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Content Sitemap block
List selected Pages and Posts with labels, tabs, excerpts, and ordering controls.
10 live examplesA complete studio sitemap
A believable Pages and Journal structure, carefully limited to the fictional Atlas & Alder site.
Pages
Posts
- How to plan a content migration
- Choosing labels visitors understand
- Build an editorial workflow people use
- A calmer way to audit 500 pages
- What we learned from the museum guide
- Five signs your navigation is working
- Designing a resource library people can browse
- When a flat sitemap beats deep navigation
- Prepare a site for a redesign
- September studio notes
Tabbed Pages and Journal
Separate content types into clean, keyboard-friendly tabs with concise supporting excerpts.
- Atlas & Alder StudioA fictional independent studio for content strategy, information architecture, and digital publishing.
- About the studioA small senior team working with cultural, education, and research organisations.
- Contact the studioA fictional contact page completing the visitor journey.
- ResourcesPractical tools for content teams planning a clearer website.
- Content audit checklistA practical checklist for deciding what to keep, improve, merge, or retire.
- Site hierarchy workbookA workshop-ready template for mapping a visitor-centred site structure.
- Content audit checklist
- Selected workA selection of fictional projects across culture, learning, and research.
- Learning platform refreshA scalable content model for a growing professional learning platform.
- Museum digital guideA clearer route through collections, exhibitions, and visitor information.
- Research library redesignA topic-led resource library for a fictional research organisation.
- Learning platform refresh
- ServicesFocused services for complex content and navigation challenges.
- Content architectureResearch-led structures, labels, and navigation for complex sites.
- Editorial systemsPractical governance and workflows that help teams publish with confidence.
- Publishing operationsMigration planning, content models, and launch support for busy teams.
- Content architecture
- About the studio
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- Build an editorial workflow people useA useful workflow makes ownership visible without turning publishing into bureaucracy.
- Choosing labels visitors understandReplace internal language with labels that make the next click predictable.
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- Five signs your navigation is workingLook beyond clicks to scanning, confidence, recovery, and useful onward journeys.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- September studio notesA short fictional update covering current projects, experiments, and useful reading.
- What we learned from the museum guideFive navigation decisions that helped visitors move from curiosity to a useful story.
- When a flat sitemap beats deep navigationA flat list can outperform a complex tree when the content set is bounded and familiar.
A focused compact sitemap
Include only the seven destinations that matter most, with a denser spacing preset for fast scanning.
A paginated journal
Bound a growing article index while preserving a direct route to every entry.
Searchable content directory
Give visitors one field for filtering the Pages and Journal entries currently shown in this sitemap.
Pages
Posts
- A calmer way to audit 500 pages
- Build an editorial workflow people use
- Choosing labels visitors understand
- Designing a resource library people can browse
- Five signs your navigation is working
- How to plan a content migration
- Prepare a site for a redesign
- September studio notes
- What we learned from the museum guide
- When a flat sitemap beats deep navigation
Media-rich project directory
Turn a custom post type into a visual project index with featured images and useful summaries.
Studio projects
Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Lean resource library
List a second custom post type without media when fast scanning matters more than imagery.
Studio resources
- Resource handbookA practical fictional handbook for planning, governing, and improving a content-heavy website.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
Projects and resources in tabs
Combine two custom content types in one compact directory without flattening their meaning.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
- Resource handbookA practical fictional handbook for planning, governing, and improving a content-heavy website.
Tailored rules for each section
Give projects and resources their own inclusion and ordering rules inside a single sitemap.
Studio projects
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Studio resources
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
- Resource handbookA practical fictional handbook for planning, governing, and improving a content-heavy website.
Compact horizontal journal
Turn the journal into a space-efficient inline route with a custom separator.
Grouped Sitemap block
Organise Posts beneath category or taxonomy headings.
7 live examplesJournal grouped by topic
Help visitors browse the fictional studio journal by strategy, publishing, navigation, and studio notes.
Practical guides
Strategy
Topic groups with excerpts
Add context below each article while keeping the taxonomy structure easy to scan.
Practical guides
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- Five signs your navigation is workingLook beyond clicks to scanning, confidence, recovery, and useful onward journeys.
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
Publishing
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- Build an editorial workflow people useA useful workflow makes ownership visible without turning publishing into bureaucracy.
