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Custom Sitemap Generator vs Sitemap by click5

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Custom Sitemap Generator is the safest pick: health B · 83 against 48 for Sitemap by click5, led by lower removal risk.

Active-install trajectory

Custom Sitemap GeneratorSitemap by click5

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric Custom Sitemap Generator Sitemap by click5
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads. 100–200 5K–6K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage. Stable ✓ -17%
Overall health B · 83 ✓ D · 48
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated. 95/100 ✓ 7/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality. 78/100 78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved. 70/100 70/100
Rating (weighted for review count) 4.1★ ✓ 4.1★
Reviews 3 26 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org. 89/100 ✓ 57/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status. Low ✓ Elevated
Last updated 4mo ago ✓ 3.1y ago
Downloads, last 30d 151 749 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower. +9% +103%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. 3.8% 4.0% ✓
Category SEO SEO

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Sitemap GeneratorSitemap by click5

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.