One of the most useful plugins for speeding up your relationship with search engines is Google XML Sitemap Generator. Its job is simple: index every page, post, and tag on your site and serve them to Google (and friends) as a sitemap file.

Faster indexing = your new posts showing up in search faster.

2026 Note — Modern Alternatives

• If you already use Rank Math or Yoast SEO, they generate sitemaps automatically — no separate plugin needed.
• Once the sitemap exists, manually submit it in Google Search Console: Sitemaps → paste /sitemap_index.xml.
• Submit the same URL in Bing Webmaster Tools — five minutes well spent.