Strategy
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
Selected journal topics
Focus the grouped sitemap on Strategy and Navigation with Pro inclusion rules.
Searchable topic directory
Filter the currently displayed category groups while keeping matching articles in their topic context.
Practical guides
Strategy
Projects grouped by sector
Show media-rich custom content under Culture, Education, and Research headings.
Culture
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Education
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Research
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
Resources grouped by purpose
Organise a text-only custom post type beneath Planning and Governance terms.
Governance
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
Planning
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
A compact project index
Remove list icons and supporting copy for a quieter sector-led directory.
Child Pages block
Follow a real WordPress page hierarchy from a chosen parent.
8 live examplesComplete hierarchy with its parent
Follow the fictional site from its linked root through Services, Work, and Resources.
Compact Services branch
Start lower in the hierarchy and use the compact preset for a denser context-specific list.
Page hierarchy with excerpts
Add concise descriptions while retaining the underlying parent-and-child structure.
- About the studioA small senior team working with cultural, education, and research organisations.
- ServicesFocused services for complex content and navigation challenges.
- Content architectureResearch-led structures, labels, and navigation for complex sites.
- Editorial systemsPractical governance and workflows that help teams publish with confidence.
- Publishing operationsMigration planning, content models, and launch support for busy teams.
- Content architecture
- Selected workA selection of fictional projects across culture, learning, and research.
- Museum digital guideA clearer route through collections, exhibitions, and visitor information.
- Learning platform refreshA scalable content model for a growing professional learning platform.
- Research library redesignA topic-led resource library for a fictional research organisation.
- Museum digital guide
- ResourcesPractical tools for content teams planning a clearer website.
- Content audit checklistA practical checklist for deciding what to keep, improve, merge, or retire.
- Site hierarchy workbookA workshop-ready template for mapping a visitor-centred site structure.
- Content audit checklist
- Contact the studioA fictional contact page completing the visitor journey.
Separated Services directory
Use subtle dividers to clarify where one service ends and the next begins.
Compact illustrated Work branch
Pair 24-pixel featured images with separators and compact spacing for a visual hierarchy that still scans quickly.
Consistent square project thumbnails
Crop mixed source images into exact 48-pixel frames without stretching or letting theme image rules hide them.
Hierarchical custom resources
Use the same block with a purpose-built hierarchical custom post type.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Content inventory template
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
- Navigation QA checklist
Selected resource branch
Include only the governance material needed for one focused handbook view.
Taxonomy Terms block
Display public taxonomy terms as a filtered hierarchy.
5 live examplesJournal topics with counts
Reveal the editorial structure and the amount of content behind each topic.
- Journal topics
- Navigation (4)
- Publishing (2)
- Strategy (5)
- Practical guides (4)
- Studio notes (2)
A selected topic branch
Begin below Strategy and limit the depth for a more focused view.
- Strategy guides
Project sectors
Publish a complete custom taxonomy with counts for Culture, Education, and Research.
Resource topics
Turn a second custom taxonomy into a clean, alphabetical directory.
- Browse resources by purpose
- Governance (3)
- Planning (3)
Navigation Menu block
Turn a curated WordPress navigation menu into a visitor-facing sitemap.
4 live examplesNested studio navigation
Republish a deliberately curated WordPress menu with its full hierarchy intact.
Compact inline route
Use a visible separator to turn the same menu into a concise footer sitemap.
Selected menu destinations
Include only the root, Services, Work, and Contact items for a campaign landing page.
Menu with one branch removed
Exclude a secondary branch without editing the original WordPress menu.
Archive Links block
Link to date, post-type, author, or taxonomy archives with bounded output.
6 live examplesMonthly journal archive
Give regular readers a compact route through a year of studio thinking.
Journal by month
- September 2026 (1)
- August 2026 (1)
- July 2026 (2)
- June 2026 (1)
- May 2026 (1)
- April 2026 (1)
- March 2026 (1)
- February 2026 (1)
- January 2026 (1)
Yearly journal archive
A quieter year-level index suits older or denser publications.
Journal by year
- 2026 (10)
Journal category archives
Publish non-empty topic destinations with content counts.
Browse journal topics
- Navigation (4)
- Publishing (2)
- Strategy (5)
- Practical guides (4)
- Studio notes (2)
Project sector archives
Offer archive links for a custom taxonomy attached to studio projects.
