10 Best Simple Sitemap Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Simple Sitemap sits at #4 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to Simple Sitemap
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HTML Page Sitemap
Closest matchHTML Page Sitemap (Block and Shortcode)
4.4 (24) 10,000+ active installsAdds an HTML (Not XML) sitemap of your pages (not posts) by using the HTML Sitemap Block or shortcode, perfect for those who use WordPress as a CMS.
#6 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.7 (18) 6,000+ active installsGenerate a clean, SEO-friendly HTML sitemap for WordPress. Supports Posts, Pages, Custom Post Types, Taxonomies, and WooCommerce.
#7 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 6,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated today.
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4.8 (205) 200,000+ active installsAdd a sitemap on any of your page using the simple shortcode [wp_sitemap_page]. Improve the SEO and navigation of your website.
#2 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. About 3.3 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated 16 days ago.
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5.0 (12) 4,000+ active installsA lightweight HTML sitemap that groups posts by hierarchical categories and can optionally list pages.
#9 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 4,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated 8 days ago.
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XML Sitemap & Google News
Paid version available4.4 (85) 100,000+ active installsTake control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.
#3 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. About 1.7 times the installs, rated 4.4 against 3.9, last updated June 10, 2026.
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Companion Sitemap Generator – Simple, Smart, and SEO-Ready
4.7 (55) 7,000+ active installsCreate clean, complete, and up-to-date sitemaps for your WordPress website automatically.
#10 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 7,000+ installs against 60,000+, rated 4.7 against 3.9, last updated April 23, 2026.
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5.0 (10) 10,000+ active installsDisables the automatically generated WP Sitemaps.
#8 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 60,000+, last updated July 18, 2026.
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4.7 (46) 20,000+ active installsBoost SEO 🚀 with powerful XML, HTML, Image, Video & Google News sitemaps for better search engine indexing.
#5 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. About a third of the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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XML Sitemap Generator for Google
Paid version available4.8 (2,233) 1 million+ active installsGenerate multiple types of sitemaps to improve SEO and get your website indexed quickly.
#1 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. About 17 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 3.9, last updated May 31, 2026.
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4.2 (26) 6,000+ active installsBest WordPress Sitemap plugin to generate and customize HTML & XML sitemaps for your website.
Shares the html sitemap, sitemap tags on WordPress.org. 6,000+ installs against 60,000+, no update since September 28, 2023.
Simple Sitemap against each of them
Head to head on installs, ratings, reviews and updates. Each measure names its own leader; there is no overall winner.
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Simple Sitemap vs HTML Page Sitemap60,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.4
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Simple Sitemap vs Kwayy HTML Sitemap60,000+ vs 6,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.7
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Simple Sitemap vs WP Sitemap Page60,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.8
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Simple Sitemap vs Hierarchical HTML Sitemap60,000+ vs 4,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 5.0
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Simple Sitemap vs XML Sitemap & Google News60,000+ vs 100,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.4
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Simple Sitemap vs Companion Sitemap Generator60,000+ vs 7,000+ installs · 3.9 vs 4.7
Switching from Simple Sitemap: common questions
What is the best alternative to Simple Sitemap?
HTML Page Sitemap is the closest match: it shares the Sitemap Plugins top 10 with Simple Sitemap and has 10,000+ active installs with a 4.4 out of 5 rating.
Which Simple Sitemap alternative has the most users?
XML Sitemap Generator for Google, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Simple Sitemap alternative is rated highest?
XML Sitemap Generator for Google, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 2,233 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these Simple Sitemap alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with Simple Sitemap score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against Simple Sitemap on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
HTML Page Sitemap is the closest match to Simple Sitemap by the data we track, and XML Sitemap Generator for Google has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. Kwayy HTML Sitemap shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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