1.2.6

dist/modules/seo/buildSitemapEntries.js

@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ import { buildHreflangAlternates } from './hreflang.js';
         depth: 1,
         locale: 'all'
     });
-    const resolvedHomeSlug = homeSlug ?? extractSlugInLocale(settings.homepage, defaultLocale) ?? 'home';
+    // Home slug as a per-locale MAP so every language's homepage collapses to its
+    // root in the sitemap (/pl, /de, /en) — not just the default locale. Priority:
+    // caller-provided homeSlug > full map from the homepage relationship > single
+    // default-locale slug > 'home'. slugMapAllLocales already builds the map (it's
+    // used for archive prefixes below); reusing it here fixes /de/startseite
+    // appearing in the sitemap instead of /de.
+    const resolvedHomeSlug = homeSlug ?? slugMapAllLocales(settings.homepage, locales) ?? extractSlugInLocale(settings.homepage, defaultLocale) ?? 'home';
     // Which collections to walk: pages (no prefix) + each content collection with
     // its archive-page slugs as the localized prefix.
     const collections = [

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@intecion/ipal-kit",
-  "version": "1.2.5",
+  "version": "1.2.6",
   "description": "Intecion Payload Advanced Library — a Payload CMS 3 plugin: i18n, SEO, forms, consent, analytics, blog/archives.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {

src/modules/seo/buildSitemapEntries.ts

@@ -159,8 +159,17 @@ export async function buildSitemapEntries({
     locale: 'all' as never,
   })) as Record<string, unknown>
 
+  // Home slug as a per-locale MAP so every language's homepage collapses to its
+  // root in the sitemap (/pl, /de, /en) — not just the default locale. Priority:
+  // caller-provided homeSlug > full map from the homepage relationship > single
+  // default-locale slug > 'home'. slugMapAllLocales already builds the map (it's
+  // used for archive prefixes below); reusing it here fixes /de/startseite
+  // appearing in the sitemap instead of /de.
   const resolvedHomeSlug =
-    homeSlug ?? extractSlugInLocale(settings.homepage, defaultLocale) ?? 'home'
+    homeSlug ??
+    slugMapAllLocales(settings.homepage, locales) ??
+    extractSlugInLocale(settings.homepage, defaultLocale) ??
+    'home'
 
   // Which collections to walk: pages (no prefix) + each content collection with
   // its archive-page slugs as the localized prefix.