XML Sitemap & Google News v5.7.7
Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.
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- Audit coverage Up to date 30 versions audited
- On Plugin Auditor since Sep 4, 2026
- Last audited Sep 4, 2026
Compatibility & requirements
The PHP and WordPress versions this plugin needs, and how current its version support is.
- Requires PHP 5.6+
- Requires WordPress 4.4+
- Tested up to WP 7.0 WP 7.1.3 is current
- Version adoption 61% run the current version
Audit scores by category
125 checksHow this plugin scores across the six areas we audit, from security to accessibility.
- 94 Passed
- 24 Warnings
- 7 Failed
29 of 37 checks passed.
51 of 61 checks passed.
7 of 12 checks passed.
3 of 6 checks passed.
2 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
188.3 KB
491.0 KB unzipped
Total files
138
across all file types
Lines of PHP
13,155
in 125 files Large
File types
- PHP
- XSL
- OTHER
Top issues
The most important findings from the latest audit, ordered by severity.
- 0 Critical
- 14 High
- 82 Medium
- 199 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 XML Sitemap & Google News, Code Quality improved the most (+10). The largest regression was in Performance (-42). The codebase grew 1381% in size.
Audited 3.9.3 → 5.7.7 · 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
3,959
downloads
Today
834
downloads
Week over week
−30%
vs previous week
Month over month
−18%
vs previous month
Download trend: Declining. Abandonment risk: None.
Version intelligence
39% of installs run an older version
≈ 39.2K+ sites on a lower-scoring version.
- Other
- v5.3
- v5.4
- v5.5
- v5.7
Maintenance & history
How actively this plugin is kept up, from its last update to its release history.
Last updated
2 mo ago
Jun 10, 2026
Actively maintainedRelease cadence
~ every 40 days
average between releases
Total releases
49
since Sep 2009 · 17 yrs
Contributors & developers
The people credited with building and maintaining this plugin.
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