Project post-type archive
Point visitors to the complete archive for a custom project post type.
All studio work
- Studio projects (4)
Author archives
Create a bounded people-first route for multi-author editorial sites.
WooCommerce Products block
Publish a bounded product sitemap as one list or grouped beneath product categories.
6 live examplesVisual product catalogue
Combine real WooCommerce products, featured images, prices, SKUs, and short descriptions.
Studio planning tools
- Content governance canvasA one-page canvas for agreeing ownership, standards, and review cycles.
- Content map workbookA workshop-ready workbook for planning a clear, visitor-centred hierarchy.
- Editorial structure guideA concise guide to grouping and labelling a growing publication.
- Migration planning boardA visual planning board for mapping content decisions and dependencies.
- Navigation review kitA practical checklist pack for finding gaps and ambiguous labels.
- Site refresh templateA flexible template for auditing content before a redesign.
Products grouped by category
Arrange the same catalogue beneath Planning and Publishing headings.
Shop by purpose
Planning tools
- Content map workbookA workshop-ready workbook for planning a clear, visitor-centred hierarchy.
- Migration planning boardA visual planning board for mapping content decisions and dependencies.
- Navigation review kitA practical checklist pack for finding gaps and ambiguous labels.
- Site refresh templateA flexible template for auditing content before a redesign.
Publishing tools
- Content governance canvasA one-page canvas for agreeing ownership, standards, and review cycles.
- Editorial structure guideA concise guide to grouping and labelling a growing publication.
- Site refresh templateA flexible template for auditing content before a redesign.
Featured products only
Build a tightly curated buying guide from products marked as featured in WooCommerce.
Studio favourites
- Content governance canvasA one-page canvas for agreeing ownership, standards, and review cycles.
- Content map workbookA workshop-ready workbook for planning a clear, visitor-centred hierarchy.
- Navigation review kitA practical checklist pack for finding gaps and ambiguous labels.
In-stock buying guide
Filter the sitemap to products visitors can order now and sort by price.
One product category
Use a category filter to publish a focused mini-catalogue on a landing page.
Planning collection
- Content map workbookA workshop-ready workbook for planning a clear, visitor-centred hierarchy.
- Migration planning boardA visual planning board for mapping content decisions and dependencies.
- Navigation review kitA practical checklist pack for finding gaps and ambiguous labels.
- Site refresh templateA flexible template for auditing content before a redesign.
On-sale products with availability
Promote the current offers while showing whether each product is in stock or sold out.
Current offers
- Content map workbookA workshop-ready workbook for planning a clear, visitor-centred hierarchy.
- Site refresh templateA flexible template for auditing content before a redesign.
Simple Sitemap shortcode
Use the established Simple Sitemap shortcode in classic content and templates.
9 live examplesComplete Pages shortcode
Publish the curated fictional site from classic content, a builder, or a template.
[simple-sitemap types="page" orderby="menu_order" order="asc"]Tabbed Pages and Journal shortcode
Use the established shortcode to separate two content types and add excerpts.
[simple-sitemap types="page,post" render="tab" show_excerpt="true"]- Atlas & Alder StudioA fictional independent studio for content strategy, information architecture, and digital publishing.
- About the studioA small senior team working with cultural, education, and research organisations.
- Contact the studioA fictional contact page completing the visitor journey.
- ResourcesPractical tools for content teams planning a clearer website.
- Content audit checklistA practical checklist for deciding what to keep, improve, merge, or retire.
- Site hierarchy workbookA workshop-ready template for mapping a visitor-centred site structure.
- Content audit checklist
- Selected workA selection of fictional projects across culture, learning, and research.
- Learning platform refreshA scalable content model for a growing professional learning platform.
- Museum digital guideA clearer route through collections, exhibitions, and visitor information.
- Research library redesignA topic-led resource library for a fictional research organisation.
- Learning platform refresh
- ServicesFocused services for complex content and navigation challenges.
- Content architectureResearch-led structures, labels, and navigation for complex sites.
- Editorial systemsPractical governance and workflows that help teams publish with confidence.
- Publishing operationsMigration planning, content models, and launch support for busy teams.
- Content architecture
- About the studio
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- Build an editorial workflow people useA useful workflow makes ownership visible without turning publishing into bureaucracy.
