XML Sitemap to HTML turns standard XML sitemaps and sitemap indexes into a human-readable HTML sitemap. Add the sitemap URLs once, create a shortcode with the built-in generator, and place it in any post or page.

Features

Combines multiple XML sitemaps
Follows nested sitemap indexes automatically
Searchable list and responsive table layouts
Human-readable titles generated from URL slugs
Optional URL and last-modified output
Configurable title capitalization and slug separator
Configurable transient cache
Duplicate URL removal
Accessible labels, status updates, and keyboard-friendly tables
Server-side shortcode generator with copy button
Backward compatibility with XS2H XML Sitemap to HTML 1.x

Usage

The shortest shortcode uses all saved sitemaps and the default settings:

[sitemap-html]

A complete example:

[sitemap-html ids="all" search="true" separator="-" layout="table" show_url="true" show_lastmod="true" case="title" cache_ttl="3600"]

Parameters

ids: all or a comma-separated list of the IDs shown in the generator.
search: true or false.
separator: Up to two slug characters to replace with spaces.
layout: list or table.
show_url: true or false.
show_lastmod: true or false.
case: title, upper, lower, ucfirst, or none.
cache_ttl: Cache duration in seconds. Use 0 to bypass the cache.

Backward Compatibility

Upgrading from XS2H XML Sitemap to HTML 1.x does not require users to recreate their settings or edit existing content:

The legacy options xs2h_sitemap_urls, xs2h_slug_separator, and xs2h_cache_ttl are copied when the corresponding 3.x options do not yet exist. Meaningful legacy values also replace untouched 3.3.1 defaults, recovering data after an intermediate 3.3.1 installation.
The legacy shortcode [xs2h-sitemap-html] remains registered with all former attributes and defaults.
Legacy shortcode IDs remain 1-based. For example, ids="1,2" still selects the first and second saved sitemaps.
Legacy title generation continues to replace underscores in addition to the selected separator.
The 3.x shortcode [sitemap-html] retains its 0-based IDs from version 3.3.1.
URL positions and duplicates are preserved when settings are saved, so generated numeric IDs do not shift unexpectedly.
Saved 3.x settings are mirrored to the legacy option names, making a rollback less likely to lose later configuration changes.
A compatibility bootstrap retains the former main plugin filename so an existing activation reference remains loadable after an update.

The compatibility layer never overwrites non-default 3.x settings.