Simple Sitemap vs HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

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

Simple Sitemap

by David Gwyer

Health B82

HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

by Angelo Mandato

Health A86

Active-install trajectory

Simple Sitemap HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

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	Simple Sitemap	HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	60K–70K ✓	10K–20K
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-14%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 82	A · 86 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	81/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.87★	4.22★ ✓
Reviews	72 ✓	24
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	95/100	96/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4d ago ✓	1mo ago
Downloads · 30d	74.0K ✓	4.2K
Category	Blocks	Blocks

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

Release activity

Simple Sitemap HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)

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.