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Simple XML Sitemap Generator

add a sitemap to your wordpress website.

By Eric-Oliver Mächler·XML·Free
4.6(11 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, Simple XML Sitemap Generator is a WordPress xml plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 11 reviews. It has been downloaded 92K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Downloads are down 13% this week. Top alternative: XML Sitemap & Google News.

4.6/511 reviews
3.0K+active installs
92K+total downloads
10 yearssince 2016

Overview

XML Sitemap creates an XML for use with Google and Yahoo (and Yes! Bing too)
Just install it to your wordpress installation and let the plugin do his job.

For start: create or update any Post or Pages and your WordPress will create your sitemap.xml right away

Features

You can exclude certain posts or pages or woocommerce produts from the xml sitemap.
You can set your own sitemap Value to each Post, Page or Product Page.

Languages

  • Englisch
  • German
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

4.611 reviews
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Recent Reviews

Simple and effective XML Sitemap Generator
by PeppermanWP·1 year ago

A simple and effective XML Sitemap generator. Adding individual fields to pages, you can change the <priority> parameter, or you can exclude pages from the sitemap if desired, and the whole map will be written fresh every time you save a page, with updated save dates. Author was responsive to an error that appeared in my PHP log, and everything works smooth (version 2.2.7).

IMHO, this handy little plugin deserves way more users.

  • This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by PeppermanWP.
It just works
by studio_m·2 years ago·1 reply

No bloatware like many other “SEO sitemaps”, it just works and does the job.

Perfect – SIMPLE
by JJNW·2 years ago·1 reply

Works as instructed. Very easy. WP Version 5.8

Very Simple and Very Effective
by Alan·4 years ago

This plugin does a great job generating an XML sitemap automatically. It does what its supposed to do without errors or obtuse complexities such as with “Big Name” SEO plugins.

add budypress easily
by laurentvoanh·5 years ago·1 reply

Hello
on the index page is it possible to add content for budy press ?

‘post_type’ => array(‘post’,’page’,’product’),

Download Trends

Today: 17Yesterday: 24This week: 117Period total: 11K

Compatibility

WordPress4.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHPfalse+ required

Version Adoption

v2.5
48.0%
v2.2
22.8%
v2.4
13.4%
Other
9.3%
v2.3
6.6%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.5

  • add new cpt field
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Eric-Oliver MächlerEric-Oliver Mächler
Plugin Info
Version
2.5
Last Updated
Jan 15, 2026
WP Requires
4.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
3.0K+
Downloads
92K+
Added
Apr 12, 2016
Business
Free

Tags

xmlsitemapgeneratorsimple sitemapsitemap generator

Developer

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Eric-Oliver Mächler
13 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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