---
title: Filter XML sitemaps cache duration
url: "https://www.seopress.org/support/hooks/filter-xml-sitemaps-cache-duration/"
lang: en-US
updated: 2025-10-29
hook_name: seopress_sitemaps_cache_duration
required_version: 9.3
---

# Filter XML sitemaps cache duration

- **Hook name:** `seopress_sitemaps_cache_duration`
- **Required version:** 9.3

```php
add_filter( 'seopress_sitemaps_cache_duration', 'sp_sitemaps_cache_duration', 10, 1 );
function sp_sitemaps_cache_duration( $duration ) {
	// default duration is 1 hour (3600 seconds)
	return HOUR_IN_SECONDS;
}
```

Source: [https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/842172a6f56407a13c4049a7295c83da](https://gist.github.com/wp-seopress/842172a6f56407a13c4049a7295c83da)