GeoTargeting Lite – WordPress Geolocation
by Damian · Uncategorized
Also makes 5 other plugins · 33.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
GeoTargeting for WordPress will let you country-target your content based on users IP's and Geocountry Ip database
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cloudflare” for “cristiano”. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cristiano” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
44 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 67.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1539 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
3.9★ over 32 reviews, smoothed to 4.02★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1539 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
14%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| cristiano | #6 | #3 | 0 |
| wordpress geotargeting your tag | #18 | #11 | down 1 |
| geotargeting your tag | #24 | #12 | down 1 |
| cloudflare your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geo target your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geolocation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 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 “cloudflare” for “cristiano”. “cloudflare” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cristiano” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Under-ranked on “geotargeting”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #12. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 495 · peaks are release surges
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
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
4.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.6.1 · 15 Aug 2022
26
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 21 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Apr 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pauljwhite3.2y ago
Free version is a joke.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ggrebe4.0y ago
It works good. In addition I did a mistake with payment and they gave me the money back same day. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by ggrebe. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by ggrebe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ john smith4.6y ago
doesnt work with caching, and since all sites using caching today, look for another plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous User 187126204.8y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amjoxe5.0y ago
“This plugin won’t work if you have any page cache in your site/server” Even tho I disabled cache on server/site and I try it localhost/online nothing work, was interested in the premium version, but as this one won’t work, no thanks. This topic was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by amjoxe.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ itaiaze5.3y ago
Really, don’t waste your time on the free version: it doesn’t work if you use a caching plugin! Duh. I can understand making premium features, but this is useless and a waste of time for 99.9% of websites out there. I just needed a simple phrase to be hidden in certain countries. Oh well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mmedia5.4y ago
I do really like the simplicity of the plugin. I am looking for embedding the shortcuts but not working. Will thanks in advance if you can add this feature. Such as like: [geot country=”QA,IN,NP”] This should display in QA, NP and IN [geot country=”QA”] Should only display in Qatar [/geot][geot country=”IN”]Should only display in India[/geot][geot country=”NP”]Should only display in Nepal[/geot]. Continue…should display in QA, IN, NP.[/geot] Please suggest to me if there is any workaround to achieve it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_shaitan5.7y ago
no options
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.1
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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "GeoTargeting for WordPress will let you country-target your content based on users IP's and Geocountry Ip d..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Cloudflare.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,191 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "wordpress geotargeting" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-02-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-02-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 13 days in tier
- 2025-02-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-01-30 1K+ → 2K+ up after 8 days in tier
- 2025-01-22 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1904 days in tier
- 2019-11-06 1K+ → 2K+ up after 950 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).
- B belingoGeo 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
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If-So Geolocation 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
CloudGuard 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Geo Controller – Geolocation & Geotargeting 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WT GeoTargeting 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
WP Cloudflare GeoIP Redirect 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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