- Choosing labels visitors understandReplace internal language with labels that make the next click predictable.
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- Five signs your navigation is workingLook beyond clicks to scanning, confidence, recovery, and useful onward journeys.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- September studio notesA short fictional update covering current projects, experiments, and useful reading.
- What we learned from the museum guideFive navigation decisions that helped visitors move from curiosity to a useful story.
- When a flat sitemap beats deep navigationA flat list can outperform a complex tree when the content set is bounded and familiar.
Selected Pages shortcode
An explicit include list keeps the output focused on the primary visitor journey.
[simple-sitemap types="page" include="42,57,81" orderby="menu_order"]Searchable content shortcode
Add visitor filtering to an established classic-editor or builder workflow.
[simple-sitemap types="page,post" search="true" search_placeholder="Search this sitemap…"]Pages
Posts
- A calmer way to audit 500 pages
- Build an editorial workflow people use
- Choosing labels visitors understand
- Designing a resource library people can browse
- Five signs your navigation is working
- How to plan a content migration
- Prepare a site for a redesign
- September studio notes
- What we learned from the museum guide
- When a flat sitemap beats deep navigation
Two-column shortcode layout
Place two established shortcodes side by side when a theme or builder provides the columns.
[simple-sitemap types="page"]
[simple-sitemap types="post" num_posts="5"]Project directory shortcode
Bring featured images and excerpts to a custom post type without replacing a legacy builder workflow.
[simple-sitemap types="project" image="true" image_size="84" show_excerpt="true" orderby="menu_order"]Studio projects
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Custom content tabs shortcode
Combine projects and resources inside one compact tabbed shortcode.
[simple-sitemap types="project,resource" render="tab" image="true" show_excerpt="true"]- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
- Resource handbookA practical fictional handbook for planning, governing, and improving a content-heavy website.
Horizontal shortcode sitemap
Add a compact inline presentation and custom separator to the journal.
[simple-sitemap types="post" horizontal="true" horizontal_separator=" | " list_icon="false" show_label="false"]Image-free resource shortcode
Publish a deliberately lean custom-resource index with concise supporting copy.
[simple-sitemap types="resource" show_excerpt="true" orderby="menu_order"]Studio resources
- Resource handbookA practical fictional handbook for planning, governing, and improving a content-heavy website.
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
Grouped Sitemap shortcode
Use the Grouped Sitemap shortcode for taxonomy-grouped output in existing workflows.
6 live examplesJournal topics shortcode
Group the curated studio Journal beneath its editorial categories.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="category" type="post" orderby="title" order="asc"]Posts
Practical guides
Strategy
Journal groups with excerpts
Add supporting copy while keeping category-led browsing intact.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="category" type="post" num_terms="4" show_excerpt="true" orderby="date" order="desc"]Posts
Practical guides
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- Five signs your navigation is workingLook beyond clicks to scanning, confidence, recovery, and useful onward journeys.
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
Publishing
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- Build an editorial workflow people useA useful workflow makes ownership visible without turning publishing into bureaucracy.
Strategy
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
Searchable topic shortcode
Let visitors filter the grouped items currently displayed while retaining their matching topic headings.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="category" type="post" search="true" search_placeholder="Search these topics…"]Posts
Practical guides
Strategy
Project sectors shortcode
Group a media-rich project CPT by its custom sector taxonomy.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="project-sector" type="project" image="true" show_excerpt="true" taxonomy_links="true"]Studio projects
Culture
- Museum collection journeysA new information architecture connecting exhibitions, objects, stories, and practical visit planning.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Education
- Learning pathways refreshA scalable course structure that makes it easier to compare levels, formats, and next steps.
- City arts programmeA clearer public programme spanning events, venues, artist stories, and neighbourhood guides.
Research
- Research library reframedA topic-led resource library for policy teams navigating reports, evidence, and briefings.
Resource topics shortcode
Publish a text-first CPT beneath Planning and Governance headings.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="resource-topic" type="resource" show_excerpt="true" taxonomy_links="true"]Studio resources
Governance
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
Planning
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
Selected topic groups shortcode
Use Pro inclusion rules to keep only Strategy and Navigation.
