Google XML Sitemaps vs Safe Redirect Manager
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| Feature | Google XML Sitemaps v4.1.25 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | Safe Redirect Manager v2.3.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 40,000+ |
| Last updated | September 18, 2026 | September 20, 2026 |
| Editions | XML Sitemap Generator for Google | Safe Redirect Manager |
| Pros | Builds XML sitemaps for content and WooCommerce product taxonomies; Submits new URLs to IndexNow; Status page shows the last sitemap build and ping results | Redirects stored as a custom post type, easy to export; Regex matching, status codes and forced HTTPS per rule; Redirect-loop check and WP-CLI commands |
| Cons | Does not add schema markup, redirects or local SEO | Requires WordPress 6.9 or newer and PHP 7.4 or newer; Redirect rules are custom posts, so they sit in the posts table; Regex rules run on every front-end request that reaches redirect matching |
| 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 | 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 | Redirects stored as the redirect_rule custom post type, Regex redirect matching, Redirect status codes including 4xx, Force HTTPS per rule, CSV import and export, Redirect loop detection, Redirect chain alert in the admin, Maximum redirect count check, WP-CLI commands for redirects |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Other | IndexNow, Auctollo beta notice service | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.6 | 6.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | wordpress.org, api.auctollo.com, api.indexnow.org | — |