Running audit
XML Sitemap & Google News
- Pulling install history
- Scoring plugin health
- Checking ranking factors
- Reading recent reviews
- Writing your report
Plugin audit
XML Sitemap & Google News
XML Sitemap & Google News is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
100K+
Rating
4.4★
85 reviews
Downloads / 30d
19.2K
Momentum
-24%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1223 tracked SEO plugins: health 87 vs 64 average · rating 4.37★ vs 3.84★.
What we found
Downloads are cooling
Needs work30-day download momentum is -24% while the SEO category median is +19%. The decline is steeper than the market, which points at something plugin-specific.
What to do: A coordinated content + outreach push can re-ignite installs.
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
Close the gaps above, then put XML Sitemap & Google News in front of the right audience.
WP Mayor helps plugin teams sharpen the product story and amplify it to a high-intent WordPress audience.
- A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
- Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
- A new-features video. A short video walking through what is new and why it matters.
- A sponsored placement. Targeted visibility across WP Mayor for a defined campaign.
- Growth consulting. Work with our team directly on positioning, distribution and conversion.