=== CPH Sitemap Free ===
Contributors: matthewxmurphy
Requires at least: 7.1.3
Requires PHP: 8.3
Stable tag: 2026.10.12.001
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Native WordPress XML sitemap setup with one owner and public-content guards.

== Description ==
Product owner: CreatorPublishingHub.com.
Developer and copyright holder: MatthewxMurphy.com.
Copyright 2026 Matthew X Murphy. https://matthewxmurphy.com/ | https://builtnotbegged.com/

When WordPress owns the XML sitemap, this plugin keeps its native generator,
index, pagination and robots integration. Published public posts without
passwords are eligible. Retained Yoast, Rank Math and legacy AIOSEO noindex
post metadata and explicitly excluded content IDs are omitted. Non-viewable
post types and attachments are excluded. Taxonomy and author sitemap providers
otherwise retain WordPress's behavior. The plugin never enables a disabled
sitemap or changes Reading > Search engine visibility.

When Yoast, Rank Math, AIOSEO or an explicitly selected external owner is
present, the competing native sitemap is disabled. The existing owner keeps
control of its own sitemap URL, privacy and exclusions. This plugin does not
edit the other plugin's settings or inspect its XML. Its sitemap feature may
be disabled; check its settings. Multiple active owners produce a warning,
not an automatic change to those owners.

No additional XML generator, AI sitemap or llms.txt endpoint is included in
this version. No IndexNow, verification files, crawling, URL submission,
remote calls, service enrollment or license activation is included.

== Installation ==
1. Install and activate this plugin if native XML sitemap setup is useful.
2. Open Settings > CPH Sitemap Free and review the visibility and owner status.
3. Keep one sitemap owner active. If your custom plugin or external service
   already provides it, check the external-owner box.
4. If WordPress owns it, optionally enter public content IDs to omit. These
   exclusions affect the XML sitemap only; they do not make pages private.
5. Open the public XML sitemap. Availability is separate from indexing by a
   search engine; this plugin does not submit URLs or guarantee indexing.

Activation creates only an empty plugin option. No content, users, database
tables, schedules, visibility or provider credentials are created. Deactivation
removes these hooks and leaves your saved settings/content intact. There is
no automatic update service in this build.

== Changelog ==
= 2026.10.10.002 =
Initial separate Free integration for LocalPro. See NOTICE.txt and LICENSE.txt.
