WordPress plugin comparison

Disable WP Sitemaps vs Simple Hierarchical Sitemap

Disable WP Sitemaps

by Jeff Starr

10K+ installs5.0

Simple Hierarchical Sitemap

by LordPretender

80+ installs5.0

At a glance

Disable WP Sitemaps has more active installs: 10K+, against 80+ for Simple Hierarchical Sitemap.
On a typical day, Disable WP Sitemaps is downloaded about 100 times, Simple Hierarchical Sitemap about 2.
Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
Disable WP Sitemaps was updated more recently: Nov 4, 2026, against Dec 11, 2013 for Simple Hierarchical Sitemap.
Disable WP Sitemaps is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.6.1 for Simple Hierarchical Sitemap.
Simple Hierarchical Sitemap has been around longer: since 2013, against 2020 for Disable WP Sitemaps.

Disable WP Sitemaps leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Disable WP Sitemaps	Simple Hierarchical Sitemap
Popular rank	#1,973	#17,492
Active installs	10K+	80+
Downloads, last 30 days	3.8K	40
Rating	5.0(10)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.2	3.6.1
Search multiplier	×0.88	×0.00
Last release	6 days ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	5.6.20	–

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