=== Smart Archive Page Remove ===
Contributors: wpusermanager, petersplugins
Tags: archive page, remove archive, author archive, date archive, category archive
Requires at least: 4.0
Tested up to: 7.1
Stable tag: 5.1.4
Requires PHP: 5.4
License: GPLv2+
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Completely remove unwanted Archive Pages from your Blog

== Description ==

The Smart Archive Page Remove Plugin allows you to remove Archive Pages automatically generated by WordPress

Originally created by Peter Raschendorfer, maintained by WP User Manager since October 2026.

Questions or problems? Ask in the [support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/smart-archive-page-remove/).

== Usage ==

WordPress automatically generates Author based, Category based, Tag based and Date based (daily, monthly and yearly) archives for your posts. Even if you do not want to use these Pages - e.g. you don't want to have an author based archive page on a single author blog or you don't want to have a daily archive because you don't post several times a day - they exist and they can be accessed by their automated generated URL.

The smart Archive Page Remove Plugin adds an item 'Archive Pages' in the 'Settings' section of your WordPress Admin. Here you can select which Archive Pages you want to **remove**. Removed Archive Pages are no longer accessible and cause a 404 page not found error. Removed author, category and tag archives are also left out of the WordPress sitemap (`wp-sitemap.xml`). They can be restored anytime.

== Plugin Privacy Information ==

* This plugin does not set cookies
* This plugin does not collect or store any data
* This plugin does not send any data to external servers

== Changelog ==

= 5.1.4 (2026-10-23) =
* Maintained again, by WP User Manager
* Fixed: removed author, category and tag archives were still listed in the WordPress sitemap
* Fixed: the settings screen could run on another plugin's copy of the shared framework, such as 404page's
* Removed the retirement notice and dead help links
* Tested up to WordPress 7.1

= 5.1.3 (2024-04-17) URGENT BUGFIX =
* Bugfix after Cleanup

= 5.1.2 (2024-04-16) CLEANUP =
* Cleanup

= 5.1.1 (2022-10-03) FINAL VERSION =
* removed all links to webiste
* removed request for rating

= 5.1.0 (2022-04-18) =
* Plugin Foundation updated to PPF08
* cosmetics

= 5.0.3 (2020-08-23) =
* minor UI adjustments

= 5.0.2 (2019-12-29) =
* urgent bug fix for PPF03

= 5.0.1 (2019-12-29) =
* Plugin Foundation updated to PPF03, no functional changes

= 5.0.0 (2019-11-10) =
* the plugin now uses my general Plugin Foundation (version 2)

= 4 (2019-04-08) =
* security vulnerability in AJAX call fixed
* bug in uninstall routine fixed

= 3 (2019-03-12) =
* UI improvements
* code improvement

= 2 (2018-03-17) =
minor code- & UI-improvements

= 1.6 (2017-11-16) =
* faulty display in WP 4.9 fixed

= 1.5 (2017-10-10) =
* improved UI

= 1.4 (2017-06-29) =
* show admin message only to users with the manage_options capability

= 1.3 (2017-06-28) =
* redesigned admin interface
* code improvement

= 1.2 (2016-09-07) =
* internal improvements and adaptations without functional changes

= 1.1 (2016-05-04) =
* some backend styling
* translations moved to GlotPress
* delete settings on uninstall
* fixed issue - settings not saved the very first time

= 1.0 (2015-01-24) =
* Initial Release

== Upgrade Notice ==

= 5.1.4 =
Removed archive pages are now left out of the WordPress sitemap.

= 5.1.0 =
* internal improvements without functional changes

= 5.0.3 =
minor UI adjustments

= 5.0.2 =
urgent bug fix for PPF03

= 5.0.1 =
Plugin Foundation updated to PPF03

= 5.0.0 =
the plugin now uses my general Plugin Foundation

= 4 =
security vulnerability fixed, uninstall bug fixed

= 3 =
some improvements, no functional changes

= 2 =
minor code- & UI-improvements

= 1.6 =
faulty display in WP 4.9 fixed

= 1.5 =
improved UI

= 1.4 =
show admin message only to users with the manage_options capability

= 1.3 =
unified admin interface

= 1.2 =
internal improvements and adaptations without functional changes