Five Star Business Profile and Schema vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | Five Star Business Profile and Schema v2.5.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 7,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 22, 2026 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Five Star Business Profile and Schema · Five-Star Business Profile premium ($) | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Contact card with opening hours and map link; schema.org structured data from the same business details; Works with WooCommerce product data for product schema | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results |
| Cons | Premium features need a separate premium licence; Map links rely on Google Maps; Schema output is only as good as the details entered | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| Features (SEO plugins checklist) | ||
| Schema markup | Yes | No |
| XML sitemaps | No | Yes |
| Redirects | No | No |
| Local SEO | Yes | No |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| AI content | No | No |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Contact card shortcode and block, Opening hours in the contact card and schema, Schema output per post type, Premium capability gate for paid features ($), Publication checks on structured data output | 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 | WooCommerce |
| Other | Google Maps | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |