Display HTML Sitemap
by Dipak Kumar Pusti · SEO
Also makes 2 other plugins · 1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Display HTML Sitemap creates a configurable HTML sitemap supporting Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types, with reorder and exclude options.
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 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+1%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “custom post type”, “post type” and “settings” for “display”, “html” and “page sitemap”. “custom post type” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “display” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post type” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “settings” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page sitemap” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 65 average across 2,217 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.1%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 16.3K 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.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2018-03-28One reviewer praises the sitemap flexibility and the author's quick bug fix, while another couldn't save settings and hit a server error on the front end.
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 53 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.09★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| html sitemap your tag | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| display | #10 | #21 | down 1 |
| display sitemap | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| html | #12 | #19 | down 3 |
| sitemap your tag | #16 | #22 | up 2 |
| display id | #7 | #19 | down 2 |
| html sitemap shortcode | #8 | #19 | down 1 |
| html sitemap plugin | #9 | #20 | 0 |
| page sitemap | #19 | #23 | up 1 |
| post sitemap | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| sitemap for pages | #16 | #23 | 0 |
| custom sitemap | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| posts sitemap | #17 | #23 | 0 |
| wordpress sitemap | #18 | #24 | down 1 |
| html post | #18 | #24 | up 1 |
| post and pages sitemap | #20 | #24 | 0 |
| display post id | #22 | #23 | down 1 |
| custom html | #23 | #22 | down 4 |
| display posts shortcode | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| post display | #24 | #24 | down 1 |
| custom post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| settings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
49 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 29 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “custom post type”, “post type” and “settings” for “display”, “html” and “page sitemap”. “custom post type” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “display” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “post type” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “settings” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page sitemap” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “sitemap”. #16 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.2K · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.3 years ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ yavane8.6y ago
can’t save options in admin panel, and I get server error on front.. bye bye
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.7y ago
I used the Display HTML Sitemap for a page at https://power2u.org/sitemap, and it’s just what I needed. This was the only plugin I could find that will display other stuff than just pages and posts. In this case, I wanted to show products in the store. When I first set it up, I ran into issue. It turns out there was a bug, but the author responded quickly. I gave him access to the backend of my website, and he had it fixed quickly. And within a few days, he came out with an update. I wish most plugin authors were as attentive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sushant Kumar Pradhan9.5y ago
awesome
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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
4 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 "Display HTML Sitemap creates a configurable HTML sitemap supporting Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types, wi..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 767 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-07-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2023-04-01 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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Kwayy HTML Sitemap 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
Really Simple XML and HTML Sitemap 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
MB Custom Post Types & Custom Taxonomies 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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