Maps by BestWebSoft
by bestweblayout · Uncategorized
Also makes 30 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add customized Google maps to WordPress posts, pages and widgets.
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Health
C 69/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+2%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “add custom markers”, “add google maps” and “add maps” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 20K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,782 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 515 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 515 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 12d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 12d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| uk maps | #16 | #22 | 0 |
| uk map | #24 | #20 | 0 |
| add custom markers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| add google maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| add maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| add new map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| address marker your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “add custom markers”, “add google maps” and “add maps” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 151 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.4y ago
latest release · v1.4.4 · 6 Jun 2025
27
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 15 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ elma171310.0y ago
very useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ olgasy10.4y ago
Easy to configure. Works fine. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bws_zaa10.6y ago
thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ FullOfArt11.0y ago
It is very useful plugin and its easy to use it! I create and add several maps in a few minutes! Thanks a lot!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nustape11.2y ago
Best maps for WordPress. Thanks devs.
Read on wp.org ↗ - Read on wp.org ↗★★★★★ bestwebsoft11.2y ago
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.4.4). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2017-04-12 CVE-2017-18557 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.3.5 Patched in 1.3.6
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 130 languages, 2 at 90% or more
Plus 106 more locales with partial translations.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add customized Google maps to WordPress posts, pages and widgets."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 11 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,138 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("add custom markers", "add google maps", "add maps", "add new map", "address marker" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-20 200+ → 100+ down after 454 days in tier
- 2023-09-23 300+ → 200+ down after 301 days in tier
- 2022-11-26 400+ → 300+ down after 480 days in tier
- 2021-08-03 500+ → 400+ down after 237 days in tier
- 2020-12-09 900+ → 500+ down after 1089 days in tier
- 2017-12-16 500+ → 900+ up after 608 days in tier
- 2016-04-17 400+ → 500+ up after 247 days in tier
- 2015-08-14 300+ → 400+ up
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