Sitemaps: Don't return a 404 status for valid sitemap requests when the main query has no posts - #13247

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Commits on Aug 24, 2026

Sitemaps: Don't 404 valid sitemap requests when the main query is empty
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Merge branch 'trunk' of github.com:i-am-chitti/wordpress-develop into fix/65945-sitemap-404-no-posts
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Sitemaps: Add type declarations to the handle_404() sitemap tests
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Sitemaps: Note why sitemap requests are exempt from handle_404()
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Commits on Sep 9, 2026

Merge branch 'trunk' of github.com:i-am-chitti/wordpress-develop into fix/65945-sitemap-404-no-posts
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Sitemaps: Bail with a descriptive 404 for disabled and unavailable sitemaps
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Merge branch 'trunk' of https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop into fix/65945-sitemap-404-no-posts
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Use set_404() instead of wp_die() for sitemap 404 responses.

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Return a 404 for an unrecognized sitemap stylesheet type.

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Force a 404 when a sitemap query var does not survive sanitizing.

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Send no-cache headers with sitemap 404 responses.

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Improve type specificity
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Bail out of render_sitemaps() before sanitizing anything.

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Drop a redundant permalink structure reset from a sitemaps test.

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Correct a comment about where sitemap query vars are dropped.

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Drop the get_sanitized_query_var() helper.

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