[simple-sitemap-group tax="category" type="post" include_terms="strategy,navigation" show_excerpt="true"]Posts
Strategy
- A calmer way to audit 500 pagesUse evidence, batches, and clear decision rules to make a large audit manageable.
- Designing a resource library people can browseCombine useful categories, descriptive titles, and a structure that can grow.
- How to plan a content migrationA calm sequence for inventory, decisions, redirects, and launch ownership.
- Prepare a site for a redesignUse a curated sitemap as a shared inventory before new templates or visuals begin.
Child Pages shortcode
Use the Child Pages shortcode to list a selected branch of a page hierarchy.
7 live examplesStudio hierarchy with linked parent
List all descendants beneath the linked fictional studio root.
[simple-sitemap-child child_of="42" title_li="@" spacing_preset="comfortable"]Services shortcode
Begin lower in the Page tree and add short descriptions.
[simple-sitemap-child child_of="42" title_li="Services" show_excerpt="true" page_excerpt_length="18"]- Studio services
- Content architectureResearch-led structures, labels, and navigation for complex sites.
- Editorial systemsPractical governance and workflows that help teams publish with confidence.
- Publishing operationsMigration planning, content models, and launch support for busy teams.
- Content architecture
Separated Services shortcode
Add clear dividers to an established shortcode workflow without changing its hierarchy.
[simple-sitemap-child child_of="42" title_li="@" separator="true"]Compact thumbnail Work shortcode
Use small featured images and compact spacing to add recognition without overwhelming the list.
[simple-sitemap-child child_of="42" title_li="@" image="true" image_size="24" spacing_preset="compact"]Square project thumbnail shortcode
Give mixed source images one exact square frame while preserving their natural proportions.
[simple-sitemap-child child_of="42" title_li="@" image="true" image_size="48"]Custom resource hierarchy shortcode
Switch the same shortcode to a hierarchical custom post type.
[simple-sitemap-child post_type="resource" child_of="42" title_li="Resource handbook" show_excerpt="true"]- Resource handbook
- Planning toolsWorksheets and templates for understanding the current site and designing what comes next.
- Content inventory templateA structured starting point for recording ownership, quality, risk, and next actions.
- Migration briefing packA concise pack for aligning stakeholders before URLs, templates, and content start moving.
- Content inventory template
- Governance guidesClear rules, roles, and review routines for sustainable publishing.
- Navigation QA checklistA repeatable review for labels, hierarchy, focus, keyboard access, and mobile scanning.
- Publishing standardA lightweight standard for titles, summaries, links, ownership, and review dates.
- Navigation QA checklist
- Planning tools
Selected resource entries shortcode
Use an include list to publish only the governance branch.
[simple-sitemap-child post_type="resource" child_of="42" include="57,81,96" title_li="Governance resources"]- Governance resources
Taxonomy Terms shortcode
Use the Taxonomy Terms shortcode for public term lists in established content.
4 live examplesCounted journal topics shortcode
List non-empty categories with counts in a legacy-friendly workflow.
[simple-sitemap-tax taxonomy="category" title_li="Topics" show_count="1" hide_empty="1"]- Journal topics
- Navigation (4)
- Publishing (2)
- Strategy (5)
- Practical guides (4)
- Studio notes (2)
Strategy branch shortcode
Begin below one parent term and limit the visible depth.
[simple-sitemap-tax taxonomy="category" child_of="12" title_li="Strategy guides" depth="2"]- Strategy guides
Project sectors shortcode
Publish a custom project taxonomy with content counts.
[simple-sitemap-tax taxonomy="project-sector" title_li="Project sectors" show_count="1" orderby="count" order="DESC"]Navigation Menu shortcode
Use the Navigation Menu shortcode to publish a saved navigation menu.
4 live examplesNested studio menu shortcode
Render the complete saved studio navigation and preserve its hierarchy.
[simple-sitemap-menu menu="main-navigation" label="Explore" list_icon="true"]Inline footer menu shortcode
Use a visible separator and hide list icons for a compact footer route.
[simple-sitemap-menu menu="footer" label="Quick links" list_icon="false" horizontal_separator=" / "]Selected destinations shortcode
Include only the most commercially important saved menu items.
[simple-sitemap-menu menu="main-navigation" include_menu_ids="12,18,24" label="Start here"]Menu branch exclusion shortcode
Remove the Resources branch without changing the underlying WordPress menu.
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