Google XML Sitemaps Generator 2.2.3

Does Google XML Sitemaps Generator work with WordPress 6.9 and PHP 8.1.12? A smoke test was performed on .

Summary

Errors
4PHP deprecation warnings
No JavaScript exceptions
All test pages loaded successfully
No resource errors
Performance

Memory usage: 72.97 KiB
The average PHP memory usage increased by this amount after activating by the plugin.

Page speed impact: insignificant.
The plugin didn't make the site noticeably slower.

Environment
WordPress version6.9
PHP version8.1.12
MySQL version10.6.10
PHP memory limit512M
Plugin Info
Last updated
Active installs 20,000+
WordPress.org page https://wordpress.org/plugins/xml-sitemap-generator-for-google/
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Pages 9

Google XML Sitemaps Generator Wizard ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Google XML Sitemaps Generator Wizard ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/admin.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google-wizard
Requested URL /wp-admin/plugins.php?action=activate&plugin=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google%2Fxml-sitemap-generator-for-google.php&plugin_status=all&paged=1&s&_wpnonce=d59753ab56
Aspect after-activation
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.576 s
Memory usage 3.77 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → XML Sitemaps

Page screenshot: Settings → XML Sitemaps
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google
Aspect menu-item
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.637 s
Memory usage 3.83 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → XML Sitemaps → Google News

Page screenshot: Settings → XML Sitemaps → Google News
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.421 s
Memory usage 3.78 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → XML Sitemaps → Image Sitemap

Page screenshot: Settings → XML Sitemaps → Image Sitemap
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.458 s
Memory usage 3.78 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → XML Sitemaps → Video Sitemap

Page screenshot: Settings → XML Sitemaps → Video Sitemap
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.434 s
Memory usage 3.78 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Settings → XML Sitemaps → Advanced

Page screenshot: Settings → XML Sitemaps → Advanced
URL /wp-admin/options-general.php?page=xml-sitemap-generator-for-google
Aspect menu-item-tab
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.427 s
Memory usage 3.78 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Test site – Just another WordPress site

Page screenshot: Test site – Just another WordPress site
URL /
Aspect front-page
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.276 s
Memory usage 4.16 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Add Post ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/post-new.php
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.764 s
Memory usage 6.43 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Add Page ‹ Test site — WordPress

Page screenshot: Add Page ‹ Test site — WordPress
URL /wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page
Aspect new-meta-boxes
HTTP status 200
Load time 0.893 s
Memory usage 6.43 MiB
JS errors None
Resource errors None

Benchmark

URL Load time Memory usage
Inactive Active Change Inactive Active Change
/wp-admin/index.php0.496 s0.482 s-0.014 s3.78 MiB3.85 MiB+ 69.38 KiB
/wp-admin/edit.php0.414 s0.309 s-0.105 s3.78 MiB3.86 MiB+ 73.29 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php0.850 s0.984 s+0.134 s6.31 MiB6.44 MiB+ 130.73 KiB
/wp-admin/upload.php0.478 s0.576 s+0.098 s3.74 MiB3.79 MiB+ 51.98 KiB
/wp-admin/options-writing.php0.370 s0.327 s-0.043 s3.71 MiB3.77 MiB+ 55.97 KiB
/wp-admin/media-new.php0.529 s0.375 s-0.154 s3.7 MiB3.77 MiB+ 64.16 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=category0.348 s0.344 s-0.004 s3.72 MiB3.79 MiB+ 74.84 KiB
/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=page0.738 s0.759 s+0.021 s6.3 MiB6.43 MiB+ 132.13 KiB
/wp-admin/options-discussion.php0.361 s0.425 s+0.064 s3.72 MiB3.77 MiB+ 52.47 KiB
/wp-admin/edit-comments.php0.354 s0.365 s+0.011 s3.74 MiB3.79 MiB+ 51.97 KiB
/0.306 s0.199 s-0.107 s4.12 MiB4.16 MiB+ 45.72 KiB
Average 0.477 s0.468 s-0.009 s4.24 MiB4.31 MiB+ 72.97 KiB

Code Statistics

Note: Third-party libraries and minified JS/CSS files are excluded from these statistics where possible, so the numbers you see here may be lower than those reported by other tools.

PHP
PO File
Language % Lines of code Comment lines Files
PHP58.9%6,36452879
PO File30.5%3,2921,4044
JavaScript7.5%815744
CSS2.4%25622
SVG0.6%7004
JSON0.0%101
Total 10,798 2,008 94

PHP Code Analysis | More results »

Lines of code 2,802
Total complexity 613
Median class complexity 23.5
Median method complexity 2.0
Most complex class GRIM_SG\Sitemap
Most complex function GRIM_SG\MediaSitemap::collect_urls()
Classes 16
Methods 125
Functions 32

Additions

Things that the plugin adds to the site. This section is not intended to be comprehensive. The test tool only looks for a few specific types of added content.

Options wp_options 4

Meta Boxes

{
    "post": {
        "sgg_pro_meta_box": {
            "title": "XML Sitemap Options",
            "context": "advanced"
        }
    },
    "page": {
        "sgg_pro_meta_box": {
            "title": "XML Sitemap Options",
            "context": "advanced"
        }
    },
    "attachment": {
        "sgg_pro_meta_box": {
            "title": "XML Sitemap Options",
            "context": "advanced"
        }
    }
}

PHP Error Log 4 lines

[03-Dec-2025 10:06:58 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  Function WP_Dependencies-&gt;add_data() was called with an argument that is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 6.9.0! IE conditional comments are ignored by all supported browsers. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[03-Dec-2025 10:06:58 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  Function WP_Dependencies-&gt;add_data() was called with an argument that is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 6.9.0! IE conditional comments are ignored by all supported browsers. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[03-Dec-2025 10:07:08 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  Function WP_Dependencies-&gt;add_data() was called with an argument that is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 6.9.0! IE conditional comments are ignored by all supported browsers. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
[03-Dec-2025 10:07:08 UTC] PHP Deprecated:  Function WP_Dependencies-&gt;add_data() was called with an argument that is <strong>deprecated</strong> since version 6.9.0! IE conditional comments are ignored by all supported browsers. in /wp-includes/functions.php on line 6131
See also: All tests for this plugin, How to Hide Google XML Sitemaps Generator Admin Menus and Meta Boxes