Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ 4632

   4mo ago

   Приличный функционал!

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2. ★★★★★ Nic Windley

   2.1y ago

   Whilst the product worked for me, the licensing mechanism is terrible. I often move sites in and out of development, using staging sites, and the licence mechanism will force deactivation of ALL sites, including LIVE, if it detects use on a development server, so it requires constant deactivation and reactivation and makes debugging issues tricky as you cannot activate the licence on a development server. Developers refuse to listen, so I now refuse to use their products.

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3. ★★★★★ readysite

   3.4y ago

   I have been using the plugin for 2 months, I have polylang, why does my sitemap display other posts every time, for example, if the category in the language “A” was last updated on the site, then it immediately displays only in the sitemap! this language! But how does it look in the eyes of search engines? a nightmare! Why does it change according to an incomprehensible algorithm, everything should be static there! There should be links for all languages all the time and not disappear 100 times from each action in the admin panel!

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4. ★★★★★ Karliam.ru

   4.1y ago

   Отличный плагин, который подойдет для вашего сервера

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5. ★★★★★ nearlyheadlessarvie

   4.3y ago

   Does what it says it does, and the free version is more than enough for a small site!

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6. ★★★★★ krisbourgeois

   4.9y ago

   Hi, i don’t have any video on my website, can i remove video sitemap? i found video_sitemap.xml file in Hosting cPanel, if i delete this file will i get any problem? it is safe to delete? Thank you BestWebSoft.

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7. ★★★★★ boumy

   5.2y ago

   …And free. Can be even more powerful with the premium subscription

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8. ★★★★★ josephmambo123

   7.3y ago

   Looking forward for productions

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 3.2 Bugfix : Fixed bug with Exclude posts. Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.7. 3.2
2. — Version 3.1 NEW : Added Item count option. PRO : Exclude taxonomies from the sitemap by word. Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.6.2. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : Fixed small bugs. 3.1
3. — Version 3.0 Update : We updated all functionality for WordPress 6.4. Update : Code updated to WordPress coding standarts. Bugfix : Syntax errors and bugs fixed. 3.0
4. — Version 2.9 Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.3. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. NEW: The ability to change quality of images in the sitemap. 2.9
5. — Version 2.8 Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.2. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Update : French file update. Update : German file added. Update : Spanish file added. Bugfix : The issue with Change Freque 2.8
6. — Version 2.7 NEW: Added Split Sitemap functionality. Update : We updated functionality for the new version of Google OAuth. Update : We updated all functionality for wordpress 6.1. Update : BWS Panel section was updated. Bugfix : The 2.7

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.1 Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin < 3.0.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2017-04-12 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects < 3.0.8 Patched in 3.0.8

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 109 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Plus 85 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-12-16 30K+ → 20K+ down after 5 days in tier
2. 2024-12-11 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2024-12-09 30K+ → 20K+ down after 338 days in tier
4. 2024-01-06 40K+ → 30K+ down after 271 days in tier
5. 2023-04-10 50K+ → 40K+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2023-04-09 40K+ → 50K+ up after 98 days in tier
7. 2023-01-01 50K+ → 40K+ down

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).

• X XML Sitemaps 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A
• Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
• Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B
• GA Google Analytics – Connect Google Analytics to WordPress 400K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A

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Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin: 20K+ active installs, 4.3★ (115 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/google-sitemap-plugin