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Lightweight Newscast XML Sitemap For Google News vs XML Sitemap & Google News

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

XML Sitemap & Google News and Lightweight Newscast XML Sitemap For Google News are close on health (B · 84 vs B · 83). XML Sitemap & Google News has the stronger rating quality.

Active-install trajectory

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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	Lightweight Newscast XML Sitemap For Google News	XML Sitemap & Google News
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	100K–200K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	+400% ✓	Stable
Overall health	B · 83	B · 84 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	92/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	1	85 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	88/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	5mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	760	17.7K ✓
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.	+4%	+4%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.9% ✓	2.0%
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

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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.