AIOSEO - Author SEO (E-E-A-T) vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | AIOSEO - Author SEO (E-E-A-T) v1.2.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | AIOSEO - Author SEO (E-E-A-T) ($) | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Adds author Person schema without custom code; Author bio block, shortcode and compact bio under posts; Post reviewer field for expert-reviewed content | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results |
| Cons | Requires All in One SEO Pro with an active licence; Requires the addon to be included in the licence plan; Author fields on user profiles must be filled in by editors | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | — | No |
| XML sitemaps | — | Yes |
| Redirects | — | No |
| Local SEO | — | No |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| AI content | — | No |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Person schema for post authors ($), Compact author bio injected into post content ($), Author bio block, shortcode and archive bio ($), Reviewer field on posts with reviewer data ($), Author SEO fields on the user profile screen ($), Reviewer user list over REST with a role filter ($) | XML sitemap generation for content and taxonomies, Sitemaps for WooCommerce product categories and tags, Submit URLs to IndexNow, Status of the last sitemap build and pings, Settings page under the admin menu |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | All in One SEO Pro ($) | — |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | — | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |