Sitemap by click5
by click5 · SEO
Also makes 4 other plugins · 6.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Best WordPress Sitemap plugin to generate and customize HTML & XML sitemaps for your website.
48 health vs 64 average across 1,223 SEO plugins
Removal-risk signals
28/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Not actively maintained. No update in about 2 years.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 1066 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 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
300
now · peak 7.8K
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
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
2.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.42
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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2021-05-19 · 1,422 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
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
Known vulnerabilities
via Wordfence Intelligence1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they 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
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 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
- 2024-03-05 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-04 9K+ → 10K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-03 10K+ → 9K+ down 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).
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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 B -
Custom Sitemap Generator 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags B -
Main Menu HTML Sitemap 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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