WP SEO HTML Sitemap
by magnatechnology · SEO
A responsive HTML sitemap that uses all of the settings for your XML sitemap in the WordPress SEO by Yoast Plugin.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
5K+
≈5.7K estimated
Momentum
+18%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “wpseo”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
50 health vs 65 average across 2,216 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.2%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 81K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,192 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.
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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34, 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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.4.34; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.30★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpseo your tag | #14 | #7 | 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 | ||
| yoast seo 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
- One page off on “wpseo”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 474 · 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.
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 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 74% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kingfisher648.1y ago
Working with latest version at time of writing this 4.9.8. Can you update to say it’s working on the project page so others don’t have this question in their mind? It says at present not tested with last x amount of versions. Many thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabor Lippert8.7y ago
Tested with latest WP version (4.9.4) and the plugin works just as expected. Thanks 2 the developer!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dbp9.0y ago
Works well. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ admleo19859.3y ago
empty.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ typotamer10.4y ago
Exactly what I was looking for – allowed me to set the sitemap layout the way I wanted to. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Perrow10.5y ago
Thank you for the share. Works perfectly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ uwestoever10.5y ago
Just a click and it works, thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ChubbyNinjaa10.6y ago
Really useful plugin, and the CSS bundled with it does not override your basic styling (like so many other plugins do!)
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.9.6 BUGS FIXED: Fixed an HTML/CSS error in the multi-column layout where three columns would be two, two would be one. Fixed an error when linking to the sitemap_index.xml file which used site_url instead of home_url (Thanks 0.9.6
- — Version 0.9.5 BUGS FIXED: Error when checking Yoast Plugin for Categories to exclude NEW FEATURE: Changed plugin output to now be multilingual friendly 0.9.5
- — Version 0.9.4 BUGS FIXED: Fixed link appearing on top of sitemap html if no blog page is set. (Thanks to muradabuseta and Adam B. for finding the error) NEW FEATURE: Changed the heading text for the Posts to be the page name selected 0.9.4
- — Version 0.9.3 BUGS FIXED: Fixed a broken link on the plugins page (Thanks to dimatrovski for finding the error). Fixed link to Posts going to sitemap page (Thanks to Rob Eitzen for finding the error). NEW FEATURE: Added the rel=”alter 0.9.3
- — Version 0.9.2 BUGS FIXED: Fixed CSS errors related to responsive. Thanks to anpaostudio for finding the errors. 0.9.2
- — Version 0.9 Major Update: added admin user interface, added an external CSS file (for proper HTML page validation), added columns number setting, added link to sitemap XML option, fixed some errors relating to category checking. 0.9
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Yoast, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,523 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("google sitemap", "wpseo", "Yoast SEO" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-27 6K+ → 5K+ down after 190 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2025-07-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-10 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-07-09 8K+ → 7K+ down after 218 days in tier
- 2024-12-03 9K+ → 8K+ down after 77 days in tier
- 2024-09-17 10K+ → 9K+ down after 970 days in tier
- 2022-01-21 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1506 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 by click5 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
WP Sitemap Page 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
HTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode) 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Kwayy HTML Sitemap 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Hierarchical HTML Sitemap 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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