XML Sitemaps Manager
by Rolf Allard van Hagen · SEO
Also makes 7 other plugins · 109.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Options to manage the WordPress core XML Sitemaps, optimize and fix some bugs.
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Health
B 82/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈410 estimated
Momentum
+7%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “sitemaps” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
82 health vs 66 average across 2,241 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median SEO plugin keeps 1.2%, across 1,198 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases 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 117 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| light xml sitemap | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| xml sitemaps | #7 | #22 | up 1 |
| xml sitemap your tag | #11 | #23 | up 1 |
| sitemaps | #12 | #24 | down 1 |
| xml | #22 | #24 | up 2 |
| site xml | #15 | #24 | down 1 |
| wordpress xml sitemap | #15 | #23 | up 1 |
| sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemap.xml your tag | Not checked yet | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 12 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “sitemaps” to your wp.org tags. You rank #12 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 3 listed it's a slot worth spending.
- One page off on “xml sitemap”. #11 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 421 · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v0.8 · 9 Jul 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 34% 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 57 days ago and the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, so the real count is still just over 400.
At the current install trend, crossing 500+ in roughly 130 days.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 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.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names XML Sitemaps Manager when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- XML sitemap
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Options to manage the WordPress core XML Sitemaps, optimize and fix some bugs."
- ! 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Polylang, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,212 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "sitemap.xml" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-07 300+ → 400+ up after 793 days in tier
- 2024-07-06 200+ → 300+ up after 139 days in tier
- 2024-02-18 300+ → 200+ down after 136 days in tier
- 2023-10-05 200+ → 300+ up after 135 days in tier
- 2023-05-23 100+ → 200+ up after 16 days in tier
- 2023-05-07 90+ → 100+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-05-06 70+ → 90+ up after 24 days in tier
- 2023-04-12 60+ → 70+ up after 14 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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Lana Sitemap 400+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D -
Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sitemap by click5 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Sitemap Generator 3K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B - S Surbma | Yoast SEO Sitemap to robots.txt 2K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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WP Sitemap Control 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
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