WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap
by JS Morisset · eCommerce
Also makes 30 other plugins · 30.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Extend the WordPress sitemaps XML with article modification times, alternate languages, news sitemaps, image sitemaps, and video sitemaps.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈450 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “google news” and “woocommerce” for “alternate” and “sitemaps”. “google news” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alternate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sitemaps” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,750 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 21K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,143 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 2 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
28%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| alternate | #6 | #14 | up 1 |
| video sitemap your tag | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| sitemaps | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| news sitemap your tag | #17 | #22 | down 1 |
| image xml sitemaps | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| image sitemap your tag | #19 | #20 | down 1 |
| google sitemaps | #11 | #21 | 0 |
| woocommerce image sitemaps | #11 | #23 | down 3 |
| google image sitemaps | #13 | #20 | down 1 |
| woocommerce sitemap filters | #15 | #21 | — |
| xml image sitemap | #17 | #21 | 0 |
| xml sitemaps | #18 | #20 | up 1 |
| woocommerce sitemap | #19 | #21 | up 3 |
| sitemap image | #20 | #21 | down 1 |
| google news xml sitemap | #20 | #18 | 0 |
| sitemap for google news | #22 | #20 | 0 |
| google image sitemap | #23 | #22 | up 1 |
| google news sitemap | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| google news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “google news” and “woocommerce” for “alternate” and “sitemaps”. “google news” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “alternate” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sitemaps” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “video sitemap”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.4K · 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v8.4.0 · 28 May 2026
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% 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 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Vladimir Bender2.5y ago
But frequent error checking is very annoying.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ AaronDeee4.1y ago
Thanks for continuing to expand and improve this excellent plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sprayandall4.4y ago
Very efficient, great component
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jamessheen4.7y ago
love everything about these components… i have now ditched Yoast…
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2
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
3 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Polylang.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,301 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "google news" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-16 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-15 400+ → 500+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-03-09 500+ → 400+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-03-06 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-04 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-03 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-01 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-02-22 400+ → 500+ 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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Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags A -
XML Sitemap Generator for Google 1M+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B
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