Advanced Sitemap Generator
by Sparx IT Solutions · SEO
This plugin easily display you post and page through shortcode on front end.You just need to put shortcode([sitemap]) on your page or post.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “exclude category posts”, “page sitemap” and “posts sitemap” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
45 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 23.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other SEO plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4464 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.9.40; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4464 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| exclude category posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| simple sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “exclude category posts”, “page sitemap” and “posts sitemap” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 128 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.1 · 13 Aug 2014
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cyberpunker10.6y ago
does not create sitemap , even list posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gaurav Kaushik12.2y ago
Such a nice & Easy to integrate Plugin!!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ westernwoman12.3y ago
just wondering how we turn this into an XLM site map file with the correct syntax since none of these other plugins seem to work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arippberger12.3y ago
Plugin works as intended. The backend (settings page) is lacking visually and doesn’t contain global options (only instructions).
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jesselopez600013.5y ago
I tried at least 4 other prior to this one and none of them worked. Thank you. Using Modernize theme.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abhi.sparx13.8y ago
Really such a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shankar198813.8y ago
Really it’s a very nice plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ Deepak Tripathi13.8y ago
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin easily display you post and page through shortcode on front end.You just need to put shortcode(..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,325 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("exclude category posts", "page sitemap", "posts sitemap", "simple sitemap" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-05 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-02-02 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-30 500+ → 400+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2025-07-25 600+ → 500+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2024-11-14 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-13 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-12 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-11 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
-
Simple XML Sitemap Generator 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A - S Sitemap with woocommerce 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Sitemap simple 80+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
VK All in One Expansion Unit 100K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Advanced Sitemap Generator into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/advanced-sitemap-generator" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Advanced Sitemap Generator — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Advanced Sitemap Generator: 400+ active installs, 4.3★ (8 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/advanced-sitemap-generator
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Report a data issue and we'll check it against the source.