MK Google Directions
by Manoj Kumar · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 240+ installs across the portfolio →
Enable use of Google Directions in your WordPress blog.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+13%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “google maps and directions” for “distance calculator”. “google maps and directions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “distance calculator” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
56 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 13.7K 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.
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 613 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 6.8
3.4★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.04★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 613 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| google driving directions your tag | #5 | #11 | 0 |
| google travel directions your tag | #8 | #12 | 0 |
| driving directions | #6 | #14 | — |
| google direction your tag | #24 | #22 | — |
| distance calculator | #14 | #16 | 0 |
| google maps and directions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google maps directions your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “google maps and directions” for “distance calculator”. “google maps and directions” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “distance calculator” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 143 · 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 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
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
1.7y ago
latest release · v3.1.1 · 25 Feb 2025
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 44% 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 2.4 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 25 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ whitehatstrategy2.8y ago
Not sure why others don’t absolutely love this plugin, but it allows us to add a section directly under our Google Map providing step by step directions to our business. Two thumbs up!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous10.7y ago
If you have an HTTPS site I do not recommend using this plugin. It broke our site and had a hard time to discover it was actually this plugin, which worked temporarily. It uses Google Font Oswald which will not update to HTTPS even with plugins to force it to HTTPS. Broke our site, had to re-write the entire Contact page. Tried to contact the author and the website has been deleted. Not a good sign.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ subhashsrs11.6y ago
Thanks to Author for a great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marinos12.6y ago
Not working for me … http://prntscr.com/34yuep ..This plugin was almost exactly what i needed ….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ madmanc12.8y ago
This plugin was almost exactly what i needed but in KM instead of miles, i spent a couple of days trying to edit it to no avail, so i emailed Manjo(the author) to ask him if he knew how to do it, a few days later i got an email from him letting me know that the plugin had been updated with the feature i had requested. Thanks for the great plugin and the added feature.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.1.1). 1 of 2 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 MK Google Directions <= 3.1.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2026-02-19 CVE-2026-39674 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1.1 No patch available
- Patched Medium · 6.4 MK Google Directions <= 3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-02-27 CVE-2024-12820 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.1 Patched in 3.1.1
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 21 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
3 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 "Enable use of Google Directions in your WordPress blog."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,067 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("google maps and directions", "google maps directions", "google travel directions" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-05-30 200+ → 100+ down after 377 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 300+ → 200+ down after 227 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 1K+ → 300+ down
Embed this report card
Drop a live Pulse card for MK Google Directions into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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