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title: Add BuddyPress / BuddyBoss Members to XML sitemaps
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/add-buddypress-buddyboss-members-to-xml-sitemaps/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2025-07-11
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# Add BuddyPress / BuddyBoss Members to XML sitemaps

You use **BuddyPress** or **BuddyBoss** plugin and you would like to add **Members** to the **XML sitemap**?

To do that, go to **SEO**, **XML Sitemaps** page.

Check “**Enable Author Sitemap**” option.

**Save changes**.

[![XML & HTML Sitemap > General tab - SEOPress free](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/02-01-xml-html-sitemap-general-tab-seopress-free-scaled.png)](https://www.seopress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/02-01-xml-html-sitemap-general-tab-seopress-free-scaled.png)

*XML & HTML Sitemap > General tab – SEOPress free*

By default, only users with posts published on your site (ie: authors) will be shown in the sitemap.

The trick is to use the `seopress_sitemaps_author_query` hook to filter this query to list your members.

Just copy and paste the example below to your functions.php file of your child theme / theme or by using a [must-use plugin](https://www.seopress.org/support/guides/how-to-create-a-mu-plugin/).