AMP for WP vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | AMP for WP v1.1.19 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details | Google XML Sitemaps v4.1.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 70,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Accelerated Mobile Pages · AMP Pro Extension Manager ($) | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Generates AMP pages under an AMP endpoint; Design customiser and page builder for AMP layouts; Common analytics and GDPR options in the free core | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results |
| Cons | Large options screen with many settings to learn; Ads, forms and other extras need paid extensions; AMP output needs validation after theme or plugin changes | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | AMP version of posts and pages, AMP design customiser, AMP page builder layouts, Related posts block on AMP pages, GDPR consent notice on AMP pages, Google Tag Manager option, Social icons on AMP pages, Upgrade to Pro and extension manager screens | XML sitemap generation for content and taxonomies, Sitemaps for WooCommerce product categories and tags, Submit URLs to IndexNow, Status of the last sitemap build and pings, Settings page under the admin menu |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | magazine3.company subscribe API | — |
| Analytics | Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics | — |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Polylang | — |
| Other | OpenSea API | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.opensea.io, reduxframework.com, www.googleapis.com, cdn.ampproject.org, magazine3.company | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |
| Shortcodes | 11 | — |