XML Sitemap & Google News
Healthy: downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 90 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 60 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
- InfoMOM-2Downloads in the last 4 weeks are down more than half vs the 26-week average. Review this plugin.3 Nov 2026Evidence
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| RavanH | 26 Sep 2009 to 10 Aug 2026, 484 commits |
|---|---|
| deployer | 6 Apr 2016 to 30 Mar 2020, 83 commits |
2 committers recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 5 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 22
- Tested up to
- 7.0 vs 7.1
- Requires PHP
- 5.6 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 22 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 1 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 3 |
| Q2 2025 | 2 |
| Q3 2025 | 3 |
| Q4 2025 | 6 |
| Q1 2026 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | 5 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 10 Jun 2026. Tested up to 7.0, 1 major version behind WordPress 7.1.
Support
100% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2024 | XML Sitemap & Google News <= 5.4.8 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion | 8.1 | <= 5.4.8 | 5.4.9 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q1 2024 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q4 2025 | 5.0 |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q1 2024 and Q3 2026.
| 5 star | 69 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 4 |
| 3 star | 2 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 10 |
- Junky Sitemap Plugin · 1 star · 20 Aug 2022
- Plugin Not Working · 1 star · 7 Sep 2020
- No mention of article limit and no way to split · 1 star · 19 Aug 2019
Momentum
100,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 6,049 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 7,592 |
| 18 May 2026 | 60,683 |
| 25 May 2026 | 12,238 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 60,646 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 64,162 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 10,851 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 7,937 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 6,347 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 6,279 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 5,216 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 6,257 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 4,859 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 4,262 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 3,454 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 5,336 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 5,194 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,960 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 3,338 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 2,957 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 3,625 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 3,035 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 3,531 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 2,777 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 6,236 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 4,071 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 587 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 70% below the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 5.7.7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Rolf Allard van Hagen |
| Added | 26 Sep 2009 |
| Last updated | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Active installs | 100,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Category | Site Structure & Navigation > Sitemaps & Site Structure |
| Tags | xml, news, robots, sitemap, google news |
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Questions
Is XML Sitemap & Google News still maintained?
XML Sitemap & Google News was last updated on 10 Jun 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is XML Sitemap & Google News safe?
XML Sitemap & Google News has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns XML Sitemap & Google News?
The wordpress.org author is Rolf Allard van Hagen. Recent committers: RavanH, deployer, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of XML Sitemap & Google News?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: ThinkRank SEO - AI SEO Plugin for SEO & Google Search Console, Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google, XML Sitemap Generator for Google, The SEO Framework - Fast, Automated, Effortless., CrawlWP SEO - Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance.