WordPress plugin comparison

WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap vs XML Sitemap & Google News

WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap

by JS Morisset

400+ installs4.8

XML Sitemap & Google News

by Rolf Allard van Hagen

100K+ installs4.4

At a glance

XML Sitemap & Google News has more active installs: 100K+, against 400+ for WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap.
On a typical day, XML Sitemap & Google News is downloaded about 580 times, WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap about 9.
WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviews, against 4.4 from 85 reviews.
WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap was updated more recently: Oct 29, 2026, against Jun 10, 2026 for XML Sitemap & Google News.
WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 7.0.8 for XML Sitemap & Google News.
XML Sitemap & Google News has been around longer: since 2009, against 2021 for WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap.

XML Sitemap & Google News leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	WPSSO WP Sitemaps XML with News, Image, and Video Sitemap	XML Sitemap & Google News
Popular rank	#9,706	#323
Active installs	400+	100K+
Downloads, last 30 days	143	16.9K
Rating	4.8(4)	4.4(85)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	7.1.4	7.0.8
Search multiplier	×0.52	×1.27
Last release	12 days ago	5 months ago
Requires PHP	7.4.33	5.6

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