WP Sitemaps Config

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

21 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 15 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ juvesu

   2.1y ago

   Very good, I needed to disable indexing of categories and tags without having to install SEO plugins, it worked very well, thanks

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2. ★★★★★ replied

   2.5y ago

   I had to re-register on wordpress to review this plugin, simply because it’s worth it. By far the easiest sitemap I have used and for a small plugin very comprehensive in what it does. Whenever I create a new wordpress site I add one of the more ‘top rated’ sitemaps but forgot to do so this time and as a sitemap appeared anyway – (Didn’t realise the update of wordpresses own sitemap generator) I had no cause to check whether the sitemap and its controls were in place. But having a directory with paid listings and submission pages with contact details, I didn’t realise I had one big backdoor (Until I decided to check my sitemap and the links being produced), not just for the search engines but for anyone who wanted to use my site for free and use other peoples details to do it. Now that I have been able to take control of what my sitemap allows visitors or search engines to see I feel so much more at ease. Thank you for plugging the gap of wordpress and its so called ‘useful’ updates without really telling people the consequences. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by replied. Reason: Spelling Mistakes

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3. ★★★★★ gtcarlgoing

   2.6y ago

   This plugin really should be core to wordpress!

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4. ★★★★★ chunghao

   2.7y ago

   Einach und klar aufgebaut. Super easy zum Einrichten.

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5. ★★★★★ Torsten Landsiedel

   3.7y ago

   As many already have written here: This is the badly missing user interface for the sitemap feature in Core. Sometimes a custom post type or taxonomy is badly registered and has a sitemap, although there is no public facing page available or WP core is generating an author sitemap by default … With this plugin, you can disable those unwanted sitemaps with one simple checkbox. Additionally, you can enable the last modification date/time which is highly recommended (because crawler now can better plan their work). There is a ticket milestoned for WordPress 6.3 which is discussing this to be part of the core sitemap. And it seems there is a feature planned for custom additions to “priority” and “change frequency”. This would be worth a sixth star 😉

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6. ★★★★★ rvc2

   3.9y ago

   As others have commented, it seems like this functionality should have been included in core WP when wp-sitemap.xml was integrated. In my case, it saved the time and effort having to find/add code to functions.php to exclude taxonomies. Thanks for the useful plugin!

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7. ★★★★★ eikomadori

   4.4y ago

   A good plugin that provides useful configuration missing from core WP functionality, allowing a site owner to decide what is and is not included in a sitemap. The developer is quick to address issues raised.

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8. ★★★★★ jimygatsby

   4.5y ago

   Good work, works well. Thank you

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8

Translated into 11 languages, 4 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-04-20 600+ → 700+ up after 35 days in tier
2. 2025-03-16 700+ → 600+ down after 8 days in tier
3. 2025-03-08 600+ → 700+ up after 186 days in tier
4. 2024-09-03 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2024-09-02 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-09-01 500+ → 600+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2024-08-27 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2024-08-25 500+ → 600+ 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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