Disable WP Sitemaps
by Jeff Starr · SEO
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Disables the automatically generated WP Sitemaps.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “google sitemaps”, “generated” and “google sitemap” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #10 and #15 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 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
87 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.3%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 136.5K 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 4 releases 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 10 reviews to 2024-10-07Reviewers keep saying it does one simple job well, with no bloat and nothing to configure.
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: Rating quality
Updated 106 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sitemaps your tag | #2 | #5 | up 1 |
| disable wp sitemap | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| disable sitemaps | #1 | #3 | up 1 |
| pro sitemaps | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| disable wordpress sitemaps | #2 | #6 | — |
| google sitemaps | #6 | #12 | 0 |
| disable sitemap | #4 | #6 | 0 |
| generated | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| xml sitemaps | #8 | #12 | up 2 |
| wordpress sitemap disable | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| disable your tag | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| sitemap your tag | #18 | #21 | up 1 |
| simple sitemap | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| google sitemap | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| google news sitemap | #20 | #17 | up 1 |
| news sitemap | #20 | #20 | down 2 |
| xml sitemap | #24 | #19 | 0 |
| recipes | #24 | #21 | down 1 |
| recipe | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| disable site | #18 | #20 | 0 |
77 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 54 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “google sitemaps”, “generated” and “google sitemap” to your wp.org tags. You rank #6, #10 and #15 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 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “disable”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
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
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v1.8.9 · 18 Jul 2026
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ nyxmidnight2.1y ago
Does exactly what it says on the tin, no bloat, no extraneous (and useless) features. It does one thing and it does that one thing perfectly. Love it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JJulien2.4y ago
ABC
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caroltheo2.7y ago
This plugin works very well – does what it says on the tin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LSBK3.0y ago
Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wardencenter4.7y ago
Always worry when something needs to be added to functions.php, because I know I’ll forget about it when a theme update rolls around. Thanks for this simple, and so useful, plugin! It just works. Cheers
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hsbkader5.3y ago
Thanks.. I took advantage
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pgmachtweb6.2y ago
Thank you for the plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Oleh6.2y ago
Круто This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Oleh.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 8 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Disable WP Sitemaps when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- XML sitemap
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Analytics, REST API.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,753 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-11-30 9K+ → 10K+ up after 53 days in tier
- 2023-10-08 8K+ → 9K+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2023-07-02 7K+ → 8K+ up after 153 days in tier
- 2023-01-30 6K+ → 7K+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2022-11-07 5K+ → 6K+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 3K+ → 5K+ up after 198 days in tier
- 2022-03-20 2K+ → 3K+ up after 162 days in tier
- 2021-10-09 1K+ → 2K+ up
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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XML Sitemap генератор 300+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - B BuddyPress Sitemap Generator 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- C Classic Widgets 2M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag B
-
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
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