Whitespace Fixer for XML Sitemap
by Turbo Addons · SEO
Fixes XML declaration errors in sitemaps and RSS by removing leading whitespace. Just activate, no setup required.
85 health vs 63 average across 592 SEO plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-08-05 · 346 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
218
now · peak 319
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 “300+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
At the current install trend, crossing 400+ in roughly 104 days.
Install history · since 2025-08-07 · 344 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 200+ → 300+ up after 91 days in band
- 2026-04-10 100+ → 200+ up after 77 days in band
- 2026-01-23 90+ → 100+ up after 9 days in band
- 2026-01-14 80+ → 90+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-01-12 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-01-11 80+ → 90+ up after 18 days in band
- 2025-12-24 70+ → 80+ up after 14 days in band
- 2025-12-10 60+ → 70+ up after 8 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready 7K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple XML Sitemap Generator 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B - S Simple Google Sitemap XML 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- X Xml Sitemap Generator 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
- W Warm Cache 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags C
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