Hierarchical HTML Sitemap
by Alexis Vovk · SEO
A lightweight HTML sitemap that groups posts by hierarchical categories and can optionally list pages.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
-43%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “posts”, “seo” and “sitemap” for “html”, “news sitemap” and “page sitemap”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “news sitemap” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “page sitemap” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.5%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 47K 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
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 63 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ 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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hierarchical | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| hierarchical sitemap your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| hierarchical categories | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| hierarchical posts | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| html sitemap your tag | #5 | #6 | down 1 |
| html | #6 | #9 | 0 |
| sitemap your tag | #11 | #14 | 0 |
| html sitemap shortcode | #6 | #10 | down 1 |
| news sitemap | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| html sitemap plugin | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| add html | #7 | #9 | 0 |
| posts sitemap | #9 | #14 | 0 |
| page sitemap | #16 | #18 | 0 |
| html post | #11 | #18 | up 1 |
| add sitemap | #12 | #15 | 0 |
| post sitemap | #13 | #18 | 0 |
| wordpress sitemap | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| add posts to sitemap | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| sitemaps | #24 | #21 | 0 |
| add pages to sitemap | #15 | #19 | 0 |
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
64 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 41 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 “posts”, “seo” and “sitemap” for “html”, “news sitemap” and “page sitemap”. “posts” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “html” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “seo” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “news sitemap” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #11. “page sitemap” sits at #16 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”. #11 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 · 1,489 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
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Dec 2018
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3 chore: test up to WordPress 4.6.9. feature: add the hidecount option that disables post counts in category names. feature: add filter hooks: hierarchicalsitemap_category_title_html hierarchicalsitemap_posts_list_html hie 1.3
- — Version 1.2 chore: test up to WordPress 4.7. 1.2
- — Version 1.1 fix: display empty categories that have non-empty child categories. feature: add showdescription , which displays category descriptions. feature: add hidedate , which hides post publication dates. 1.1
- — Version 1.0 feature: initial release. 1.0
- — Version 1.4.0 feat: add CSS classes for post, child-category, and page list elements. feat: add the hierarchicalsitemap_shortcode_html filter for the complete shortcode output. fix: sanitize shortcode ID lists and escape generated tit 1.4.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,360 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hierarchical sitemap", "seo" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-25 5K+ → 4K+ down after 424 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-25 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 414 days in tier
- 2023-10-06 7K+ → 6K+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2023-03-26 8K+ → 7K+ down after 220 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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XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
YARPP – Yet Another Related Posts Plugin 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
GEO Plugin by Squirrly SEO 30K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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