Store Locator Widget vs WP Go Maps

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B78

Health A91

Active-install trajectory

Store Locator Widget moved down one install band, 400+ to 300+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Store Locator Widget	WP Go Maps
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	300–400	300K–400K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 78	A · 91 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	90/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	71/100	95/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.8★ ✓
Reviews	3	3,055 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	84/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	5mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	213	93.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.5% ✓	1.0%
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Store Locator WidgetWP Go Maps

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.