Native Lands Search
by Alex "Gus" Gustafson · Blocks
Creates a block allowing your readers to search for a location and see a list of native territories that historically contained it.
45 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins
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 5.8.15.
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 1823 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 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 143
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
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,393 observations
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ cogdog4.9y ago
Thanks for making this plugin, it is going to be of high interest to an education community I am part of that provides faculty and students a free service (multisite) to have their own blogs. The Google Map Geocoding API is a big step for setup, it would be helpful to perhaps have a network setting for the API so users would not have to bother. Or better yet, if they made use of Open Street Map, which has a geocoding API. One can dream and ask for the sky, right?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pipewrenchmag5.0y ago
The Native Lands Search plugin is quick to set up, works flawlessly in the block editor, is easily customized using its built-in settings and group or cover blocks, and gives WordPress site owners a great way to expose visitors to key information about Native an indigenous nations around the world. Alex, its developer, is fast, friendly, and helpful, and knows WP inside and out. We use it to embed search functionality throughout our magazine, and recommend it with all possible gusto.
Read on wp.org ↗
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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