Simple Multisite Sitemaps
by luckyduck.networks · Uncategorized
This plugin, once activated, generates a sitemap.xml on-the-fly for every site in a multisite network.
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 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-57%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google sitemaps”, “multisite” and “sitemaps” 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.
45 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 8.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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 5005 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.5.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5005 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google sitemaps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemaps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xml sitemaps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 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
- “google sitemaps”, “multisite” and “sitemaps” 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 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 155 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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 21 Oct 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
13.7y ago
latest release · v1.1 · 16 Feb 2013
2
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 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 16 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ TF2812.3y ago
It is is bad practice to flush_rules on init. For us the plugin stopped custom post types working in our network. Above all the developer did not care. The problem is, that deinstallation is NOT enough! So be careful!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ klein0r13.5y ago
As the title says – simple, but good 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel13.5y ago
Not only does this plugin “just work”, but it “just works” on WordPress Network installs too which makes this plugin way better than all the other XML Sitemap plugins for WordPress.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 1076548713.6y ago
Simple, no option, clean.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Matt Scheidler13.7y ago
I tried one of the usual sitemap plugins but found that it didn’t work with multisite. So I uninstalled and installed this one instead. All 3 of my sites now have unique sitemaps – as they should. Works great!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3.2
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin, once activated, generates a sitemap.xml on-the-fly for every site in a multisite network."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 459 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 4 tags appear in the text; "google sitemaps", "xml sitemaps" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-03 20+ → 10+ down after 33 days in tier
- 2025-01-01 10+ → 20+ up after 26 days in tier
- 2024-12-06 20+ → 10+ down after 534 days in tier
- 2023-06-21 30+ → 20+ down after 25 days in tier
- 2023-05-27 20+ → 30+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-05-03 30+ → 20+ down after 122 days in tier
- 2023-01-01 40+ → 30+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2022-12-28 30+ → 40+ up after 2 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).
- X XML Sitemaps 2K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- Y Youtube Video Sitemap generator 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
- B BuddyPress Sitemap Generator 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Code Snippets 1M+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
User Switching 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP OPcache 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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