Simple Location
by David Shanske · Uncategorized
Also makes 4 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds geographic location and weather support to WordPress.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “geolocation”, “maps” and “weather” for “metar”, “co2” and “openweathermap”. “geolocation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metar” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “co2” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “weather” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “openweathermap” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 65.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below 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.
This plugin shipped 7 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 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ 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.
33
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| geographic location | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| location your tag | #7 | #20 | up 3 |
| timezones your tag | #9 | #15 | 0 |
| geo location | #6 | #15 | up 1 |
| metar | #5 | #3 | — |
| geographic | #10 | #19 | down 1 |
| openweathermap | #7 | #5 | 0 |
| co2 | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| meteo | #6 | #4 | down 1 |
| photon | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| elevation | #8 | #10 | down 3 |
| weather your tag | #18 | #17 | down 2 |
| temperature | #11 | #10 | up 6 |
| sun | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| sunrise | #11 | #7 | down 3 |
| municipality | #12 | #7 | down 2 |
| foursquare | #13 | #16 | down 2 |
| location of ip | #9 | #17 | 0 |
| ip location | #10 | #17 | 0 |
| geocoding | #15 | #16 | down 5 |
| geolocation your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
182 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 145 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 “geolocation”, “maps” and “weather” for “metar”, “co2” and “openweathermap”. “geolocation” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “metar” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “co2” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “weather” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “openweathermap” sits at #7 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 5K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v6.3.0 · 30 Oct 2026
110
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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 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 24 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dennis Bareis3.0y ago
Not sure how long this has been happening but this plugin prevents comment editing from working. The green “Update” button does nothing. I am doing this on a custom post type (with PODS). Console tools shows this message being generated: An invalid form control with name='<u>venue_id</u>’ is not focusable. <input class=”widefat” type=”number” name=”<u>venue_id</u>” id=”<u>venue_id</u>” step=”1″ min=”1″ value=”0″> If you expand Location (click EDIT) then click edit it says ” Venue: must be greater than or equal to 1″ This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by Dennis Bareis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kartguru5.7y ago
Doesn’t look like much but is doing a fair bit under the hood. It’s simple yet very effective and well thought out.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dave35356.6y ago
Great Plugin I utilize it a great deal. I would like to be able to use it on my pages too not just post though. I love the ease of use and the simplicity.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ LewisCowles6.6y ago
I really appreciated that the default was for private access and using Open providers. I downloaded and installed using the UK MetOffice provider. Thanks so much David
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Khürt Williams7.2y ago
I can’t imagine using the check-in post-kind without this. I love seeing a map displayed below my posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Interludic8.8y ago
Thank you! Only took minutes to setup and do what it says and what i need. However i would like to change the way You can filter any query or archive by adding ?geo={all|public|text} to it to show only public posts with location. Adding /geo/all to the homepage or archive pages should also work. Instead a list of posts, a map with all the markers that link to the post would be so cool!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris Aldrich9.8y ago
I’ve been wanting to add location data, addresses and maps to some of my posts in a simple and easy manner. This plugin does it incredibly well. I look forward to future improvements and iterations to the “Venues” portion! Pretty soon I won’t need to rely on Foursquare anymore as I can have my own version on my own site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diumvarium10.1y ago
There are so many geotagging plugins on WordPress, but they don’t support WordPress official geodata formats like geo_latitude, geo_longitude and geo_public. They use their own custom fields, and it makes compatible problems. I’ve spent so much time to arrive at this plugin. This plugin is currently the only plugin that supports the Wordpres geotag metadata that is used in mobile WordPress apps like Android and iOS.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 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
7 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 "Adds geographic location and weather support to WordPress."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 25 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 24 of 25 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("built for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Google Maps, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 14,834 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "timezones" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-25 400+ → 300+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-06-18 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-14 400+ → 300+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-10 300+ → 400+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-06-04 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 300+ → 400+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-05-29 400+ → 300+ down after 18 days in tier
- 2025-05-11 300+ → 400+ up after 1 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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Stellar Places 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Preenchimento Automatico CEP Brasil 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
Wbcom Designs – BuddyPress Check-ins 90+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Select Estados e Cidades Brasil 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D - O Ochre W3C Geolocation Services 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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