Documentation for Joomla 6

To remove items from your sitemap, follow these steps:

• Go to Components > OSMap.
• Click the Edit Links icon next to the sitemap you want to edit.

Each sitemap item has an icon that controls whether it is included in the sitemap.

• A check mark means the item is included.
• An X mark means the item is excluded.

• Click a check mark to change it to an X. The item will then be removed from the sitemap. Click the X icon again to restore the item to the sitemap.

Some items display a yellow alert icon in addition to a check mark or an X.

The check mark or X shows whether the item is published. The yellow alert icon indicates that OSMap has attached an administrative note to the item. Hover your mouse over the icon to see the reason.

Some warnings mean the item will be excluded from the sitemap, while others simply explain why OSMap has flagged the item. Common reasons include:

• Duplicate item: OSMap detected another item with the same UID. By default, OSMap hides duplicate items to avoid listing the same page more than once. The first matching item remains in the sitemap, while duplicate occurrences are excluded. You can disable this behaviour in the OSMap component options. The UID column is hidden by default, but you can enable it in the OSMap component options.
• External Link: External links are excluded from the sitemap by default. You can change this behaviour in the OSMap component options if you want to include them.
• Child of an unpublished item: If a parent menu item is unpublished, all of its child menu items are also excluded from the sitemap.

You can hover your mouse over the alert icon to see the specific reason why that item is hidden.

Documentation for Joomla 3

To remove items from your sitemap, follow these steps:

• Go to Components > OSMap.
• Click the Edit Links icon next to the sitemap you want to edit.

Each sitemap item has an icon that controls whether it is included in the sitemap.

• A green check mark means the item is included.
• A red X means the item is excluded.

Click a green check mark to change it to a red X. The item will then be removed from the sitemap.

Some items display an alert icon instead of a green check mark or a red X.

An alert icon indicates that the item is automatically hidden from the sitemap. Common reasons include:

• Duplicate item: OSMap hides duplicate menu items to avoid listing the same page more than once. Items with the same UID or that point to the same page are treated as duplicates. The UID column is hidden by default, but you can enable it in the OSMap component options.
• External Link: External links are hidden by default. You can change this behaviour in the OSMap component options if you want to include them.
• Child of an unpublished item: If a parent menu item is unpublished, all of its child menu items are also hidden from the sitemap.

You can hover your mouse over the alert icon to see the specific reason why that item is hidden.