XML Sitemap Generator for Google vs SEO Fury

Generate XML and HTML sitemaps for your website with ease using the XML Sitemap Generator for Google. This plugin enables you to improve your SEO rankings by creating page, image, news, video, HTML, and RSS sitemaps. It also supports custom post types and taxonomies, allowing you to ensure that all of your content is being indexed by search engines. With a user-friendly interface, you can easily configure the plugin to suit your needs and generate sitemaps in just a few clicks. Keep your website up-to-date and make sure that search engines are aware of all of your content by using the XML Sitemap Generator for Google. The plugin supports all kinds of WordPress generated pages as well as custom URLs. Additionally it notifies all major search engines every time you create a post about the new content. Supported for more than a decade and rated among the best, it will do exactly what it’s supposed to do – providing a complete XML sitemap for search engines! If you like the plugin, feel free to rate it! 🙂 Related Links: Support Forum License Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL, you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial site. Translations The plugin comes with various translations, please refer to the WordPress Codex for more information about activating the translation. If you want to help to translate the plugin to your language, please have a look at the sitemap.pot file which contains all definitions and may be used with a gettext editor like Poedit (Windows).

SEO Fury is a complete WordPress SEO toolkit built for speed. 50+ features, 0ms frontend impact, no bloat. Most SEO plugins make you choose: either a lightweight tool with missing features, or a full-featured beast that slows your site. SEO Fury gives you everything — schema, sitemaps, redirects, analytics, readability analysis, and more — without adding a single millisecond to your page load time. Why SEO Fury? 50+ features, zero bloat — Every feature loads only when needed. No unnecessary scripts on your frontend. Unlimited redirects & 404 monitoring — No artificial limits. Manage as many redirects and 404 logs as your site needs. For free. Google Search Console built in — Connect GSC directly in the free version. View clicks, impressions, and positions inside WordPress. Google Indexing API included — Submit URLs to Google for instant crawling. Free, not locked behind a paywall. Advanced readability analysis — Flesch Reading Ease score, passive voice detection, transition words check, keyword synonym matching — features other plugins charge for. 20+ schema types with visual builder — Article, Product, FAQ, How-To, Recipe, Event, LocalBusiness, and more. No code required. One-click migration — Import from Yoast SEO, Rank Math, All in One SEO, and SEOPress in seconds. Keep your meta titles, descriptions, redirects, and schema. 6 languages included — English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese translations ship with the plugin. White Label ready — PRO users can fully rebrand the plugin for client sites. Core Features (All Free) Meta & Content Optimization Meta titles & descriptions with 15+ dynamic variables Focus keyword analysis with synonym and morphological matching Secondary keywords tracking with presence indicators SEO score (0-100) with 13 on-page checks Readability score with Flesch Reading Ease (English + Russian) Passive voice detection and transition words analysis SERP preview — desktop, mobile, Facebook, and Twitter/X Open Graph & Twitter Cards with image customization Canonical URL management Technical SEO XML & HTML sitemaps with per-post-type control News & Video sitemaps (YouTube/Vimeo auto-detection) Unlimited 301/302/307 redirects with regex and hit tracking Unlimited 404 error monitoring with referrer tracking and IP logging Auto-redirect on URL slug change — never lose link equity Robots.txt visual editor with per-bot rules SSL & HTTPS security module — force HTTPS, fix mixed content, HSTS headers .htaccess editor with syntax highlighting and backup Hreflang tags — auto-detect WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, or set manually Schema & Structured Data 20+ schema types with visual builder — no coding needed Schema Templates — create once, apply to multiple posts LocalBusiness & Organization schema for homepage WooCommerce Product schema with price, stock, reviews Breadcrumbs with JSON-LD markup and shortcode support Analytics & Indexing Google Search Console integration (OAuth 2.0) — free Google Indexing API — submit URLs for instant crawling — free IndexNow — notify Bing, Yandex on publish/update Google PageSpeed Insights — Core Web Vitals scores in WordPress Site Verification — Google, Bing, Yandex, Baidu, Pinterest Image SEO Auto alt text from post title and filename templates Title attribute generation Customizable template with variables: {post_title}, {filename}, {site_name} Tools & Utilities