Better WordPress External Links vs Google XML Sitemaps
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| Feature | Better WordPress External Links v1.1.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 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 | 400+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | June 10, 2014 | September 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Better WordPress External Links | XML Sitemap Generator for Google |
| Pros | Nofollow and new-window options for external links; Domain filter to decide what counts as external; No external service calls | 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 | Only processes content through the_content; Options page is dense for a simple job; Older framework code base | 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 | Rewrites external links in post content, Nofollow option for external links, Top-level domain and domain filtering for external detection | 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 |
| Other | — | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | — | 5.0 |
| Tested up to | 3.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org |