Title: TaxoMap Category Sitemap
Author: Harish Tewari
Published: <strong>September 17, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 17, 2026

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# TaxoMap Category Sitemap

 By [Harish Tewari](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishtewari/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/taxomap-category-sitemap.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxomap-category-sitemap/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxomap-category-sitemap/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/taxomap-category-sitemap/)

## Description

TaxoMap Category Sitemap publishes a standards-compliant XML sitemap listing your
taxonomy term archive
 pages (categories, tags, and any custom taxonomy you choose)
at:

    ```
    https://yourdomain.com/category-sitemap.xml
    ```

Each `<url>` entry includes:

 * `<loc>` — the term’s permalink, generated with `get_term_link()`, so it automatically
   respects custom
    permalink structures registered for a taxonomy (including nested/
   custom rewrite patterns).
 * `<lastmod>` — the publish/modification time (ISO 8601, site timezone) of the 
   most recently modified
    published post assigned to that term.
 * `<changefreq>` and `<priority>` — configurable from the admin settings screen.

#### Features

 * Works out of the box with the built-in `category` taxonomy.
 * Admin screen (Settings > Category Sitemap) to check/uncheck any registered public
   taxonomy
    (built-in or custom), plus a free-text field to add non-public custom
   taxonomy slugs.
 * The full sitemap XML is cached with `wp_cache_set()`/`wp_cache_get()`, and the
   winning post ID for
    each term’s “last modified” lookup is also cached, so repeat
   requests avoid re-running the underlying `WP_Query`.
 * One-click “Flush Sitemap Cache” button for after bulk content changes.
 * `taxomapcs_sitemap_urls` filter for further customizing the URL list before output.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `taxomap-category-sitemap` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
 3. Visit Settings > Category Sitemap to choose which taxonomies to include.
 4. Visit `/category-sitemap.xml` on your site to confirm it renders.

If the sitemap URL returns a 404, go to Settings > Permalinks and click “Save Changes”
once to flush
 rewrite rules.

## FAQ

### Can I include a custom taxonomy?

Yes. Any taxonomy registered with `public => true` will appear as a checkbox on 
the settings screen.
 Non-public custom taxonomies can be added by slug in the “
Additional Custom Taxonomies” field.

### How is lastmod calculated?

For each term, the plugin queries the single most recently modified published post
assigned to that
 term and uses its modified date.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“TaxoMap Category Sitemap” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Harish Tewari ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishtewari/)

[Translate “TaxoMap Category Sitemap” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/taxomap-category-sitemap)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/taxomap-category-sitemap/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/taxomap-category-sitemap/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxomap-category-sitemap/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/taxomap-category-sitemap/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **5 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.1**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [category](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/category/)[seo](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/seo/)
   [sitemap](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sitemap/)[taxonomy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/taxonomy/)
   [xml sitemap](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml-sitemap/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/taxomap-category-sitemap/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Harish Tewari ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/harishtewari/)

## Support

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