* Sitemaps: WP_Sitemaps_Renderer class
* Responsible for rendering Sitemaps data to XML in accordance with sitemap protocol.
* Class WP_Sitemaps_Renderer
#[AllowDynamicProperties]
class WP_Sitemaps_Renderer {
* XSL stylesheet for styling a sitemap for web browsers.
protected $stylesheet = '';
* XSL stylesheet for styling a sitemap for web browsers.
protected $stylesheet_index = '';
* WP_Sitemaps_Renderer constructor.
public function __construct() {
$stylesheet_url = $this->get_sitemap_stylesheet_url();
$this->stylesheet = '<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="' . esc_url( $stylesheet_url ) . '" ?>';
$stylesheet_index_url = $this->get_sitemap_index_stylesheet_url();
if ( $stylesheet_index_url ) {
$this->stylesheet_index = '<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="' . esc_url( $stylesheet_index_url ) . '" ?>';
* Gets the URL for the sitemap stylesheet.
* @global WP_Rewrite $wp_rewrite WordPress rewrite component.
* @return string The sitemap stylesheet URL.
public function get_sitemap_stylesheet_url() {
$sitemap_url = home_url( '/wp-sitemap.xsl' );
if ( ! $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
$sitemap_url = home_url( '/?sitemap-stylesheet=sitemap' );
* Filters the URL for the sitemap stylesheet.
* If a falsey value is returned, no stylesheet will be used and
* the "raw" XML of the sitemap will be displayed.
* @param string $sitemap_url Full URL for the sitemaps XSL file.
return apply_filters( 'wp_sitemaps_stylesheet_url', $sitemap_url );
* Gets the URL for the sitemap index stylesheet.
* @global WP_Rewrite $wp_rewrite WordPress rewrite component.
* @return string The sitemap index stylesheet URL.
public function get_sitemap_index_stylesheet_url() {
$sitemap_url = home_url( '/wp-sitemap-index.xsl' );
if ( ! $wp_rewrite->using_permalinks() ) {
$sitemap_url = home_url( '/?sitemap-stylesheet=index' );
* Filters the URL for the sitemap index stylesheet.
* If a falsey value is returned, no stylesheet will be used and
* the "raw" XML of the sitemap index will be displayed.
* @param string $sitemap_url Full URL for the sitemaps index XSL file.
return apply_filters( 'wp_sitemaps_stylesheet_index_url', $sitemap_url );
* Renders a sitemap index.
* @param array $sitemaps Array of sitemap URLs.
public function render_index( $sitemaps ) {
header( 'Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8' );
$this->check_for_simple_xml_availability();
$index_xml = $this->get_sitemap_index_xml( $sitemaps );
if ( ! empty( $index_xml ) ) {
// All output is escaped within get_sitemap_index_xml().
* Gets XML for a sitemap index.
* @param array $sitemaps Array of sitemap URLs.
* @return string|false A well-formed XML string for a sitemap index. False on error.
public function get_sitemap_index_xml( $sitemaps ) {
$sitemap_index = new SimpleXMLElement(
'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>',
'<sitemapindex xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" />'
foreach ( $sitemaps as $entry ) {
$sitemap = $sitemap_index->addChild( 'sitemap' );
// Add each element as a child node to the <sitemap> entry.
foreach ( $entry as $name => $value ) {
$sitemap->addChild( $name, esc_url( $value ) );
} elseif ( 'lastmod' === $name ) {
$sitemap->addChild( $name, esc_xml( $value ) );
/* translators: %s: List of element names. */
__( 'Fields other than %s are not currently supported for the sitemap index.' ),
implode( ',', array( 'loc', 'lastmod' ) )
return $sitemap_index->asXML();
* @param array $url_list Array of URLs for a sitemap.
public function render_sitemap( $url_list ) {
header( 'Content-Type: application/xml; charset=UTF-8' );
$this->check_for_simple_xml_availability();
$sitemap_xml = $this->get_sitemap_xml( $url_list );
if ( ! empty( $sitemap_xml ) ) {
// All output is escaped within get_sitemap_xml().
* Gets XML for a sitemap.
* @param array $url_list Array of URLs for a sitemap.
* @return string|false A well-formed XML string for a sitemap index. False on error.
public function get_sitemap_xml( $url_list ) {
$urlset = new SimpleXMLElement(
'<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>',
'<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" />'
foreach ( $url_list as $url_item ) {
$url = $urlset->addChild( 'url' );
// Add each element as a child node to the <url> entry.
foreach ( $url_item as $name => $value ) {
$url->addChild( $name, esc_url( $value ) );
} elseif ( in_array( $name, array( 'lastmod', 'changefreq', 'priority' ), true ) ) {
$url->addChild( $name, esc_xml( $value ) );
/* translators: %s: List of element names. */
__( 'Fields other than %s are not currently supported for sitemaps.' ),
implode( ',', array( 'loc', 'lastmod', 'changefreq', 'priority' ) )
* Checks for the availability of the SimpleXML extension and errors if missing.
private function check_for_simple_xml_availability() {
if ( ! class_exists( 'SimpleXMLElement' ) ) {
return '_xml_wp_die_handler';
/* translators: %s: SimpleXML */
esc_xml( __( 'Could not generate XML sitemap due to missing %s extension' ) ),
esc_xml( __( 'WordPress › Error' ) ),
'response' => 501, // "Not implemented".