Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress

81 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

With 60,000 active installs, Simple Sitemap has a solid mid-tier user base but trails heavyweights like XML Sitemap Generator for Google, which has over 1 million installs.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated on May 20, 2025, the plugin is reasonably current and compatible with WordPress 6.8.5, though it does not declare a minimum PHP version, which is a minor transparency gap.

User Rating

12/15

The 78/100 rating from 72 reviews is good but based on a small sample of feedback, making it harder to draw broad conclusions about reliability.

Support Health

8/15

Support health is the weak spot here: zero support threads and zero resolutions, which means there is essentially no track record of developer responsiveness through the WordPress.org forum.

WP Compatibility

15/15

WordPress 6.0 as a minimum requirement is reasonable, and testing with the latest 6.8.5 release is a positive sign, although the unspecified PHP version requirement is a small concern.

Scores higher than 83% of indexed plugins

About

Build a responsive HTML sitemap in the block editor with live preview, flexible sorting, tabs, and shortcode support.

Active Installs 60k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.9/5

Last Updated 2026-09-01 4:17pm GMT

Requires WordPress 6.3+

Tested Up To 7.1

Requires PHP 7.4+

Security History

5 known vulnerabilities, all patched

5 Medium

Most recent: April 17, 2025

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Simple Sitemap – Create a Responsive HTML Sitemap <= 3.6.0 - Missing Authorization Medium

April 17, 2025 Patched in ["3.6.1"] CVE-2025-39413

Simple Sitemap <= 3.5.13 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_notices Medium

June 13, 2024 Patched in ["3.5.14"] CVE-2023-6492

Freemius SDK <= 2.5.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via fs_request_get Medium

July 18, 2023 Patched in ["3.5.10"] CVE-2023-33999

Simple Sitemap <= 3.5.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Medium

January 3, 2023 Patched in ["3.5.8"] CVE-2022-4472

Freemius SDK <= 2.4.2 - Missing Authorization Checks Medium

March 4, 2022 Patched in ["3.5.5"] CVE-2022-4974

What It Does

Simple Sitemap generates an HTML sitemap page on your WordPress site, letting visitors browse a structured list of your pages, posts, and custom post types directly in the browser rather than relying on search. It is shortcode-driven but includes an in-editor preview, so you can see what the sitemap looks like before publishing.

Who It's For

This plugin suits small to mid-sized sites that want a human-readable sitemap page for visitors and a modest SEO lift, such as blogs, local business sites, portfolios, and documentation libraries with under a few hundred indexed items. It works well for site owners who prefer a simple, no-frills approach without touching XML sitemaps separately.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this plugin if you run a large or content-heavy site with tens of thousands of URLs, since it relies on shortcode rendering and can suffer performance issues at scale. You should also pass if you need a fully featured XML sitemap solution, as this plugin focuses only on the HTML variant.

The Bottom Line

Simple Sitemap earns a middling 65.92/100 quality score: it does its narrow job adequately and attracts a decent user base, but the zero support threads and unspecified PHP requirement raise small flags. It is a reasonable pick for small sites wanting a quick HTML sitemap, though larger or SEO-driven projects will benefit more from the XML-focused alternatives listed above.

Related Plugins

XML Sitemap Generator for Google 89/100

Pick this if you need a battle-tested XML sitemap with over 1 million installs and a much higher 88.77 quality score, especially for pure SEO indexing purposes.

Shortcoder 85/100

Choose Shortcoder when your sitemap needs are minimal and you want a general-purpose shortcode tool that can build any custom HTML output, not just sitemaps.

XML Sitemap & Google News 83/100

Opt for this if Google News indexing is a priority, since it adds news-specific sitemap feeds beyond what Simple Sitemap offers.

VK All in One Expansion Unit 82/100

Select this if you want sitemap generation bundled inside a broader suite of SEO and site-enhancement tools rather than a dedicated sitemap plugin.

Page-list 82/100

Pick Page-list when you need a simple, highly customizable list of pages or posts and prefer a plugin with a similar light footprint to Simple Sitemap.