WP Sitemap Control
by iworks (Marcin Pietrzak) · SEO
Also makes 23 other plugins · 85.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
WP Sitemap Control allow choosing which public post types or taxonomies should be able in the /wp-sitemap.xml
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 70/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: Add “video sitemap” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
70 health vs 65 average across 2,224 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.6%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 6.1K 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.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 381 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| video sitemap | #24 | #18 | down 1 |
| simple sitemap | #24 | #19 | down 2 |
| post type your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| post types your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap.xml your tag | Not checked yet | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “video sitemap” to your wp.org tags. You rank #24 for it without listing it, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed it's a slot worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 481 · 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
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
1.0y ago
latest release · v1.2.1 · 16 Oct 2025
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 78% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Szymon Kryczka1.3y ago
Thank you for this plugin Marcin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous2.1y ago
Does the exact amount of control of the sitemap you want from the very publishing moment for your website. A recommended gem for website enthusiasts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ izistanbul2.7y ago
iş görür gibi..
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lukas223.1y ago
Great, it can easily change the wp-sitemap.xml file
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ colfer4.1y ago
Make WP sitemap controllable, like others. Great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sebastian Misniakiewicz4.7y ago
There is no need to install sitemap plugin when your WP is up-to-date. But WP puts all pages into it and you cannot exclude some of them. Thanks to this very light and easy-to-use plugin you can chose what should be excluded from the WP’s sitemap. This topic was modified 4 years, 5 months ago by Sebastian Misniakiewicz.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 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.
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
4 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 "WP Sitemap Control allow choosing which public post types or taxonomies should be able in the /wp-sitemap.xml"
- ! 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 Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "who want", "for developers").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,101 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-30 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-29 400+ → 300+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-11-26 300+ → 400+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 400+ → 300+ down after 35 days in tier
- 2025-10-15 300+ → 400+ up after 439 days in tier
- 2024-08-02 200+ → 300+ up after 28 days in tier
- 2024-07-05 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 200+ → 300+ 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).
- D Display HTML Sitemap 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
-
XML Sitemaps Manager 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B - R Relations Post Types 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- C Custom Post Type Archives 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- P Polylang Dynamic Sitemap Generator 70+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
-
Collection 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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