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How to remove a specific pages from the site map in WordPress?

I want to eliminate some links and articles from the sitemap page. I have tried using a plugin called "WordPress Simple HTML Sitemap" and even tried from within WordPress itself but haven’t been successful.

Is there a free, effective plugin or another method to do this?

My last resort is to apply CSS {display: none} to those pages using the inspector, but I want a better solution.

I have tried using the third party plugins.

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  1. 0

    To do it without a plugin, use the wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args hook, setting the post__not_in argument. Add this code to functions.php:

    add_filter('wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args', function($args, $post_type) {

  // for post types other than pages, exit without doing any customisation
  if ('page' !== $post_type) return $args;

  // set the page IDs to exclude
  $args['post__not_in'] = array(111, 222, 333);
  return $args;

}, 10, 2);
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  2. 0

    There are plugins like Yoast and Rankmath which allow you to remove specific pages or post from sitemap, but still you want a code then please use this.

    Here’s how you can exclude specific pages from the default WordPress sitemap:

    Add Code

    1. Open Your Theme’s functions.php file.

    2. Add the Following Code:

      add_filter('wp_sitemaps_posts_query_args', 'exclude_pages_from_sitemap', 10, 2);

function exclude_pages_from_sitemap($args, $post_type) {
    // List of page IDs to exclude from the sitemap
    $excluded_ids = array(123, 456); // Replace with your page IDs

    // Check if we are modifying the query for pages
    if ($post_type === 'page') {
        if (!isset($args['post__not_in'])) {
            $args['post__not_in'] = array();
        }

        // Merge the excluded IDs with any existing excluded IDs
        $args['post__not_in'] = array_merge($args['post__not_in'], $excluded_ids);
    }

    return $args;
}

    I am using this on my website, so I share it for you.

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