Sewn In XML Sitemap
by Jupitercow · SEO
Also makes 7 other plugins · 500+ installs across the portfolio →
Simple way to automatically generate XML Sitemaps when a page or post is saved. Very simple, no cruft or extra features you won't use.
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
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈35 estimated
Momentum
-14%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “cruft” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
47 health vs 66 average across 2,240 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 4.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,197 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 7.1.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3349 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3349 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cruft | #14 | #11 | 0 |
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| 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, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “cruft” to your wp.org tags. You rank #14 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 72 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,100 to #25,000, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
9.2y ago
latest release · v2.0.6 · 2 Sep 2017
8
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 “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dara Duman10.4y ago
It simply works. I use their SEO plugin as well. I sometimes wonder why plugins like this getting less exposure from wordpress.org searches than certain sponsored bloated software. Ohh yeah, active installs and downloads. Keep promoting the same things which never get updated, never improved but installed over and over again.. Ohh yeah, active installs and downloads. Keep feeding the same chicken with the same egg. Congratulations!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ CaveatLector11.0y ago
This is a refreshingly simple, low-overhead way to generate XML sitemaps that should be more widely used.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Terence Milbourn11.6y ago
If you are fed up with a certain SEO plugin that’s become bloated, a pain in the ass to manage, and more interested in self-promotion than customer needs, Sewn In Simple XML is for you. Or maybe you just want a set-it and forget it solution with a feather-lite touch? Or perhaps one where the client doesn’t have to become an SEO expert to learn how to use it? If so, you’ve found what you’re looking for. Not only that, but it has a twin, an integrated SEO plugin. Both are excellent.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Tim Bowen12.2y ago
This plugin is a fantastic way to create smart XML sitemaps which are generated automatically and easily hide selected pages.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Simple way to automatically generate XML Sitemaps when a page or post is saved. Very simple, no cruft or ex..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,883 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-21 40+ → 30+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 60+ → 40+ down after 365 days in tier
- 2023-12-01 70+ → 60+ down after 164 days in tier
- 2023-06-20 80+ → 70+ down after 109 days in tier
- 2023-03-03 90+ → 80+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2023-01-16 80+ → 90+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2022-11-18 90+ → 80+ down after 45 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 90+ down after 2437 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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Sitemap Generator 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 400K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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