Hierarchical HTML Sitemap vs XML Sitemap Generator for Google

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

Hierarchical HTML Sitemap

by Alexis Vovk

Health D49

XML Sitemap Generator for Google

by Auctollo

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Hierarchical HTML Sitemap XML Sitemap Generator for Google

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	Hierarchical HTML Sitemap	XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	4K–5K	1M–2M ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 49	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	87/100	97/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.43★	4.83★ ✓
Reviews	11	2,233 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	41/100	84/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	High	Low ✓
Last updated	8.2y ago	3mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	269	87.7K ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

Hierarchical HTML Sitemap XML Sitemap Generator for Google

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.