Sitemap by click5
by click5 · SEO
Also makes 6 other plugins · 5.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Best WordPress Sitemap plugin to generate and customize HTML & XML sitemaps for your website.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈6K estimated
Momentum
+54%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “google sitemap”, “html sitemap” and “sitemap” 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.
56 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.0%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 123.6K 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.
Removal-risk signals
45/100Maintenance 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1130 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 6.8
4.2★ over 26 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1130 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| click5 your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| google sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| html sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| xml sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search 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 sitemap”, “html sitemap” and “sitemap” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 7.8K · 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
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
3.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.42 · 28 Sep 2023
40
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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 19 May 2021
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.0.42 Ability to re-generate XML Sitemap via a cron job, Performance improvements for websites with many pages/posts, Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.42
- — Version 1.0.41 Improved sorting options, Site Health integration, HTML & XML blacklists improvements, Pagination improvements, Improved look of the XML Sitemap, Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.41
- — Version 1.0.40 Support of shortcodes in post/page titles, Video XML Sitemap improvements, WordPress 6.0 support, Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.40
- — Version 1.0.39 Video XML Sitemap improvements, Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.39
- — Version 1.0.38 Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.38
- — Version 1.0.37 Bug fixes and general improvements. 1.0.37
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.0.42). Sites still on an older version should update.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.1.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 0 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.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Best WordPress Sitemap plugin to generate and customize HTML & XML sitemaps for your website."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 5 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,150 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google sitemap" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 6K+ → 5K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-23 5K+ → 6K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-10-22 6K+ → 5K+ down after 267 days in tier
- 2026-01-28 7K+ → 6K+ down after 234 days in tier
- 2025-06-08 8K+ → 7K+ down after 197 days in tier
- 2024-11-23 9K+ → 8K+ down after 261 days in tier
- 2024-03-07 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-06 9K+ → 10K+ 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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WP SEO HTML Sitemap 5K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D -
Really Simple XML and HTML Sitemap 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Custom Sitemap Generator 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Main Menu HTML Sitemap 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
Smart Sitemap Generator — installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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