Simple Image XML Sitemap

FAQ

How are images technically recognised according to posts and pages?

Every image you upload to media center via post or page creation is stored as “attachment” and therefore will be added to the Image XML Sitemap

Where does the image meta data caption and title come from?

When you upload an image, you enter image meta data such as title, caption, alt text, description. (Otherwise you can add this information also instantly in Media Center).
This place is where the data displayed in Image XML Sitemap does come from.

How can I speed up sitemap creation?

With every post save, the sitemap will be recreated. Depending on the amount on posts and images, this can take a bit of time. To speed up, post saving, you can create image sitemaps manually.
To do so, first uncheck the “auto save” in the sitemap settings, and then click the “generate sitemap” button in the tools section.

How can I submit the image sitemap to Google?

In Google Search Console (formerly known as Google Webmaster Tools) there is a menu entry for Sitemap. This location is to enter your path to your Image XML Sitemap.

Where is the sitemap file stored?

The sitemap is stored as sitemap-images.xml in the WordPress folder of your website.

I am getting errors indicating I do not have the proper permission

This is most likely caused by the fact that you do not have write permission on the website webroot. Use chmod to set the necessary permissions. Do NOT set that to 0777, unless you know what you are doing.