Title: Auctollo's Replies | WordPress.org --- # Auctollo [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 642 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) [3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/3/?output_format=md)… [41](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/41/?output_format=md) [42](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/42/?output_format=md) [43](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/43/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/replies/page/2/?output_format=md) * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Excluded pages not excluded from Sitemap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-pages-not-excluded-from-sutemap/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-pages-not-excluded-from-sutemap/#post-18562057) * Picker means that there’s a menu to search and select posts to exclude rather than manually finding and entering the IDs. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Password Protected Pages in Sitemap Index?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-pages-in-index/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-protected-pages-in-index/#post-18560520) * By default, password-protected posts and pages in WordPress are **not intended to be indexed** by search engines. Our plugin respects that intent and automatically excludes** password-protected content from the generated sitemap**, unless a setting or custom configuration overrides this behavior.Here’s how we handle this: - Password-protected pages **do not appear in the sitemap** we generate, so they are not explicitly offered to search engines for crawling. - We also add an X-Robots-Tag: noindex, follow header to the sitemap file itself, which tells crawlers not to index it directly. - However, if external links point to the protected URL or other plugins or themes that expose it (e.g., in menus, RSS feeds, etc.), Google may still become aware of the URL, although it won’t index the actual content. * What you can do: * To ensure Google doesn’t index the password-protected page: 1. Verify the page is **not in the sitemap** (you can check the raw XML at yoursite. com/sitemap.xml). 2. Use the [URL Inspection Tool in Search Console](https://search.google.com/search-console) to see how Google sees the page. 3. You may optionally add an X-Robots-Tag: noindex response header for just that page using server rules or a plugin like Yoast SEO, which allows fine-grained control. 4. If the page was indexed previously, request removal via the Google Removals Tool. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Sitemap news XML Sitemap Generator for Google](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-news-xml-sitemap-generator-for-google/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-news-xml-sitemap-generator-for-google/#post-18560510) * Hello, this feature is currently only supported in the beta version. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Sitemap appearing in google search results](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-appearing-in-google-search-results/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-appearing-in-google-search-results/#post-18560500) * You can add the sitemap root URLs to robots.txt using disallow. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Slow saving of the WordPress menu, delay up to 1 minute.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-saving-of-the-wordpress-menu-delay-up-to-1-minute/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/slow-saving-of-the-wordpress-menu-delay-up-to-1-minute/#post-18560498) * It would be great to access your website to test for ourselves. Possible [@readysite](https://wordpress.org/support/users/readysite/)? * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Does what I need very easily](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-i-need-very-easily/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-what-i-need-very-easily/#post-18560497) * Thanks for choosing our plugin! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Xml](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-13/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/xml-13/#post-18560495) * I’m sorry. I’m not sure what you mean [@sureshonlineforu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sureshonlineforu/)? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] How can I use this plugin on my PHP website?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-use-this-plugin-on-my-php-website/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-can-i-use-this-plugin-on-my-php-website/#post-18560494) * If you’re trying to make sure that your sitemap is always up-to-date, there’s nothing to be done. It will always be updated when posts/pages are added/modified. * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Sitemap not able to be read by Googlebot AdsBot or Googlebot Smartphone](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-not-able-to-be-read-by-googlebot-adsbot-or-googlebot-smartphone/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sitemap-not-able-to-be-read-by-googlebot-adsbot-or-googlebot-smartphone/#post-18560493) * Thanks for letting us know! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Excluded pages not excluded from Sitemap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-pages-not-excluded-from-sutemap/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-pages-not-excluded-from-sutemap/#post-18560489) * Are you running the latest version? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] TranslatePress and sitemap.xml](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translatepress-and-sitemap-xml/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/translatepress-and-sitemap-xml/#post-18470959) * Hello, as you’ve discovered, TranslatePress is not currently supported. Have you reached out to the author to ask about compatibility? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Indexing Issues on Google Search (sitemaps)](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexing-issues-on-google-search-sitemaps/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexing-issues-on-google-search-sitemaps/#post-18470958) * Hello, do you have any errors in your web server (and/or PHP) error logs? * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Excluded Items](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-items/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excluded-items/#post-18470952) * Hello, you do need to check them. Remember, you can check your sitemap after saving changes to make sure everything is working as you desire. * Forum: [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/reviews/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Tut was es soll](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tut-was-es-soll-30/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tut-was-es-soll-30/#post-18470950) * Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich für unser Plugin entschieden haben! * Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/) In reply to: [[XML Sitemap Generator for Google] Making a Google News sitemap](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-a-google-news-sitemap/) * Plugin Author [Auctollo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/auctollo/) * (@auctollo) * [12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/making-a-google-news-sitemap/#post-18470948) * This feature is only available to beta users. 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