LLMs.txt — control how AI models access your content SEO Revisions — version history for meta fields with diff viewer Frontend SEO Inspector — admin bar button to inspect any page Import/Export — backup settings as JSON, restore on another site Elementor integration — full SEO panel inside the page builder SEO Fury vs. Competitors | Feature | SEO Fury Free | Yoast Free | Rank Math Free | | Redirects | Unlimited | Premium only | Limited | | 404 Monitor | Unlimited | Premium only | Limited | | Google Search Console | Included | Premium only | PRO only | | Google Indexing API | Included | Not available | PRO only | | IndexNow | Included | Premium only | Included | | Schema Types | 20+ | Basic | 15+ | | Hreflang | Included | Premium only | PRO only | | Flesch Score | Included | Included | Not available | | Passive Voice Check | Included | Included | Not available | | Keyword Variations | Included | Premium only | Not available | | Image SEO (Auto Alt) | Included | Not available | Basic | | LLMs.txt | Included | Not available | Not available | | White Label | PRO | Not available | Agency only | | Starting Price | Free / $3 mo | $99/yr | $6.99/mo | PRO Features (Addon) Unlock advanced capabilities with SEO Fury PRO: AI Content Generator — Generate articles, expand text, rewrite content with 5 AI providers (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek) AI Image Generator — Create images with DALL-E 3, Stability AI, Flux Pro, and 4 more providers AI Image Optimization — Bulk optimize alt text using AI based on post context Rank Tracker — Monitor keyword positions across Google, Bing, Yahoo with trend charts Index Status Tracker — Check if pages are indexed in Google, Yandex, Bing Google Analytics (GA4) — Tracking code, dashboard widget, visitor analytics Yandex Metrika & Bing UET — Regional analytics integration Backlink Checker — Monitor backlinks via Ahrefs, Moz, DataForSEO, or Majestic Link Assistant — Internal linking suggestions while you edit Content Decay Detection — Alerts when content needs refreshing SEO Audit — 40+ checks analyzing content quality, E-E-A-T, Core Web Vitals GSC Historical Reports — Up to 365 days of search performance data AI Search Traffic — Track visits from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini White Label — Fully rebrand for client sites Priority Support — Direct access to the development team Plans start at $3/month. Lifetime option available ($300). Getting Started Install and activate SEO Fury Go to SEO Fury → General Settings to configure basics Use the Migration Wizard if switching from another SEO plugin Edit any post to see the SEO metabox with analysis, schema builder, and social preview Full documentation at seo-fury.com. External Services This plugin connects to external services in specific situations. No data is sent without user action. IndexNow API When you use the IndexNow feature, the plugin sends your page URLs to the IndexNow API. Service URL: https://api.indexnow.org/indexnow What is sent: Your site URLs and IndexNow API key When: Only when you manually submit URLs or enable automatic submission on publish IndexNow Terms of Use IndexNow Privacy Policy Google PageSpeed Insights API When you use the PageSpeed analysis feature, the plugin sends your page URL to Google’s PageSpeed Insights API. Service URL: https://www.googleapis.com/pagespeedonline/v5/runPagespeed What is sent: The URL of the page being analyzed When: Only when you manually click “Analyze” in the PageSpeed tab Google API Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy Google Search Console API When you connect Google Search Console, the plugin fetches search performance data via the official Google API. Service URL: https://searchconsole.googleapis.com/webmasters/v3 What is sent: OAuth tokens and property URL When: Only when you view the GSC tab or fetch data manually Google API Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy Google Indexing API When you submit URLs for indexing, the plugin sends page URLs to Google’s Indexing API. Service URL: https://indexing.googleapis.com/v3/urlNotifications:publish What is sent: Your page URLs and Google API credentials When: Only when you manually submit URLs or enable auto-submit on publish Google API Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy Google Sitemap Ping When enabled in sitemap settings, the plugin notifies Google that your sitemap has been updated. Service URL: https://www.google.com/ping What is sent: Your sitemap URL When: Only when enabled AND content is published or sitemap settings change Google Terms of Service Google Privacy Policy SEO Fury Services (PRO only) The PRO addon connects to SEO Fury servers for license validation, support tickets, and updates. Service URL: https://api.seo-fury.com What is sent: License key (hashed), support ticket content, plugin version When: License activation, support ticket submission, update checks SEO Fury Terms of Service SEO Fury Privacy Policy