Google XML News Sitemap plugin
by Gary Illyes · SEO
This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.
41 health vs 62 average across 763 SEO plugins
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 16+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.9.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 5972 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
77
now · peak 174
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “60+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-14 50+ → 60+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 60+ → 50+ down after 72 days in tier
- 2026-04-29 50+ → 60+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-26 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2026-04-14 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-13 60+ → 50+ down after 8 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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SEO Friendly Images 20K+ installs · 3.2★ · 3 shared tags F -
XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SEO Ultimate 10K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D -
AF Companion – Starter Sites, Speed Booster & Growth Suite for Professional Publishing 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
ReCrawler 4K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/gn-xml-sitemap" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Google XML News Sitemap plugin — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Google XML News Sitemap plugin: 60+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/gn-xml-sitemap