Light-XML Sitemap
by neoslab · SEO
Also makes 7 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Light-XML Sitemap dynamically creates dynamic XML Sitemap that comply with Google Sitemap protocol.
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
C 60/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+13%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “sitemap”, “wordpress sitemap” and “wordpress xml sitemap” 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.
60 health vs 66 average across 2,240 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 9.2K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,196 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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 556 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 2 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 556 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| light xml sitemap your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| dynamic sitemap | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wordpress xml sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xml sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “sitemap”, “wordpress sitemap” and “wordpress xml sitemap” 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 2 Nov 2022 · 1,462 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 349 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
1.5y ago
latest release · v2.2.9 · 25 Apr 2025
30
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 80% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Nov 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ onsecrethunt3.3y ago
Great plugin, easily handled 100k posts and splits into various parts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Reevstack HQ3.8y ago
Truly, this is light. I switched from AIOSEO’s sitemap when I noticed that it struggled to open sitemaps 10,000 and above. This opened a 25k sitemap effortlessly. I achieved this, of course, by editing the plugin’s core code. But in the next update, can you please add a feature that lets users select how many links they want to have per sitemap page other than the default 1,000. Again, great plugin! Easy 5-stars for me!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Light-XML Sitemap dynamically creates dynamic XML Sitemap that comply with Google Sitemap protocol."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 379 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("light XML sitemap", "WordPress Sitemap", "wordpress XML sitemap" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-07-03 80+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-06-25 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 60+ → 70+ up after 27 days in tier
- 2025-05-22 50+ → 60+ up after 105 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 70+ → 50+ down after 61 days in tier
- 2024-12-07 200+ → 70+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-12-04 70+ → 300+ up after 5 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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Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sitemap by click5 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Sitemap Generator 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - S Surbma | Yoast SEO Sitemap to robots.txt 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Image Sitemap 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
XML Sitemaps Manager 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
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