Easy HTML Sitemap
by a.ankit · SEO
Also makes 6 other plugins · 20.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easy HTML Sitemap - Display an HTML Sitemap for your wordpress pages using a shortcode. The sitemap is updated in realtime.
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 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈590 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “display sitemap”, “html sitemap” and “list” 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.
43 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.3%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 11.7K 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.3.27, 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 2440 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.3.27; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2440 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| display sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| page list your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “display sitemap”, “html sitemap” and “list” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 168 · 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
6.7y ago
latest release · v1.4.9 · 25 Feb 2020
17
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 25 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 7 Mar 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Shane Jones6.5y ago
Beware, plugin adds a link to your site with no way to remove in the settings.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nadezhdakhachaturova6.7y ago
There are all the necessary functions to display and exclude pages. The plugin is being developed and updated.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ toma20177.0y ago
This plugin will create a simple html sitemap for your website. Once you’ve installed the plugin, you will need to: 1) Go in and edit some basic settings (very easy) 2) Create a page (or post I guess) where the sitemap will go, something like sitemap.html 2) Add the shortcode for the sitemap on to this page. It’s easy-to-use and it has a clean, simple look and feel. I think this is something google will also like. I tried a few sitemap plugins but they were either over complicated or didn’t show all the posts and pages, or didn’t break them down into categories. Thanks for creating this! This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by toma2017. This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by toma2017. This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by Jan Dembowski. Reason: Deleted "If you want to see it live" link
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deepti.ag057.3y ago
I can create html sitemap easily. It is a simple plugin. I would like more features. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ blmbmj7.3y ago
This plugin puts a spammy link: Easy HTML Sitemap Plugin by Website Booklet on the page, with a DO FOLLOW link. NO GOOD.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BaLwAnT KaShYaP7.4y ago
Awesome plugin, Easy to use. I really like this plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ a.ankit7.7y ago
Configuration takes only a minute. Users can quickly display a sitemap without messing with the code. The latest release now supports shortcode attributes. It is now possible to display different post types in the sitemap.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easy HTML Sitemap - Display an HTML Sitemap for your wordpress pages using a shortcode. The sitemap is upda..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "ideal for").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 978 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "display sitemap", "page list" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-06 600+ → 500+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 700+ → 600+ down after 253 days in tier
- 2025-07-22 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-18 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-16 700+ → 800+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 800+ → 700+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 700+ → 800+ up after 1 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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WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Sitemap Pages and Posts 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B - P Page-list 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kwayy HTML Sitemap 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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