by Rolf Allard van Hagen 4.4 (85 reviews)

XML Sitemap & Google News

Name: XML Sitemap & Google News
Rating: 4.4 (85 reviews)
Author: Rolf Allard van Hagen

Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.

XML Sitemap & Google News ranks #311 among WordPress.org plugins with 100,000+ active installations, is #22 of 3,734 in the SEO & Marketing category, a 4.4/5 rating from 85 reviews, and was last updated Jun 10, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.4 (Current: 7.1)

v5.7.7 Current Version v5.7.7

Updated 3 months ago Last Update on 10 Jun, 2026

Refreshed 11 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#22 of 3,734 in SEO & Marketing Top 1% by installs Downloads -32.5% this week

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#311

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Active Installs

100K+

-46.6%

KW Avg Position

5.8

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Downloads

4.9M

+376 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (85 reviews)

Next Milestone 200K

Total Progress 86%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.4

85 reviews

Overall 88%

69 (81%)

4 (5%)

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10 (12%)

Support Threads Overview

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 week ago

May 7, 2024

XML Sitemap & Google News [xml-sitemap-feed] < 5.4.9

CVE-2024-4441 · Fixed in v5.4.9

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Plugin Details

Version: 5.7.7
Last Updated: Jun 10, 2026
Requires WP: 4.4+
Tested Up To: 7.0.4
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Rolf Allard van Hagen

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 85
Support Threads: 1
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

google news news robots sitemap xml

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TL;DR

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This plugin is for WordPress site owners and SEO managers who want direct control over their site's XML sitemaps and news visibility. It replaces static sitemap files with dynamic, configurable XML and Google News sitemaps, and lets users monitor and submit them to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.