10 Best XML Sitemap & Google News Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
XML Sitemap & Google News sits at #3 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 XML Sitemap & Google News
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Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google
Closest match4.7 (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 quarter of the installs, last updated 9 days ago.
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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 100,000+, rated 4.7 against 4.4, last updated April 23, 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.
#6 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. 10,000+ installs against 100,000+, last updated 7 days ago.
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Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress
3.9 (72) 60,000+ active installsBuild a responsive HTML sitemap in the block editor with live preview, flexible sorting, tabs, and shortcode support.
#4 in the WordPress.org Sitemap Plugins ranking. About half the installs, rated 3.9 against 4.4, last updated 6 days ago.
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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 2 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.4, last updated 16 days ago.
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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 100,000+, last updated July 18, 2026.
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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 100,000+, last updated today.
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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 100,000+, last updated 8 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 10 times the installs, rated 4.8 against 4.4, last updated May 31, 2026.
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GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
4.9 (29) 20,000+ active installsGN Publisher makes RSS feeds that comply with the Google News RSS Feed Technical Requirements for including your site in the Google News.
Shares the google news, news tags on WordPress.org. About a quarter of the installs, last updated July 28, 2026.
XML Sitemap & Google News 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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XML Sitemap & Google News vs Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google100,000+ vs 20,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 4.7
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XML Sitemap & Google News vs Companion Sitemap Generator100,000+ vs 7,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 4.7
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XML Sitemap & Google News vs HTML Page Sitemap100,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 4.4
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XML Sitemap & Google News vs Simple Sitemap100,000+ vs 60,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 3.9
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XML Sitemap & Google News vs WP Sitemap Page100,000+ vs 200,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 4.8
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XML Sitemap & Google News vs Disable WP Sitemaps100,000+ vs 10,000+ installs · 4.4 vs 5.0
Switching from XML Sitemap & Google News: common questions
What is the best alternative to XML Sitemap & Google News?
Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google is the closest match: it shares the Sitemap Plugins top 10 with XML Sitemap & Google News and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.7 out of 5 rating.
Which XML Sitemap & Google News alternative has the most users?
XML Sitemap Generator for Google, with 1 million+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which XML Sitemap & Google News 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 XML Sitemap & Google News 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 XML Sitemap & Google News 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 XML Sitemap & Google News 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
Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google is the closest match to XML Sitemap & Google News 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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