Postcode.eu Address Validation
by Postcode.nl B.V. · Uncategorized
Address autocomplete and validation using the Postcode.eu API. Supports both Dutch and international addresses.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈290 estimated
Momentum
-48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “address autocomplete” for “validation”. “address autocomplete” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “validation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.8%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,769 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 9 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 59 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| postcode check your tag | #2 | #14 | — |
| postcode api your tag | #2 | #15 | 0 |
| address validation your tag | #2 | #15 | down 1 |
| postcode | #3 | #17 | 0 |
| address api your tag | #6 | #23 | 0 |
| validation | #7 | #23 | down 1 |
| address | #12 | #22 | down 1 |
| address autocomplete your tag | #12 | #24 | down 2 |
| check validation | #8 | #22 | 0 |
| address check | #11 | #22 | — |
| spelling | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| autocomplete address | #13 | #21 | down 1 |
| postcode shipping | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| from address | #15 | #24 | up 2 |
| checkout address autocomplete | #15 | #22 | down 1 |
| woocommerce address autocomplete | #19 | #24 | 0 |
53 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 16 listed. 37 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “address autocomplete” for “validation”. “address autocomplete” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #12. “validation” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “address autocomplete”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 7 Jun 2024 · 877 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 524 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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.
9
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.9.2 · 2 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. 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Jun 2024
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 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
4 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("essential for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,662 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "postcode check" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-09-17 100+ → 200+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2025-09-05 200+ → 100+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-09-03 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-02 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-01 100+ → 200+ up after 276 days in tier
- 2024-11-29 90+ → 100+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-11-27 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-11-26 90+ → 100+ up after 4 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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Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
ELEX WooCommerce Address Validation & Google Address Autocomplete Plugin 700+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
AddySolution's address Autocomplete for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Lynbro Danadresse — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
RadarAddress – Checkout Address Autocomplete for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Address Autocomplete by GeoScale — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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