Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google

Boost SEO 🚀 with powerful XML, HTML, Image, Video & Google News sitemaps for better search engine indexing.

v2.3.3WP GrimUpdated Added 20k+ installs94% rating
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74
Errors
411
Warnings
-6
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Category Scores

Security0
Repo97
Performance100
Maintainability36

Issues to Review

Prioritized issue groups from the latest Plugin Check scan

485 findings

Maintainability

361

11 issue groups

Security

113

8 issue groups

I18n

10

3 issue groups

Repo Compliance

1

1 issue group

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed global variableGlobal variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$ALWAYS".167
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Maintainability
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167
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warning

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Global variables defined by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "$ALWAYS".

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed hook nameHook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sanitize_post_array".76
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Maintainability
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76
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warning

Sample message

Hook names invoked by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sanitize_post_array".

WARNINGSecurityRequest data is not unslashed$_GET['lang'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar75
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Security
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75
Severity
warning

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$_GET['lang'] not unslashed before sanitization. Use wp_unslash() or similar

ERRORMaintainabilityMissing direct file access protectionPHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;61
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Maintainability
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61
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error

Sample message

PHP file should prevent direct access. Add a check like: if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) exit;

WARNINGMaintainabilityNon-prefixed functionFunctions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sgg_activation".35
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Maintainability
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35
Severity
warning

Sample message

Functions declared in the global namespace by a theme/plugin should start with the theme/plugin prefix. Found: "sgg_activation".

WARNINGSecurityInput is not sanitizedDetected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['import_file']['tmp_name']23
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Security
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23
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warning

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Detected usage of a non-sanitized input variable: $_FILES['import_file']['tmp_name']

WARNINGMaintainabilityDirect QueryUse of a direct database call is discouraged.8
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8
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warning

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Use of a direct database call is discouraged.

WARNINGSecurityDatabase parameter is not escapedUnescaped parameter $latest_post_query used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$latest_post_query assigned unsafely at line 564.6
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Security
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6
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warning

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Unescaped parameter $latest_post_query used in $wpdb->get_row()\n$latest_post_query assigned unsafely at line 564.

WARNINGMaintainabilityNo CachingDirect database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().6
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Maintainability
Occurrences
6
Severity
warning

Sample message

Direct database call without caching detected. Consider using wp_cache_get() / wp_cache_set() or wp_cache_delete().

ERRORI18nText Domain MismatchMismatched text domain. Expected 'xml-sitemap-generator-for-google' but got 'google-sitemap-generator'.6
Category
I18n
Occurrences
6
Severity
error

Sample message

Mismatched text domain. Expected 'xml-sitemap-generator-for-google' but got 'google-sitemap-generator'.

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WARNINGMaintainabilityNo PHP code found4
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Maintainability
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4
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warning

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No PHP code was found in this file and short open tags are not allowed by this install of PHP. This file may be using short open tags but PHP does not allow them.

WARNINGSecurityInput is not validated3
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Security
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3
Severity
warning

Sample message

Detected usage of a possibly undefined superglobal array index: $_POST['vimeo_api_key']. Check that the array index exists before using it.

ERRORI18nMissing Translators Comment3
Category
I18n
Occurrences
3
Severity
error

Sample message

A function call to esc_html__() with texts containing placeholders was found, but was not accompanied by a "translators:" comment on the line above to clarify the meaning of the placeholders.

WARNINGSecurityMissing nonce verification2
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Security
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2
Severity
warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGSecurityNonce verification recommended2
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Security
Occurrences
2
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warning

Sample message

Processing form data without nonce verification.

WARNINGI18nDiscouraged text-domain loading1
Category
I18n
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

load_plugin_textdomain() has been discouraged since WordPress version 4.6. When your plugin is hosted on WordPress.org, you no longer need to manually include this function call for translations under your plugin slug. WordPress will automatically load the translations for you as needed.

ERRORSecuritySetting is missing a sanitization callback1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

Sanitization missing for register_setting().

ERRORSecurityOutput is not escaped1
Category
Security
Occurrences
1
Severity
error

Sample message

All output should be run through an escaping function (see the Security sections in the WordPress Developer Handbooks), found '" data-{$attr}='"'.

ERRORMaintainabilitystrip tags strip tags1
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Maintainability
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1
Severity
error

Sample message

strip_tags() is discouraged. Use the more comprehensive wp_strip_all_tags() instead.

ERRORMaintainabilitylibrary core files1
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1
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error

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Library files that are already in the WordPress core are not permitted.

WARNINGMaintainabilitymismatched plugin name1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

Plugin name "Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google" is different from the name declared in plugin header "Google XML Sitemaps Generator".

WARNINGRepo Compliancereadme parser warnings too many tags1
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Repo Compliance
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

One or more tags were ignored. Please limit your plugin to 5 tags.

WARNINGMaintainabilitytrademarked term1
Category
Maintainability
Occurrences
1
Severity
warning

Sample message

The plugin name includes a restricted term. Your chosen plugin name - "Google XML Sitemaps Generator" - contains the restricted term "google" and cannot be used to begin your plugin name. We disallow the use of certain terms in ways that are abused, or potentially infringe on and/or are misleading with regards to trademarks. You may use the term "google" elsewhere in your plugin name, such as "... for google".

External Connections

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Score History

2 score snapshots

-6
1007550250Jun 20, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC Score 38/100 Plugin v2.3.2 Plugin Check 2.0.0 74 errors, 133 warningsJun 22, 2026, 04:37 PM UTC Score 32/100 Plugin v2.3.3 Plugin Check 2.0.0 74 errors, 411 warningsJun 20, 2026Jun 22, 2026

v2.3.3

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Latest

Findings
485
Errors
74
Warnings
411
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2.0.0

v2.3.2

38

Score

Findings
207
Errors
74
Warnings
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