Geolocation
by Chris · Uncategorized
Put your posts on the map: locations, routes and GPX tracks with OpenStreetMap. Privacy-friendly and made for travel blogs.
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Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+488%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “location”, “map” and “travel” for “geolocation”, “elevation” and “travel blog”. “location” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “geolocation” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “elevation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “travel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “travel blog” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 44.8K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 18 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 11 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| geolocation | #5 | #14 | up 8 |
| elevation | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| gpx | #9 | #13 | 0 |
| gps your tag | #15 | #17 | 0 |
| journey your tag | #21 | #23 | down 1 |
| osm | #14 | #9 | up 3 |
| heic | #15 | #9 | up 5 |
| journey map | #10 | #15 | 0 |
| travel blog | #20 | #20 | down 1 |
| geocoding | #22 | #17 | — |
| location your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| travel your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “location”, “map” and “travel” for “geolocation”, “elevation” and “travel blog”. “location” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “geolocation” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “elevation” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “travel” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “travel blog” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “gps”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
18
releases in the last 12 months
11d ago
latest release · v1.20.0 · 20 Oct 2026
41
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 22 Apr 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ omdaddi2.4y ago
I am about to embark on a long bike journey and wanted a way to post my location easily with no faff using my phone. This plugin does the job remarkably well. Jetpack app appears to strip the location data however you change the settings, but since the mobile browser experience for WordPress is so good now I just use that. You upload a Featured Image, write your post, Publish it and BINGO there is a little map at the bottom of the post. This is PERFECT for my needs. In addition, the support is responsive and friendly. Thanks Yann!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eikvH3.6y ago
Update 11.03.2023 Super plugin and great support. Many thanks for the quick help —- It is a very functional plugin. Since the last update, when the plugin is activated, the posts are displayed with the location, but the content of the pages is no longer displayed.The pages are then simply empty. pity This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by eikvH. This topic was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by eikvH.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Rolf Allard van Hagen3.6y ago
A plugin that is easy to use and effective. Great support and under active development. Very promising as a light weight alternative to the bulkier solutions!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Adrian Mörchen3.7y ago
Works like expected
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antubis4.0y ago
It doesn’t work. After successful installation and Google Maps API key placement, there is a console log error saying that the latitude cannot be found. It looks like a bug. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by antubis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ radik197.2y ago
I was looking for just such a plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ oliverch7.7y ago
Ich nutze das Plugin nun schon seit mehreren Jahren ohne Probleme. Die erste Sorge kam, als Google einen Key voraussetzte und scheinbar etwas an der API änderte. Der Yann reagierte zeitnah, sodass die Benutzung sorgenfrei weiter möglich war. Er reagiert sogar auf Mails und fixt Sachen auf privatem Weg. Sehr schön! 5* 👍👍👍👍👍 — I have been using the plugin for several years without any problems. The first concern came when Google assumed a key and apparently changed something in the API. The Yann responded promptly, so that the use was possible without worry. He even responds to emails and fixes things on a private way. Very nice! 5* 👍👍👍👍👍 — Vielen Dank Yann 🤝 Gruss Oliver
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marcel Beringer8.3y ago
This plugin works like a charm, also the support from Yann is very fast and good! I recommend this plugin to everyone who wants to show the location of where the post on your blog was written.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Put your posts on the map: locations, routes and GPX tracks with OpenStreetMap. Privacy-friendly and made f..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("made for", "who wants").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Block editor, Google Maps, REST API, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,866 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "journey" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 400+ → 300+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 500+ → 400+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2026-03-13 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 500+ → 400+ down after 129 days in tier
- 2025-11-03 600+ → 500+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 500+ → 600+ up after 1 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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- T Themify Store Locator 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
- T Trackserver 400+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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