fix(sitemap): trigger autoGenerate on publish and unpublish actions

[Jurdio]

Problem

autoGenerate: true does not regenerate the sitemap when a document is published or unpublished in Strapi 5. The sitemap only updates on the next cron tick.

Closes #416

Root cause

The autoGenerateMiddleware allowlist only includes create, update and delete:

if (!['create', 'update', 'delete'].includes(action)) {
  return next();
}

In Strapi 5, publish and unpublish are separate document service actions — they do not go through update. So publishing a document silently skips the middleware and the sitemap is never regenerated.

Fix

Add publish and unpublish to the allowlist:

if (!['create', 'update', 'delete', 'publish', 'unpublish'].includes(action)) {
  return next();
}

Testing

1. Enable autoGenerate: true in plugin config with excludeDrafts: true
2. Create a new entry (saved as draft)
3. Publish the entry
4. Check /api/sitemap/index.xml — entry now appears immediately without waiting for cron
5. Unpublish the entry — entry is removed from sitemap immediately

Related

• Fixes [Bug] autoGenerate does not trigger on publish/unpublish in Strapi 5 #416
• Related to [Bug] Auto generate not working #375

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