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Last updated: 25/08/2026

Disable Core Sitemap

Disables the sitemap WordPress generates by default, so you avoid duplicate sitemaps if your SEO plugin already provides one.

Overview

WordPress generates its own XML sitemap at wp-sitemap.xml, but if your SEO plugin or hosting platform already provides a sitemap, keeping the WordPress version enabled can be unnecessary.

Disable Core Sitemap cleanly turns off the built-in WordPress XML sitemap system while leaving sitemaps generated by tools such as Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, or your hosting platform untouched.

It is a Free, zero-configuration module in WP PowerSuite. Enable it and it starts working.

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Who is this for?
  • Sites already using an SEO plugin that generates XML sitemaps
  • Agencies standardizing sitemap configuration across client websites
  • Developers who prefer to disable unnecessary WordPress core features
  • Sites using externally or host-generated XML sitemaps

Features

Disable WordPress Core XML Sitemaps
Turns off the native WordPress sitemap at wp-sitemap.xml along with its related core sitemap routes.
Keep SEO Plugin Sitemaps Working
Sitemaps generated by Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, and other independent sitemap systems are not disabled.

Avoid Running a Sitemap You Don't Need

  • WordPress includes a built-in XML sitemap system that works well for sites without another sitemap solution.
  • However, many WordPress websites already use an SEO plugin that generates its own XML sitemap with additional controls over post types, taxonomies, exclusions, and other SEO settings.
  • In that situation, the WordPress core sitemap may simply be an additional sitemap system you don't intend to use.
  • Disable Core Sitemap gives you a simple way to turn off only the native WordPress implementation.

Your SEO Plugin Sitemap Stays Active

  • The module specifically targets  WordPress core sitemaps.
  • It does not attempt to disable sitemap functionality belonging to other plugins or services.
  • That means if your sitemap is generated by Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, another SEO solution, or your hosting environment, that sitemap can continue operating normally.
  • This makes the module useful when you want one preferred sitemap system without WordPress core providing another one alongside it.

Use Cases

  • Use Your SEO Plugin's Sitemap
    Disable the native WordPress sitemap when Yoast SEO, Rank Math, SEOPress, or another SEO plugin already manages your XML sitemap.
  • Simplify Sitemap Management
    Keep one intentional sitemap solution instead of maintaining the WordPress core sitemap alongside another sitemap system.

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