10 Best Simple XML Sitemap Generator Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
Simple XML Sitemap Generator has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. 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 XML Sitemap Generator
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Companion Sitemap Generator
Closest matchCompanion 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.
Shares the sitemap, xml tags on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated April 23, 2026.
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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.
Shares the generator, sitemap tags on WordPress.org. About 67 times the installs, last updated 16 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.
Shares the sitemap, xml tags on WordPress.org. About 33 times the installs, last updated June 10, 2026.
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HTML 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.
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 7 days ago.
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4.7 (89) 30,000+ active installs[pagelist], [subpages], [siblings] and [pagelist_ext] shortcodes
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated May 29, 2026.
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4.6 (680) 30,000+ active installsBecome the brand AI recommends. SEO + AEO + GEO so your WordPress ranks on Google and gets cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & AI Overviews.
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 16 days ago.
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SEO Engine – Smart SEO with AI, Schema & Redirection for WordPress
4.9 (45) 1,000+ active installsMade it through the SEO plugin wasteland? You've earned a coffee ☺️ Quietly powerful AI SEO that actually works. No bloat, just results. Enjoy! 💕
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated 4 days ago.
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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.
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times 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.
About 333 times the installs, last updated May 31, 2026.
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4.6 (25) 9,000+ active installsA sitemap plugin to make it easier for your site to show all your pages, posts, archives, categories and tags in an easy to read format.
Shares the sitemap tag on WordPress.org. About 3 times the installs, no update since November 28, 2017.
Switching from Simple XML Sitemap Generator: common questions
What is the best alternative to Simple XML Sitemap Generator?
Companion Sitemap Generator is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 7,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which Simple XML Sitemap Generator alternative has the most users?
XML Sitemap Generator for Google, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which Simple XML Sitemap Generator 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 XML Sitemap Generator 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 XML Sitemap Generator 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 XML Sitemap Generator 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
Companion Sitemap Generator is the closest match to Simple XML Sitemap Generator by the data we track, and XML Sitemap Generator for Google has the widest reach with 1 million+ active installs. SEO Engine shipped the most recent release, on September 3, 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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