---
title: Filter latest post query for Google News in XML index sitemap
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/hooks/filter-latest-post-query-for-google-news-in-xml-index-sitemap/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2021-09-29
hook_name: seopress_sitemaps_index_gnews_query
required_version: 2.4
---

# Filter latest post query for Google News in XML index sitemap

- **Hook name:** `seopress_sitemaps_index_gnews_query`
- **Required version:** 2.4

```php
function sp_sitemaps_index_gnews_query($args) { 
	//Default Query 
	//$args = array('post_type' => $seopress_xml_sitemap_news_cpt_array, 'post_status' => 'publish', 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, 'posts_per_page' => 1, 'orderby' => 'modified', 'meta_key' => '_seopress_robots_index', 'meta_value' => 'yes', 'meta_compare' => 'NOT EXISTS', 'order' => 'DESC', 'lang' => ''); 
	$args['post_status'] = 'pending'; 
	return $args;
}
add_filter('seopress_sitemaps_index_gnews_query', 'sp_sitemaps_index_gnews_query');
```

Source: [https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/0d5d7f9a7224506e4ad4dc38c9cb8758](https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/0d5d7f9a7224506e4ad4dc38c9cb8758)