APG Google Video Sitemap Feed
APG Google Video Sitemap Feed dynamically generates a video sitemap for Google by creating a virtual sitemap-video.xml file. Features It needs virtually no configuration, so it works on its own from the moment you activate it. Automatically adds every YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion video. Supports e
APG Google Video Sitemap Feed dynamically generates a video sitemap for Google by creating a virtual sitemap-video.xml file.
Features
- It needs virtually no configuration, so it works on its own from the moment you activate it.
- Automatically adds every YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion video.
- Supports every custom post type.
- Also detects videos hosted on your own website: the video block, the [video] shortcode and the media library.
- Finds videos even when they live in the custom fields of the most common page builders or in the oEmbed cache.
- Publishes the duration, the publication date and the uploader of each video.
- Groups every video of the same page into a single sitemap entry, the way Google’s specification expects.
- Contextual help on the settings page, explaining where the sitemap is and what goes into it without leaving the screen.
- Automatically caches the external data of each video to speed up building sitemap-video.xml .
- Emails the site administrator when a video has been deleted or made private, so you can edit the post and remove the URL that is no longer valid.
- Fully compatible with WordPress Multisite installations.
- Automatically generates several sitemaps, with a maximum of 50,000 pages in each one.
- Refreshes the sitemap as soon as a post is published, edited or deleted.
- Announces itself in robots.txt and in the WordPress sitemap index, so search engines can find it.
- Warns you if Yoast, Rank Math, All in One SEO or SEOPress is already publishing a video sitemap, so you do not end up with two.
Translations
- English ( Art Project Group ).
- Spanish ( Art Project Group ).
Support
Art Project Group offers paid technical support to help you install or configure APG Google Video Sitemap Feed .
Origin
APG Google Video Sitemap Feed was built on top of Google News Sitemap Feed With Multisite Support by Tim Brandon and Google XML Sitemap for Videos by Amit Agarwal . Both are excellent plugins that did not offer everything we needed, but their work was essential to build this one.
Since version 1.0 it has also been improved thanks to the code contributed by Ludo Bonnet and his idea of adding Vimeo and Dailymotion support.
Companion plugins
We recommend using APG Google Video Sitemap Feed together with APG Google Image Sitemap Feed , which generates sitemap-image.xml , and Google Mobile Sitemap Feed With Multisite Support , which generates sitemap-mobile.xml .
Important
Problems have been reported when using it alongside the latest version of Google XML Sitemaps with WordPress Multisite support. They are described in How to fix the incompatibility between Google XML Sitemaps and our plugins , where you will find everything you need to solve it.
More information
You can read more about APG Google Video Sitemap Feed on our official website. The Spanish version of this documentation ships with the plugin in readme.md .
You can also read the full documentation , with every setting explained one by one.
Feedback
Do not forget to leave us your comments on:
- APG Google Video Sitemap Feed at Art Project Group.
- Art Project Group on Facebook.
- @artprojectgroup on Twitter.
More plugins
Remember that you can find more WordPress plugins at Art Project Group and on our WordPress profile .
GitHub
You can follow the development of this plugin on GitHub .
Translations
- English : by Art Project Group (default language).
- Spanish : by Art Project Group .
Technical support
Since APG Google Video Sitemap Feed is completely free, Art Project Group only offers paid technical support . Art Project Group does not provide free technical support of any kind.
Donation
Did you like APG Google Video Sitemap Feed and find it useful on your website? We would appreciate a small donation to help us keep improving this plugin and building more completely free plugins for the whole WordPress community.
Thanks
- To Tim Brandon and Amit Agarwal for their great plugins, which inspired APG Google Video Sitemap Feed .
- To Ludo Bonnet for his contributions to the code and his idea of adding Vimeo and Dailymotion support.
- To everyone who uses it.
- To everyone who helps to improve it.
- To everyone who donates.
- To everyone who encourages us with their comments.
Thank you all very much!
Screenshots & previews.
- 01You can: Upload the google-video-sitemap-feed-with-multisite-support folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory over FTP.
- 02Upload the whole ZIP file from Plugins -> Add New -> Upload in your WordPress admin panel.
- 03Search for APG Google Video Sitemap Feed in Plugins -> Add New and click Install Now .
- 04Activate the plugin from the Plugins menu in your WordPress admin panel.
- 05That is all. Enjoy it, and if you find it useful please consider making a donation .
Frequently asked questions.
Does it need any configuration?
No, the plugin works entirely on its own.
Where is my video sitemap?
At sitemap-video.xml , in the root of your website. If your site has more than 50,000 pages with videos, that address becomes an index pointing to sitemap-video-1.xml , sitemap-video-2.xml and so on.
Is it compatible with WordPress Multisite installations?
Yes, it is fully compatible.
Which videos does it find?
Videos from YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion embedded anywhere in the post content, the excerpt or a custom field, plus videos hosted on your own website through the video block, the [video] shortcode or the media library.
My videos are in the sitemap but Google does not index them. Why?
Since 2023 Google only indexes a video when it is the main content of the page it lives on. A long article with a video embedded halfway through will show up in Search Console as “Video is not the main content of the page”. That is a Google policy, not a problem with the sitemap.
Are there any known incompatibilities?
Yes, problems have been reported when using it together with Google XML Sitemaps . They are caused by the wrong order of the WordPress rewrite rules, because Google XML Sitemaps handles every possible kind of sitemap. You will find the full explanation and the solution in How to fix the incompatibility between Google XML Sitemaps and our plugins .
The plugin tells me another plugin already publishes a video sitemap. What should I do?
Whatever you prefer. Having two video sitemaps is not penalized by search engines, but keeping only one is easier to maintain. The notice lets you deactivate this plugin in one click, or hide the message and keep both.
Technical support
If you need help installing or configuring APG Google Video Sitemap Feed , Art Project Group offers its technical support service.
Art Project Group does not provide free technical support of any kind.
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