Simple XML Sitemap Generator
by Eric-Oliver Mächler · SEO
Also makes 14 other plugins · 5.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
add a sitemap to your wordpress website.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “sitemap”, “generator” and “xml” for “xml sitemap”, “google sitemap” and “yahoo”. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “xml sitemap” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “generator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “google sitemap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “xml” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “yahoo” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 98K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,193 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.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 57 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.19★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| simple sitemap your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| sitemap generator your tag | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| xml sitemap | #7 | #14 | up 1 |
| simple xml generator | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| xml your tag | #13 | #17 | up 2 |
| generator your tag | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| xml generator | #5 | #10 | 0 |
| xml sitemaps | #9 | #15 | up 2 |
| sitemap your tag | #16 | #20 | up 1 |
| google sitemap | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| yahoo | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| google news sitemap | #15 | #15 | 0 |
| wordpress xml sitemap | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| news sitemap | #16 | #19 | down 1 |
| google sitemaps | #20 | #19 | 0 |
| page sitemap | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| page generator | #20 | #21 | up 1 |
| add sitemap | #16 | #18 | down 1 |
| wordpress sitemap | #16 | #21 | 0 |
| post sitemap | #17 | #21 | 0 |
37 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “sitemap”, “generator” and “xml” for “xml sitemap”, “google sitemap” and “yahoo”. “sitemap” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #16. “xml sitemap” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “generator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “google sitemap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “xml” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “yahoo” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “generator”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “sitemap”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “xml”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.6K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.5.1 · 5 Sep 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 57% 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 “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 20 Jul 2019
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more
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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Simple XML Sitemap Generator when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- XML sitemap
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "add a sitemap to your wordpress website."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 449 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("generator", "simple sitemap", "sitemap generator" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-29 4K+ → 3K+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-12-19 3K+ → 4K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 4K+ → 3K+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-09 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-08 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 3K+ → 4K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-30 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 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 HTML Generator 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags C -
XML Sitemap Generator By Kaboom 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready 6K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - S Simple Google Sitemap XML 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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