Sewn In XML Sitemap
by Jupitercow · SEO
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.
47 health vs 63 average across 587 SEO plugins
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3240 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
23
now · peak 69
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,377 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2025-06-21 40+ → 30+ down after 57 days in band
- 2025-04-25 30+ → 40+ up after 2 days in band
- 2025-04-23 40+ → 30+ down after 9 days in band
- 2025-04-14 30+ → 40+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-04-05 40+ → 30+ down after 56 days in band
- 2025-02-08 30+ → 40+ up after 1 days in band
- 2025-02-07 40+ → 30+ down after 69 days in band
- 2024-11-30 60+ → 40+ down after 102 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
-
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) 3M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
SiteSEO – SEO Simplified 500K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for Sewn In XML Sitemap into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/sewn-in-xml-sitemap" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sewn In XML Sitemap — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Sewn In XML Sitemap: 30+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/sewn-in-xml-sitemap