Free version drops the exclude option for pages
Free version removed the exclude parameter, so pages meant to stay hidden now appear in the sitemap.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
8 public reports · first reported 2 September 2019 · last reported 3 December 2024
What's going wrong
Site owners who used the free version of Simple Sitemap to hide thank-you pages, private content and other unwanted entries say the exclude shortcode stopped working or moved behind the paid Pro tier. Their sitemaps now list pages that should stay out of navigation, and some report that exclusion simply never takes effect. Several reviewers switched to other sitemap plugins, and some call the change a bait-and-switch. The gap is a clear opening for a lightweight exclusion add-on or a sitemap tool that offers page exclusion for free.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports.
Products affected
Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress.
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Who has this problem
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