Title: is_sitemap
Published: August 20, 2026

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# is_sitemap(): bool

## In this article

 * [Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#return)
 * [Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#source)
 * [Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#related)
 * [Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#changelog)

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Is the query for a sitemap?

## 󠀁[Return](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#return)󠁿

 bool Whether the query is for a sitemap.

## 󠀁[Source](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#source)󠁿

    ```php
    function is_sitemap(): bool {
    	global $wp_query;

    	if ( ! isset( $wp_query ) ) {
    		_doing_it_wrong( __FUNCTION__, __( 'Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false.' ), '7.1.0' );
    		return false;
    	}

    	return $wp_query->is_sitemap();
    }
    ```

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## 󠀁[Related](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#related)󠁿

| Uses | Description | 
| [WP_Query::is_sitemap()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/classes/wp_query/is_sitemap/)`wp-includes/class-wp-query.php` |

Determines whether the query is for a sitemap.

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| [__()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/__/)`wp-includes/l10n.php` |

Retrieves the translation of $text.

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| [_doing_it_wrong()](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/_doing_it_wrong/)`wp-includes/functions.php` |

Marks something as being incorrectly called.

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## 󠀁[Changelog](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/is_sitemap/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿

| Version | Description | 
| [7.1.0](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/since/7.1.0/) | Introduced. |

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