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Release history

Simple Sitemap changelog.

A generated record of public Pro releases, sourced from the plugin readme during the release build. The newest release always appears first.

Current documentation Version 3.6.2Released 11 August 2026Open complete reference

Current release

Version 3.6.2

  • Update

    Removed the external WP Go Plugin Framework dependency so the plugin is now fully self-contained.

  • Update

    Modernized the build, release, security, accessibility, and code-quality tooling.

  • New

    Basic include/exclude post and page ID filters are now available in the Free edition.

  • New

    Added searchable content selection and a dedicated Child Pages block.

  • New

    Added opt-in bounded linked pagination to Content and Grouped Sitemap blocks and shortcodes.

  • New

    Added Pro Taxonomy Terms, Navigation Menu, Archive Links, and WooCommerce Product Sitemap blocks.

  • New

    Added hierarchical custom-post-type Child Pages, per-section Content settings, and opt-in SEO noindex and multilingual providers in Pro.

  • New

    Added privacy-conscious support diagnostics and explicit Free/Pro support routing.

  • New

    Added three starter patterns and a task-first Quick Start for creating a sitemap page.

  • Fix

    Improved output escaping and guarded malformed saved block settings to prevent editor failures.

  • Fix

    Restored the taxonomy upgrade prompt and corrected accessible admin/editor controls.

  • Fix

    Added semantic keyboard and ARIA behavior to tabbed sitemaps without changing their saved content or server-rendered HTML.

  • Fix

    Kept custom post-type labels attached to the selected post type in the editor.

  • Fix

    Corrected grouped taxonomy ordering, limits, term errors, and private-content authorization.

  • Update

    Registered the existing blocks from metadata, added native structured previews to new blocks, and reduced the editor bundles by removing the legacy select dependency.

  • Update

    Upgraded all blocks to Block API v3 for the current iframed editor while preserving dynamic PHP front-end rendering.

  • Update

    Reduced grouped sitemap query cost while preserving existing sitemap HTML.

Previous release

Version 3.6.1

  • Fix

    Updated nonce checks on post duplication feature.

Previous release

Version 3.6.0

  • Fix

    Localization issues.

  • Update

    Settings page sanitization.

Previous release

Version 3.5.14

  • Update

    Updated plugin to be compatible with WordPress 6.5.

  • Update

    Updated Freemius SDK to 2.7.2.

  • Fix

    Implemented reported security fixes.

  • Fix

    Fixed sitemap group block/shortcode.

Previous release

Version 3.5.12

  • Fix

    Updated server-side render component.

Previous release

Version 3.5.11

  • Fix

    Lodash missing external.

  • Fix

    Updated to be compatible with WordPress 6.4.3.

  • Fix

    Updated to be compatible with PHP 8.3.0.

Previous release

Version 3.5.10

  • Fix

    Security related fix. Freemius SDK updated to v2.5.10.

Previous release

Version 3.5.9

  • Fix

    Links for group sitemap block were not displaying.

  • Fix

    Excerpt content were not stripping content containing shortcodes.

  • Fix

    Inspector panel label partially hidden.

  • Fix

    Security related fixes and updates.

Previous release

Version 3.5.8

  • New

    Exclude page along with its all child pages.

  • Fix

    Fixed bug affecting include/exclude term attribute. Affected edge cases when category slugs used with 'hyphens'.

  • Fix

    Enqueue error on admin widgets page.

  • Fix

    Sanitize non-supported sitemap shortcode attributes.

  • Update

    Sticky Post was always included when including a single post in a sitemap shortcode or block.

  • Update

    Add PHP docblock @return comments to functions & class methods future.

Previous release

Version 3.5.7

  • Fix

    Styles not enqueued for sitemap shortcodes.

  • Update

    Added compatibility with WP 6.x.

Previous release

Version 3.5.6

  • Change

    You can now override the dynamically generated sitemap ID with a static ID of your choosing.

  • Change

    Block CSS is now only loaded on pages that include a sitemap block.

  • Change

    Updated Freemius SDK.

Previous release

Version 3.5.5

  • Change

    Security update. Fixes minor issues in the Freemius SDK (that handle licensing and plugin updates).

Previous release

Version 3.5.4

  • Change

    The 'post_type_label_font_size' and 'sitemap_container_margin' attributes in the sitemap blocks/shortcodes are now set to an empty string by default to blend in better with the current active WordPress theme.

  • Change

    The 'visibility' attribute is now set to 'false' by default so private posts/pages won't appear in the sitemap list unless it's set to true.

Previous release

Version 3.5.3

  • Change

    Refactored plugin codebase.

  • Change

    The 'visibility' attribute is now set to false by default so private posts/pages won't appear in the sitemap list unless this is set to true.

  • Change

    The 'post_type_label_font_size' attribute is now set to empty by default (was previously '1em') to blend in better with the current active WordPress theme.

  • Change

    The 'sitemap_container_margin' attribute is now set to empty to blend in better with the current active WordPress theme.

Previous release

Version 3.5.2

  • Change

    Fixed compatibility issue with PHP 8.0.

  • Change

    Updated plugin to use PHP namespaces.

Previous release

Version 3.5.1

  • Change

    Improved sitemap block rendering (using new ServerSideRender component).

Previous release

Version 3.5

  • Change

    FIX: Nofollow links were always enabled. These are now OFF by default and can optionally be enabled if required.

  • Change

    Added block setting for nofollow links. Enable/disable nofollow links directly.

Previous release

Version 3.4

  • Change

    FIX: Undefined index 'page_excerpt_length'.

Previous release

Version 3.3

  • Change

    NEW: Added 'show_excerpt' and 'page_excerpt_length' shortcode attributes to <code>[simple-sitemap-child]</code> (see docs).

  • Change

    NEW: Added 'page_excerpt_length' shortcode attribute to <code>[simple-sitemap]</code> (see docs).

  • Change

    Fix: Horizontal sitemap trailing separation character on last sitemap item for pages removed.

  • Change

    Fix: Page depth setting not saving.

  • Change

    Fix: Plugin settings heading styles broken because of EDD license renewal nag notice.

Previous release

Version 3.2

  • Change

    Some minor bug fixes and improvements.

Previous release

Version 3.1

  • Change

    Initial plugin release of the new pro version.

  • Change

    Complete plugin overhaul.

  • Change

    Support added for integration with the Freemius system.

  • Change

    Two new blocks added to replace existing shortcodes.

  • Change

    Shortcodes are still available though.