XML Sitemap for PDFs for Yoast SEO

December 08, 2023

XML Sitemap for PDFs for Yoast SEO Plugin

This plugin creates an XML sitemap for the PDFs in your uploads folder. It requires Yoast SEO.

This plugin adds an XML sitemap for PDFs. It adds this XML sitemap to the sitemap_index.xml that Yoast SEO generates.
It has no settings.

Have you found an issue?

If you have bugs to report, please go to the plugin’s GitHub repository. For security issues, please use our vulnerability disclosure program, which is managed by PatchStack. They will assist you with verification, CVE assignment, and, of course, notify us.

Installation

  1. Upload the files to the /wp-content/plugins/pdf-sitemap/ directory or install through WordPress directly.
  2. Activate the ‘XML Sitemap for PDFs for Yoast SEO’ plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Go to your site’s sitemap_index.xml file and click on from there.

Screenshots

  1. Example PDF XML sitemap.

    Example PDF XML sitemap.

  2. Example of PDF XML sitemap linked in Index Sitemap.

    Example of PDF XML sitemap linked in Index Sitemap.

FAQ

Will this include PDFs uploaded through forms?

The plugin only scans folders with numeric names, so it won’t add files that have been uploaded through forms.

Does this plugin cache its output?

Yes, the plugin scans the uploads folder once per day and saves that data to a transient. When you upload a new PDF file
that cache is cleared automatically.

Does this plugin work on multisite?

This plugin has not been tested on multisite.

Where can I report issues?

On this plugin’s GitHub repository.

Changelog

1.1

  • Fix a bug (#1)that would cause the cache not to be used.
  • Fix a bug (#2) that would cause image dimensions to be missing.

1.0.1

  • Fixed a potential notice for an unset variable.
  • Renamed some filters for consistency.

1.0

  • First version.

Details

  • Version: 1.1
  • Active installations: 100
  • WordPress Version: 6.0
  • Tested up to: 6.4.5
  • PHP Version: 7.4

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