GPX Viewer
by axelkeller · Uncategorized
Display GPX tracks with their elevation profile on OSM maps, edit them interactively
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Health
B 84/100
Few reviews
Active installs
900+
≈940 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “map” and “openstreetmap” for “open street map” and “viewer”. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “open street map” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “openstreetmap” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “viewer” sits at #22 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 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.0%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 29.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 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 6 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 51 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.8★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| gpx your tag | #3 | #9 | down 2 |
| elevation your tag | #5 | #9 | down 1 |
| osm | #9 | #10 | 0 |
| viewer | #22 | #19 | down 3 |
| open street map | #18 | #22 | down 2 |
| map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| openstreetmap your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| track your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
15 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 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 “map” and “openstreetmap” for “open street map” and “viewer”. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “open street map” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “openstreetmap” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “viewer” sits at #22 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 1.7K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.3.2 · 10 Sep 2026
21
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 42% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 1K+ in roughly 446 days.
Install history since 17 Aug 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sprocketry4mo ago
GPX Viewer provides a wonderful way to display and share GPX tracks on WordPress posts. It is perfect for my blog about cycling trips. The default settings, with an elevation chart and a basic statistics panel shown below the main map, suit my needs well. Thankyou for this useful plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ltm668mo ago
Good GPX viewer, simple and fast, with OpenStreetMap and OpenTopoMap capability. I still have to try it with different types of GPX files, but the premises seem good to me
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kevinlg10mo ago
My Gutenberg blocks kept breaking, and I couldn’t figure out why. Turns out it was this little weasel right here… Stay clear from it. This topic was modified 6 months ago by kevinlg.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ landomaaat942.5y ago
Great plugin, does exactly what it’s supposed to. From me, it’s 4 stars. If there are no security issues, it’s a solid 5-star rating. @ Alex How about the code quality here? I’ve installed Wordfence on my project and after 3 hours, a security notice popped up indicating that the file had changed. No malicious code can be injected here, right? I look forward to your feedback 😀 Filename: /…/…/…/wp-content/plugins/gpx-viewer/js/gpxCleaner.js Message Wordfence: This file belongs to plugin “GPX Viewer” version “2.2.5” and has been modified from the file that is distributed by WordPress.org for this version. Please use the link to see how the file has changed. If you have modified this file yourself, you can safely ignore this warning. If you see a lot of changed files in a plugin that have been made by the author, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the plugin to force an upgrade. Doing this is a workaround for plugin authors who don’t manage their code correctly. This topic was modified 2 years, 2 months ago by landomaaat94.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ porkburn4.2y ago
This plugin has great potential to become a full running statistics for WP Idea: – Week, month and year state – Maybe something like citystrides.com (were you run all the streets in a city) – Sotering at various clubs and or areas
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sandy Janas4.2y ago
This plugin is just what I’ve been looking for and does the job well. Just a few points, firstly the full-screen mode doesn’t seem to work with Safari browser (you get a black screen), although it seems fine with every other browser I’ve tried, secondly, I’ve had to add a css statement .content { width:100%; } to get the table to float alongside the graph on Safari. These are probably Safari quirks rather than problems with the plugin. One other thing: I’d like a way to display the Author of the GPX file, to give them credit for it. Apart from those issues, I really like this plugin very much. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Sandy Janas. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Sandy Janas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ drohdekage4.8y ago
…you should not complain about Opensource-tools, but this one is simply not working – and posted issues are completely ignored.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pduval345.8y ago
Perhaps interesting plugins. Unfortunetely, just one map type. I would like to use it with open Topo Map for trekking. Possible to Improve it ? Thanks a lot.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (2.3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-02-21 CVE-2025-27274 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Affects <= 2.2.11 Patched in 2.2.12
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 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 4 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 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display GPX tracks with their elevation profile on OSM maps, edit them interactively"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,770 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "openstreetmap" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-31 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-25 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-23 900+ → 800+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-05-12 800+ → 900+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 900+ → 800+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 800+ → 900+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 900+ → 800+ down after 2 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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WP GPX Maps 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Waymark 900+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
Leaflet Map 30K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
OSM – OpenStreetMap 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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