"` — at most 20 posts per category.
* `pages_title`, `posts_title`, `categories_title`, `tags_title`, `archives_title`,`
authors_title` — rename a section.
* `only_private="true"` — private pages, shown only to users who can read them.
The block has the same options in its settings panel.
### My site has thousands of posts. Will the sitemap be slow?
Only the first visit after a change builds it; later visits are served from the
cache. To make the page itself shorter, set **Posts per category** in the settings(
or `posts_per_category` in the shortcode).
### Does this make my whole site accessible?
No. It makes the sitemap’s markup accessible. Colors, contrast and the rest of the
page come from your theme and your content.
### Can I turn off the Thai dictionary order?
Yes: `add_filter( 'parich_sitemap_thai_sort', '__return_false' );`. Lists without
any Thai are never re-sorted. The PHP intl extension is used when the server has
it; otherwise a built-in method gives the same order.
### Which filters are there for developers?
* `parich_sitemap_use_cache` — return false to build the sitemap on every view.
* `parich_sitemap_cache_ttl` — how long a cached sitemap is kept, in seconds (default
one day).
* `parich_sitemap_thai_sort` — return false to keep the database order.
* `parich_sitemap_collator` — a `Collator` to sort Thai with, or null for the built-
in method.
* `shortcode_atts_parich_sitemap` — WordPress’s standard filter for the shortcode’s
attributes.
### How can I support the plugin?
The plugin is free, with every feature for everyone. If it is useful to you, you
can [make a donation](https://buy.stripe.com/3cIaEW9699pf3dyeAfaMU00). Thank you!
## Reviews
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## Contributors & Developers
“Parich Accessible Sitemap” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ parich suriya ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/parich/)
[Translate “Parich Accessible Sitemap” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/parich-accessible-sitemap)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/parich-accessible-sitemap/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/parich-accessible-sitemap/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/parich-accessible-sitemap/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/parich-accessible-sitemap/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.0
* First release, forked from WP Sitemap Page 1.9.6.
* Accessible markup (WCAG 2.1 AA): navigation landmark, table of contents, headings
of your chosen level, nested lists, `aria-current`, “Back to contents” links.
* Block with a live preview in the editor, as well as the shortcode.
* Tree display and collapsible categories.
* Thai translation, Buddhist Era years and Thai dictionary order.
* Cache, lightweight loading and an optional limit of posts per category for large
sites.
* Styles for Windows contrast themes, “increase contrast” and print.
* Settings copied from WP Sitemap Page; its shortcode attributes work unchanged
in `[parich_sitemap]`.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.0**
* Last updated **2 days ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.7 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.1.3**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Tags
* [accessibility](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/accessibility/)[html sitemap](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/html-sitemap/)
[sitemap](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sitemap/)[thai](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/thai/)
[wcag](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wcag/)
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## Contributors
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