XML Sitemap & Google News vs HTTP 410 (Gone) responses (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
XML Sitemap & Google News
100K+ active installs
Free + Premium
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses
4.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 21 reviews) while XML Sitemap & Google News leads in active installations (100K+ vs 4.0K+). Both are free + premium WordPress plugins. XML Sitemap & Google News has accumulated 4.5M+ total downloads while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses has 68K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | XML Sitemap & Google News | HTTP 410 (Gone) responses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.4/5 | ► | 4.6/5 |
| Total Reviews | 83 | ◄ | 21 |
| Active Installs | 100K+ | ◄ | 4.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 4.5M+ | ◄ | 68K+ |
| Support Resolution | 100% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 months ago | ◄ | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2009 | 2011 | |
| Age | 17 years | 15 years | |
| WP Requires | 4.4+ | 3.7+ | |
| PHP Requires | 5.6+ | false+ | |
| Business Model | Free + Premium | Free | |
| Latest Version | 5.7.2 | 1.0.3 |
Rating Breakdown
XML Sitemap & Google News
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, XML Sitemap & Google News averaged approximately 629 daily downloads while HTTP 410 (Gone) responses averaged 21.
Recent Reviews
XML Sitemap & Google News Reviews
perfect plugin with great support!
Didn’t work at first, the support offered to help and reinstalled it and it works. it has automatically submit to Google and Bing, that’s awesome feature. works perfectly now I guess. This top
Finally!
Finally! A sitemap plugin that allows me to edit my sitemap with ease. This is the 6th sitemap plugin I’ve tried and my favourite by far. Very easy to exclude certain pages, posts, tags or categories
Google Error, # Auffindbarkeit Sitemaps Vorübergehender Verarbeitungsfehler
Google Error, # vorübergehender Fehler bei der Verarbeitung Ihrer Sitemap.Dieser Fehler tritt leider erst seid kurzem auf.Meine Website wurde seid dem nicht mehr von Google crawling aktualisiert. V
HTTP 410 (Gone) responses Reviews
Still works
I use the plugin for Micropub protocol, to tell another site I have deleted my contribution.
It still works
It is 2020 and it still works. In the plugin settings, I use a wild card to return a 410 rather than a 404 from posts. https://mydomain.com/*/ The plugin return a 410 in the header. BRAVO. Th
Works, But Google says its not needed
I removed this plugin based on help text from Google Webmaster Tools: If you have permanently deleted content without intending to replace it with newer, related content, let the old URL return a 404
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