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This plugin prevents WordPress from adding its own sitemaps.<\/p>\n\n
Also stops WordPress from adding a sitemap rule to the virtual robots.txt file.<\/p>\n\n
\ud83d\udc49 Uses only 1KB of code, so super lightweight, fast, and effective.<\/p>\n\n
Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n About WP Sitemaps<\/strong><\/p>\n\n You can check your WP Sitemap located at Your sitemap should look similar to this<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n For more information about WP Sitemaps:<\/p>\n\n Privacy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n 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.<\/p>\n\n Disable WP Sitemaps is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr<\/a>, 15-year WordPress developer<\/a> and book author<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n Support development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation<\/a> or purchase one of my books:<\/p>\n\n And\/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:<\/p>\n\n Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! :)<\/p>\n\n\n Installing the plugin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Activate like any other plugin and done. There are no settings, works automatically.<\/p>\n\n More info on installing WP plugins<\/a><\/p>\n\n Uninstalling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n To uninstall\/remove the plugin, visit the Plugins screen, deactivate and delete the plugin. This plugin makes no changes to the WP database.<\/p>\n\n\n Because many sites add their own sitemaps via dedicated SEO plugins or custom code. So when WordPress adds its own sitemaps, there may be duplicate and\/or conflicting sitemaps. Duplicate and conflicting sitemaps are discouraged as they may confuse the search engines. You don't want to confuse the search engines, do you. Think SEO here.<\/p>\n\n So you have a choice. To avoid duplicate\/conflicting sitemaps, you can either remove your existing sitemap solution, or you can activate this plugin to disable WP's automatically generated sitemaps.<\/p>\n\n Or maybe you have a site that does not need<\/em> sitemaps. Or maybe you just don't want<\/em> sitemaps, that's your business pal. Whatever the reason, this plugin will do the job with a click.<\/p><\/dd>\n Send any questions or feedback via my contact form<\/a><\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n\n If you like Disable WP Sitemaps, please take a moment to give a 5-star rating<\/a>. It helps to keep the plugin going strong, and is greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n\n 1.8.7 (2026\/01\/29)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
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