ACF Google Maps Radius Search
by raiserweb · Search
Also makes 1 other plugin · 40+ installs across the portfolio →
Turns ACF address field into a distance radius search on a search results page. Useful for developers.
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
40+
≈49 estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “acf” and “advanced custom fields address search” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
46 health vs 63 average across 980 Search plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 40 of 4.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Search plugin keeps 0.7%, across 647 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Search plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 3 reviews to 2020-07-30Reviewers say it does exactly what it promises for distance based sorting, though it's built for developers and you'll need your own code to wire up the search fields.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3800 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3800 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| acf your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| advanced custom fields address search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “acf” and “advanced custom fields address search” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 187 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #21,400 to #22,800, alongside the other plugins at 40+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “40+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 50.
Install history since 25 Jun 2017
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mrank6.3y ago
Works perfectly and can be used to create a radius based sorting function with custom post types. Thank you very much for this!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ valerio_cas9.2y ago
Plugin does what it says on the box. This is obviously aimed at developers. You’ll need to add your own code to add the other search fields and to get the location you are searching from. This topic was modified 7 years, 11 months ago by valerio_cas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ russell449.9y ago
Could you post example code of using this plugin. I’ve created the query string with the lat and lng variables, and I’m using the address acf field, but I don’t see how I’m suppose to get the list of locations sorted by their distance. Thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Turns ACF address field into a distance radius search on a search results page. Useful for developers."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 644 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 1 of 2 tags appear in the text; "advanced custom fields address search" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 50+ → 40+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2026-08-30 40+ → 50+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-08-16 50+ → 40+ down after 367 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 50+ → 60+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-12 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-08-09 50+ → 60+ up after 33 days in tier
- 2025-07-07 60+ → 50+ down after 4 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO 100K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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