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“Unlock the Secrets of SEO: Discover How a Simple WordPress Sitemap Can Transform Your Website!”

"Unlock the Secrets of SEO: Discover How a Simple WordPress Sitemap Can Transform Your Website!"

To create an HTML sitemap on your WordPress.com-hosted site:

  1. Visit your site dashboard and create a new page (Pages → Add Page) or edit an existing one (Pages → All Pages → Edit).
  2. Add a Shortcode block to the page by clicking the + symbol and typing shortcode.
An orange arrow highlighting the WordPress + button and the word 'shortcode' written into the block finder
  1. Type sitemap in the Shortcode block field surrounded by brackets.
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‘ in the Shortcode block” class=”wp-image-78739″ srcset=”https://en-blog.files.wordpress.com/2025/04/sitemap-shortcode.jpg 1400w, https://en-blog.files.wordpress.com/2025/04/sitemap-shortcode.jpg?w=150&h=101 150w, https://en-blog.files.wordpress.com/2025/04/sitemap-shortcode.jpg?w=300&h=201 300w, https://en-blog.files.wordpress.com/2025/04/sitemap-shortcode.jpg?w=768&h=516 768w, https://en-blog.files.wordpress.com/2025/04/sitemap-shortcode.jpg?w=1024&h=688 1024w” sizes=”(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px”>

  1. Preview or publish the page to view the shortcode output.
A screenshot of a dummy About page and an HTML sitemap displayed at the bottom

If your site isn’t hosted by WordPress.com, you can add a similar HTML sitemap by using a plugin like Simple Sitemap. 

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