Disable WP Sitemaps is a WordPress utility plugin designed to disable the automatic sitemaps generated by WordPress version 5.5 and later. This lightweight plugin consists of just one line of code, making it extremely simple to use. Users can activate the plugin and immediately stop WordPress from creating duplicate sitemap entries, which can confuse search engines. This is particularly useful for those who already utilize other sitemap plugins or for sites that do not require a sitemap at all.

In addition to disabling the auto-generated sitemaps, this plugin also prevents WordPress from adding a sitemap rule to the virtual robots.txt file. With no settings to configure and no impact on user privacy, Disable WP Sitemaps is an efficient tool for managing sitemap functionality on WordPress sites. It does not collect user data or set cookies, ensuring that user privacy remains intact.