Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin v3.3.6
Sitemap plugin automatically generates XML sitemap for your WordPress website and helps search engines index your blog. Such sitemap file helps web crawlers to extract the structure of your website mo...
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 12, 2026
- Last audited Sep 12, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires WordPress 6.5+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 60% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 71 Passed
- 39 Warnings
- 15 Failed
19 of 37 checks passed.
39 of 61 checks passed.
8 of 12 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
1 of 3 checks passed.
2 of 6 checks passed.
Code footprint
How much code ships in this plugin, and the file types that make it up.
ZIP file size
5.0 MB
7.8 MB unzipped
Total files
221
across all file types
Lines of PHP
18,063
in 58 files Medium
File types
- PNG
- PHP
- MO
- PO
- Other
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 14 Critical
- 113 High
- 157 Medium
- 614 Low
This is a preview of notable findings. Full file-level results, line numbers and code context are in the scan.
View full reportHow scores changed across versions
Across 30 audited versions of Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin, Code Quality improved the most (+2). The largest regression was in Privacy (-67). The codebase grew 35% in size.
Audited 3.0.6 → 3.3.6 · 30 versions
How issues changed across versions
Findings by severity for each audited version, so you can see which issues were fixed over time.
Download momentum
How fast this plugin is being installed lately, and whether that pace is rising or slowing.
Last 7 days
469
downloads
Today
67
downloads
Week over week
+4%
vs previous week
Month over month
−10%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: Low.
Version intelligence
40% of installs run an older version
≈ 8.1K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v3.1
- v3.2
- v3.3
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
3 mo ago
May 14, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 41 days
average between releases
Total releases
69
since Mar 2012 · 14 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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