Geocode Switch
by elialgranti · Search
GeoSwitch is a plugin that allows you to change the content of your site based on the location of your client’s IP.
45 health vs 59 average across 507 Search plugins
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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.29, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 2918 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
26
now · peak 68
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “30+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,371 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 40+ → 30+ down after 530 days in tier
- 2025-01-16 50+ → 40+ down after 162 days in tier
- 2024-08-07 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-06 50+ → 60+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 60+ → 50+ down after 6 days in tier
- 2024-07-24 70+ → 60+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 60+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-07-20 70+ → 60+ down after 4 days in tier
Competes with
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/geoswitch" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Geocode Switch — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Geocode Switch: 30+ active installs, 4.7★ (3 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/geoswitch