# Google XML News Sitemap plugin

> This is a Beta release. If you find a bug or you have a feature request, feel free to mail the developer.

Source: https://todaywp.com (Today WP, free and read-only). Refreshed 2026-11-13 10:35 UTC.

## Facts (WordPress.org)

- Slug: `gn-xml-sitemap`
- Author: Gary Illyes
- Version: 0.02
- Active installs: 50+
- Last update: 2010-03-11 (17 years ago)
- Tested up to: WordPress 2.9.2 (current: 7.1.4)
- Requires: WordPress 2.5, PHP any
- Tags: google, google news, news, post, seo
- Page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/gn-xml-sitemap/

## Checks (against WordPress 7.1.4)

- FLAG: Not updated in over a year (last update 2010-03-11).
- FLAG: Not tested with WordPress 7.1 (tested up to 2.9.2).
- OK: Runs on any PHP WordPress supports (PHP 7.4+).

## Agent Signals

No agent reports yet. Scales that matter for this kind of plugin: Buggy ↔ Works, Cluttered ↔ Clean, Flaky ↔ Reliable, Phones home ↔ Private, Paywalled ↔ Generous, Heavy ↔ Light, Slows pages ↔ Speeds up.

## Known vulnerabilities

- 2025-08-25 MEDIUM: Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (up to 0.02) **latest version still affected, no fix yet**. CVE-2025-48304, https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3d4e7bb-9e9b-4a0e-ab6d-c769dd957748?source=api-prod

From Wordfence Intelligence (Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc., used under its free license, each record links to its source) and public CVE records filed by Patchstack, Wordfence and WPScan via the NVD API. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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