by Auctollo 4.8 (2,232 reviews)

XML Sitemap Generator for Google

Name: XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Rating: 4.8 (2232 reviews)
Author: Auctollo

Generate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.

XML Sitemap Generator for Google ranks #56 among WordPress.org plugins with 1,000,000+ active installations, is #5 of 3,734 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.8/5 rating from 2,232 reviews, and was last updated May 31, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1)

v4.1.24 Current Version v4.1.24

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 31 May, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#5 of 3,734 in SEO & Marketing Top 1% by installs Downloads -27.9% this week

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

4 known vulnerabilities on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

Oct 31, 2025

XML Sitemap Generator for Google [google-sitemap-generator] < 4.1.23

CVE-2025-64632 · Fixed in v4.1.23
May 30, 2022

XML Sitemap Generator for Google [google-sitemap-generator] < 4.1.3

CVE-2021-25088 · Fixed in v4.1.3
Dec 25, 2018

XML Sitemap Generator for Google [google-sitemap-generator] < 4.1.0

CVE-2018-16204 · Fixed in v4.1.0
XML Sitemap Generator for Google [google-sitemap-generator] < 4.0.9

Fixed in v4.0.9

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.1.24
Last Updated: May 31, 2026
Requires WP: 4.6+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 5.0 or higher
Author: Auctollo

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8
Reviews: 2,232
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners and administrators who want to improve their site's SEO. It generates various types of XML and HTML sitemaps and notifies major search engines of new content so all pages get indexed.

Page sitemaps
Image sitemaps
News sitemaps
Video sitemaps
HTML sitemaps
RSS sitemaps
Custom post type support
Search engine notifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about XML Sitemap Generator for Google

To generate a sitemap for your website, follow these steps: Install and activate the XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin on your WordPress site. Once activated, the plugin will automatically generate a sitemap.xml file for your website. You can access the sitemap by appending /sitemap.xml to your website's URL (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml). Submit your sitemap to search engines like Google, Bing, Yandex, and Baidu to ensure that your site is indexed and crawled properly.

Go to the Google Search Console and sign in with your Google account. Click on the "Sitemaps" tab and enter the URL of your sitemap.xml file (e.g., https://example.com/sitemap.xml). Click on "Submit" to submit your sitemap to Google. Repeat the process for other search engines like Bing, Yandex, and Baidu.

It's recommended that you update your sitemap whenever you make significant changes to your website's content or structure. This will ensure that search engines are aware of any new pages or changes to existing pages on your site.

The XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin can generate sitemaps in XML, HTML, RSS formats and in various types, including: Pages/Posts, Google News, Video, Image, Mobile, and more! Note: Some formats and types are only available to subscribers.

Yes, you can include images and videos in your sitemap using the Google XML Sitemap Generator plugin. This will help search engines like Google and Bing to crawl and index your media files more efficiently.

The XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin is compatible with WooCommerce and can generate sitemaps for your online store's product pages, categories, and tags. This will help search engines to index your products and improve your store's visibility in search results.

Yes, you can customize the robots.txt file using the Google XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin. This will allow you to control which pages and directories search engines can crawl and index on your site.

Yes, the XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin is compatible with the Google Site Kit. This will allow you to track your site's performance in Google Search Console and Google Analytics directly from your WordPress dashboard.

Yes, the XML Sitemap Generator for Google plugin supports schema markup, which can help improve your site's visibility in search results by providing more information about your content to search engines.

It is under Settings > XML-Sitemap. I know nowadays many plugins add top-level menu items, but in most of the cases it is just not necessary. I've seen WP installations which looked like an Internet Explorer ten years ago with 20 toolbars installed. ;-)