Youtube Video Sitemap generator
by Christopher Churchill · SEO
Also makes 2 other plugins · 210+ installs across the portfolio →
Scan your site for youtube links in both post content and meta tags and create a xml video sitemap file on the fly.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “google sitemaps”, “seo” and “sitemaps” 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.
47 health vs 66 average across 2,241 SEO plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 18.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
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 4.2.39, well behind 7.1.
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 3262 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.2.39; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3262 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google sitemaps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| seo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sitemaps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video seo for wordpress your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| video sitemap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “google sitemaps”, “seo” and “sitemaps” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 99 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
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
11.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.7 · 19 May 2015
19
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 53% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ radforms11.5y ago
Simple to install and use and author gives great response and support. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ izmirrentacarizmir11.5y ago
Bir çok video sitemap denedim.Ama istediğim verimi alamadım.Google hep sorun çıkardı.Yeni websitem http://www.tatlitariflerii.com denedim,sorunsuz çalışıyor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ davinity1211.5y ago
Hi thanks for the plugin. It worked fast and easy. The only glitch is the “here” link took me to a 404 error, but when I corrected the link I saw all the videos! Also no problems submitting to Webmaster. Good job and thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Paul-Riedel11.6y ago
I’ll test this version again, but I must testify that this guy understand to react. He solved the issue I had before whithin an hour. Good Job!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 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 "Scan your site for youtube links in both post content and meta tags and create a xml video sitemap file on..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions YouTube.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 405 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("google sitemaps", "seo", "sitemaps", "video seo for wordpress" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-16 300+ → 200+ down after 343 days in tier
- 2025-06-07 400+ → 300+ down after 189 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 500+ → 400+ down after 143 days in tier
- 2024-07-10 600+ → 500+ down after 282 days in tier
- 2023-10-02 700+ → 600+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2023-06-11 800+ → 700+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2023-03-29 900+ → 800+ down after 134 days in tier
- 2022-11-15 1K+ → 900+ down after 805 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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SureRank SEO – Meta Tags, Social Preview, XML Sitemap, Schema & Open Graph 300K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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