Whitespace Fixer for XML Sitemap vs XML Sitemap & Google News
Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.
Whitespace Fixer for XML Sitemap and XML Sitemap & Google News are close on health (A · 85 vs B · 84). Whitespace Fixer for XML Sitemap has the stronger maintenance.
Whitespace Fixer for XML SitemapXML Sitemap & Google News
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
Whitespace Fixer for XML Sitemap
XML Sitemap & Google News
Active installsModeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.
300–400
100K–200K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 monthsCompares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.
+233% ✓
Stable
Overall health
A · 85 ✓
B · 84
MaintenanceHow recently the plugin was updated.
100/100 ✓
92/100
Rating qualityVolume-adjusted review quality.
78/100
85/100 ✓
SupportShare of forum threads marked resolved.
70/100
70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)
4.1★
4.4★ ✓
Reviews
3
85 ✓
Ranking optimizationHow well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.
89/100
97/100 ✓
Removal riskMaintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.
Low
Low
Last updated
2mo ago ✓
5mo ago
Downloads, last 30d
304
17.7K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30dDips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.
+38%
+4%
Install conversionActive installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.
10% ✓
2.0%
Category
SEO
SEO
✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.
Release activity
Whitespace Fixer for XML SitemapXML Sitemap & Google News
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.