Light-XML Sitemap

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Directory rank vs rivals

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1. ★★★★★ onsecrethunt

   3.1y ago

   Great plugin, easily handled 100k posts and splits into various parts.

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2. ★★★★★ Reevstack HQ

   3.6y 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!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Growth timeline

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

1. 2025-07-03 80+ → 100+ up after 8 days in tier
2. 2025-06-25 70+ → 80+ up after 7 days in tier
3. 2025-06-18 60+ → 70+ up after 11 days in tier
4. 2025-06-07 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-06-06 60+ → 50+ down after 15 days in tier
6. 2025-05-22 50+ → 60+ up after 23 days in tier
7. 2025-04-29 40+ → 50+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-04-28 50+ → 40+ down after 36 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).

• Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• Sitemap by click5 6K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• 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
• Image Sitemap 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• Lana Sitemap 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D

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Light-XML Sitemap: 100+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/light-xml-sitemap