add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args', function( $args, $post_type ) {
// Setup Exclusion Array Preexistence
$args['post__not_in'] = isset( $args['post__not_in'] )
? $args['post__not_in'] : [];
// Exclude WooCommerce NoIndex Pages By Their Post ID
$args['post__not_in'][] = 1; // Your Cart page
$args['post__not_in'][] = 2; // Your Checkout page
$args['post__not_in'][] = 3; // Your Account page
// Return
return $args;
}, 10, 2 );
WordPress sitemap customization
Excludes WooCommerce pages marked no-index from the native WordPress sitemap from WP 5.5 Documentation: https://make.wordpress.org/core/2020/07/22/new-xml-sitemaps-functionality-in-wordpress-5-5/
How to use
- Log into a staging, development, or locally hosted clone of your site
- Install and activate Code Snippets
- WP Admin > Snippets > Add New
- Copy and paste the code from the Description tab above
- Check to ensure formatting came over properly and no syntax errors show up in the editor
- Customize the code as desired
- Add a meaningful title
- Select whether to run on front-end or back-end (or both)
- Click “Save and Activate”
- Test your site to ensure it works
- Disable if any problems, or recover
- Repeat for live environment
License
All code snippets are licensed GPLv2 (or later) matching WordPress licensing.
Disclaimer of warranty:
Except when otherwise stated in writing the copyright holders and/or other parties provide the program as-is without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
Support
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- Describe your expected outcome(s).
- List steps to reproduce the issue.
- Optionally provide screen-shot or video URLs.
- Email to [email protected]
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