WP Sitemap Control vs Simple HTML Sitemap

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

WP Sitemap Control

by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak)

Health B74

Simple HTML Sitemap

by Dipak Kumar Pusti

Health D44

Active-install trajectory

WP Sitemap Control Simple HTML Sitemap

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	WP Sitemap Control	Simple HTML Sitemap
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500	1K–2K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	B · 74 ✓	D · 44
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	69/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	82/100 ✓	71/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.27★ ✓	3.85★
Reviews	6 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	81/100 ✓	41/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	Elevated
Last updated	11mo ago ✓	6.2y ago
Downloads · 30d	128	223 ✓
Category	SEO	SEO

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

Release activity

WP Sitemap Control Simple HTML Sitemap

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.