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XML Sitemap & Google News
Figures from the Plugin Directory Census · as of 28 Aug 2026
100,000
Active installs, lower bound
Group: 100,000 to 999,999 installs
79
Days since the last release
Group median: 12
4.4
out of 5, from 85 ratings
Group median: 4.7 (10+ ratings)
100.0%
Support threads marked resolved, two months
Group: 68.2%
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What is XML Sitemap & Google News and who is behind it?
XML Sitemap & Google News is a WordPress plugin in the “SEO” field, made by Rolf Allard van Hagen. It has been listed in the directory since 26 Sept 2009, so for 16 years. It is the only plugin by Rolf Allard van Hagen with at least 10,000 installs. With 100,000 to 199,999 active installs it belongs to the 100,000 to 999,999 installs group; its last release came 79 days before the reference date, and it is tested up to WordPress 7.0.
This is how the author describes the plugin on wordpress.org:
“Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.”
Self-description on wordpress.org, retrieved on 10 Sept 2026
When was XML Sitemap & Google News last released?
The last release of XML Sitemap & Google News came 79 days before the reference date; the group median is 12 days.
How many installs does XML Sitemap & Google News have?
XML Sitemap & Google News had 100,000 to 199,999 active installs on the reference date. Within its group, 219 plugins had a higher band and 179 plugins the same band.
The API reports installs only as a lower bound with one significant figure: 100,000 means at least 100,000 and at most 199,999.
Which WordPress version is XML Sitemap & Google News tested with?
No directory notice: tested up to WordPress 7.0, while core stood at 7.1 on the reference date. The notice appears once the field falls below 6.9; that applied to 8.0% of the group.
How does XML Sitemap & Google News compare with its group?
The group holds 399 listed plugins. 79.4% of them had a more recent last release than XML Sitemap & Google News; 5.3% had no release for more than 365 days.
| Figure | XML Sitemap & Google News | Group, 399 plugins |
|---|---|---|
| Days since the last release | 79 | median 12 |
| Rating | 4.4 (85) | median 4.7 (10+ ratings) |
| Support threads marked resolved | 100.0% | 68.2% |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 47.6% on 7.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | most often 7.4 (41.6%) |
All values on the reference date
| Slug | xml-sitemap-feed |
|---|---|
| Author | Rolf Allard van Hagen |
| Active installs | 100,000 to 199,999 |
| Last release | 79 days before the reference date |
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.0 · core on the reference date: 7.1 |
| Requires WordPress | 4.4 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 |
| Rating | 4.4 out of 5 from 85 ratings |
| Support threads, two months | 1 of 1 marked resolved |
| Listed since | 26 Sept 2009 |
| Total downloads | 4,904,630, updates included |
| Tags | google-news, news, robots, sitemap, xml |
Tags
| Tag | Plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag | Rank by installs | Median days since release |
|---|---|---|---|
| google-news | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| news | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| robots | 5 | 1 | 18 |
| sitemap | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| xml | 4 | 1 | 61 |
Rank 1 has the highest installation band among plugins with 10,000+ installs and this tag; equal bands share a rank.
Class of 2009
XML Sitemap & Google News has been listed since 26 Sept 2009. Of the 79 plugins with 10,000+ installs added in 2009, 84.8% released within the 365 days before the reference date.
Same group, shared tags
Not a recommendation; the same figures for comparison. Alphabetical.
| Plugin | Active installs | Last release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disable XML-RPC Pingback | 60,000 to 69,999 | 277 days before the reference date | 3.9 (14) |
| Simple Sitemap | 60,000 to 69,999 | 7 days before the reference date | 3.9 (72) |
| VK All in One Expansion Unit | 100,000 to 199,999 | 4 days before the reference date | 4.0 (7) |
| WP All Import | 100,000 to 199,999 | 43 days before the reference date | 4.7 (1,962) |
| WP Sitemap Page | 200,000 to 299,999 | 6 days before the reference date | 4.8 (205) |
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hafenstudios (2026): XML Sitemap & Google News, profile in the Plugin Directory Census 01/2026, reference date 28 Aug 2026. https://hafenstudios.com/en/census/plugins/xml-sitemap-feed/
Source and status
All values come from the full pull of the public wordpress.org API on 28 Aug 2026 (reference time 21:56:30 UTC). The analysis and text on this page are available under CC BY 4.0; the raw values come from the public wordpress.org API and are in the raw data. How the count was made is set out in the method, what the fields do not say under limits. hafenstudios builds WordPress plugins itself, see the conflict of interest. Corrections to moin@hafenstudios.com; a documented correction leads to a new version. From issue 02 this page will also show the change since the previous reference date. Collected and prepared by Horst Wenzel.
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