For WordPress you can use plugins like Yoast SEO, rankmath, or all-in-one SEO to auto-submit the sitemap. But if you want full control over what you want to list or what not then following the above steps becomes important in this journey.
Submit a Sitemap on the Google Search Console to verify the submission and get future updates on your content.
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