XML Sitemap to HTML

XML Sitemap to HTML turns standard XML sitemaps and sitemap indexes into a human-readable HTML sitemap. Add the sitemap URLs once, create a shortcode with the built-in generator, and place it in any post or page.

Features

• Combines multiple XML sitemaps
• Follows nested sitemap indexes automatically
• Searchable list and responsive table layouts
• Human-readable titles generated from URL slugs
• Optional URL and last-modified output
• Configurable title capitalization and slug separator
• Configurable transient cache
• Duplicate URL removal
• Accessible labels, status updates, and keyboard-friendly tables
• Server-side shortcode generator with copy button
• Backward compatibility with XS2H XML Sitemap to HTML 1.x

Usage

The shortest shortcode uses all saved sitemaps and the default settings:

[sitemap-html]

A complete example:

[sitemap-html ids="all" search="true" separator="-" layout="table" show_url="true" show_lastmod="true" case="title" cache_ttl="3600"]

Parameters

• ids: all or a comma-separated list of the IDs shown in the generator.
• search: true or false.
• separator: Up to two slug characters to replace with spaces.
• layout: list or table.
• show_url: true or false.
• show_lastmod: true or false.
• case: title, upper, lower, ucfirst, or none.
• cache_ttl: Cache duration in seconds. Use 0 to bypass the cache.

Backward Compatibility

Upgrading from XS2H XML Sitemap to HTML 1.x does not require users to recreate their settings or edit existing content:

• The legacy options xs2h_sitemap_urls, xs2h_slug_separator, and xs2h_cache_ttl are copied when the corresponding 3.x options do not yet exist. Meaningful legacy values also replace untouched 3.3.1 defaults, recovering data after an intermediate 3.3.1 installation.
• The legacy shortcode [xs2h-sitemap-html] remains registered with all former attributes and defaults.
• Legacy shortcode IDs remain 1-based. For example, ids="1,2" still selects the first and second saved sitemaps.
• Legacy title generation continues to replace underscores in addition to the selected separator.
• The 3.x shortcode [sitemap-html] retains its 0-based IDs from version 3.3.1.
• URL positions and duplicates are preserved when settings are saved, so generated numeric IDs do not shift unexpectedly.
• Saved 3.x settings are mirrored to the legacy option names, making a rollback less likely to lose later configuration changes.
• A compatibility bootstrap retains the former main plugin filename so an existing activation reference remains loadable after an update.

The compatibility layer never overwrites non-default 3.x settings.