APG Google Image Sitemap Feed
by Art Project Group · SEO
Also makes 10 other plugins · 18.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Builds sitemap-image.xml on the fly, an image sitemap for Google. Nothing to configure.
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 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+87%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “images”, “sitemap” and “indexnow” for “google sitemap”, “google news sitemap” and “google sitemaps”. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google sitemap” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google news sitemap” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “indexnow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “google sitemaps” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
82 health vs 65 average across 2,230 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 47.4K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,194 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: Rating quality
Updated 46 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
3.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google image sitemap your tag | #8 | #21 | down 1 |
| image sitemap | #11 | #21 | down 3 |
| sitemap image | #18 | #22 | down 1 |
| google sitemap | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| indexnow your tag | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| google news sitemap | #16 | #20 | 0 |
| google sitemaps | #16 | #22 | up 1 |
| video sitemap | #16 | #22 | down 1 |
| google image sitemaps | #11 | #21 | down 2 |
| google discover | #24 | #22 | — |
| image xml sitemaps | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| xml image sitemap | #18 | #22 | 0 |
| sitemap for google news | #20 | #23 | 0 |
| google rss feed | #19 | #21 | down 4 |
| google news xml sitemap | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap image.xml your tag | Not checked yet | ||
35 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 15 listed. 20 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “images”, “sitemap” and “indexnow” for “google sitemap”, “google news sitemap” and “google sitemaps”. “images” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google sitemap” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “google news sitemap” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “indexnow” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “google sitemaps” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 844 · 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
2mo ago
latest release · v3.0.0 · 17 Sep 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 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 5 Oct 2016
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 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
7 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 "Builds sitemap-image.xml on the fly, an image sitemap for Google. Nothing to configure."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 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 WooCommerce, Multisite, Facebook, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,025 characters of description.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-10-31 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-30 500+ → 600+ up after 35 days in tier
- 2026-09-25 700+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-23 800+ → 700+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-09-21 900+ → 800+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-09-09 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-09-08 900+ → 800+ down after 172 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 1K+ → 900+ down after 8 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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Pic-Time Connect 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Autoptimize 800K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
WebP Express 300K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
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
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for APG Google Image Sitemap Feed into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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