Bing URL Submissions Plugin
by bingwebmastertools · SEO
Also makes 1 other plugin · 140K+ installs across the portfolio →
Bing URL Submission Plugin for WordPress enables site owners to instantly and automatically submit their new/updated pages to the Bing index.
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
B 76/100
no flags
Active installs
40K+
≈45K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “submission”, “urls” and “indexing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #20 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
76 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →12%
of downloads still active
At least 40K of 340.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Listing tuning
Updated 164 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
3.3★ over 21 reviews, smoothed to 3.86★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Only 2 tags — use the full 5 relevant tags so search matches more queries.
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bing | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| url submission | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| submit url | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| crawling your tag | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| submissions | #3 | #8 | up 1 |
| submission | #4 | #13 | up 1 |
| webmaster tools | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| bing seo | #4 | #10 | 0 |
| indexnow | #10 | #10 | down 1 |
| url | #23 | #20 | down 2 |
| index | #24 | #22 | down 2 |
| urls | #20 | #20 | down 4 |
| indexing | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| no index | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 14 listed. 30 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “submission”, “urls” and “indexing” to your wp.org tags. You rank #4, #20 and #24 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.8K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v1.0.13 · 21 May 2026
14
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 “40K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 18 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 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rexleo1.3y ago
As others have reported, this plugin delisted my website from Bing search results. It does the opposite of what it is supposed to do. Two pages from my site ranked number 1 and 2 in both Bing search and Co-Pilot. I wanted to take Bing search more seriously, as Google is far superior, so I decided to create a Bing Webmaster Tools account. I added this plugin to my website, and the following week, I saw my website completely disappear from the search results.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tripledm2.4y ago
Great plugin and does what is needed. The only issue is it sends posts that are scheduled as well so ?p= URLs so creating a bit of an SEO issue with that URL indexing and when it does turn to publishing as proper permalink.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adam Muiz4.1y ago
It’s been a few months since the website has registered with Bing Webmaster Tools and has submitted a sitemap but is not indexed. I hope by using this plugin the website will be indexed later, but it turns out to be the same. It’s easy to use but unfortunately doesn’t work well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ charlybu4.4y ago
I followed the instruction 3 times but the process just failed: the API key generated from the ‘Bing Webmaster Tools’ page is not recognized. I had to do this manually by copying the XML file to the root of my website directory. Plugins for Google do much better! This topic was modified 4 years, 1 month ago by charlybu.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Insaitama4.5y ago
I am one of several people whose website was removed from Bing SERP after adding this plug in. Although my website meets all the guidelines / requirements of BING and I had zero technical issues and was passing all tests, I was initially told by BING help center (after weeks of waiting) that the site wasn’t meeting requirements, which I knew was unlikely. So when I pushed the issue, it was escalated and my site was indexed again. However, a few weeks later my site was once again de-indexed. This time I removed the plugin then contacted Bing again and had to wait months (something about you can’t submit another request within a month of another??) for the issue to be once again resolved. Which it eventually was and, because I no longer use the plugin, this time I have remained on the index (but after months off, I’ve lost my good rankings). I gave two stars to the plug in rather than one because the support team did try!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sneakerlove4.5y ago
deleted it right away also the reviews are not too good
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mauri015.2y ago
It does what it says, big help not to code the stuff. URL Submission API Easy to plug-in API solution that websites can call to notify Bing whenever website contents is updated or created allowing instant crawling, indexing and discovery of your site content. Thanks a LOT!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pawelslaw5.3y ago
Brak kontroli nad automatem wysyłającym strony do zaindeksowania – wtyczka robi co chce i przykładowo wysyła strony z logami z zewnętrznych systemów z połaczeń po API uznając że są to aktualne strony – SZKODA instalować lepiej z Paluch wpijać adresy które chcemy zaindekcować w pierwszej kolejności przez Panel binga.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.13 Fix: Compatibility update with wordpress v5.8 and linting fixes. 1.0.13
- — Version 1.0.12 Fix: Compatibility issue with older wordpress versions. 1.0.12
- — Version 1.0.11 Fix: Non public URL subimssions. Fix: Upgrade dependencies to fix vulnerabilities. 1.0.11
- — Version 1.0.10 Upgrade dependencies to fix vulnerabilities. 1.0.10
- — Version 1.0.9 Update readme to reflect support for WordPress v5.7. 1.0.9
- — Version 1.0.8 Upgrade dependencies to fix vulnerabilities and update latest compatiable wordpress version. 1.0.8
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 15 languages, 12 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Bing URL Submission Plugin for WordPress enables site owners to instantly and automatically submit their ne..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,484 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 2 tags appear in the text ("crawling", "seo" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-05-24 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 40K+ → 50K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-05-18 50K+ → 40K+ down after 169 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 60K+ → 50K+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2024-09-01 50K+ → 60K+ up after 239 days in tier
- 2024-01-06 40K+ → 50K+ up after 15 days in tier
- 2023-12-22 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 40K+ → 50K+ up after 278 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).
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