VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps
by Nicola Franchini · Privacy & Consent
Also makes 2 other plugins · 620+ installs across the portfolio →
Create custom searchable maps with custom markers and routes. The simple, private alternative to Google Maps.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
400+
≈490 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “maps”, “search” and “store locator” for “privacy friendly”, “openstreetmap” and “markers”. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “privacy friendly” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “openstreetmap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “store locator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “markers” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 69 average across 913 Privacy & Consent plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.9%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 13.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Privacy & Consent plugin keeps 2.2%, across 502 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Privacy & Consent 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 15 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 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
41
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| privacy friendly | #10 | #20 | down 2 |
| openstreetmap | #11 | #20 | down 2 |
| routes your tag | #14 | #23 | down 1 |
| privacy your tag | #22 | #22 | up 2 |
| store locator your tag | #24 | #18 | down 3 |
| geo | #24 | #23 | down 5 |
| markers | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| google maps v3 | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| google maps api v3 | #12 | #22 | down 2 |
| multi store locator | #13 | #17 | 0 |
| google maps alternative | #15 | #20 | 0 |
| geo my wp | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| store locator widget | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| search your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
46 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 33 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 “maps”, “search” and “store locator” for “privacy friendly”, “openstreetmap” and “markers”. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “privacy friendly” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “search” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “openstreetmap” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “store locator” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “markers” sits at #24 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 “routes”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.2K · 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.
15
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v2.1.8 · 26 Aug 2026
24
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 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 12 Apr 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ grijsopreis8mo ago
This plugin does exactly what I hoped for and is easy to use. Just have a look at the end result (a map of all our hikes in the Netherlands): https://www.grijsopreis.nl/wandelingen-in-nederland/?dfg_filter=2908#al-onze-wandelingen-in-een-overzichtelijk-kaartje This topic was modified 4 months, 1 week ago by grijsopreis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rphaverbeke3.3y ago
Unable to select default map so does not generate shortcode.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vvave3.7y ago
Easy to use and Powerfull! Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Petrus5.4y ago
A map plugin which is not bloated and stuffed with settings you don’t need. Nice work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ filib5.6y ago
This plugin is very intuitive. Of course it is not complete, but a lot depends on how you use it. I give 5 stars for ease of use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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
8 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 "Create custom searchable maps with custom markers and routes. The simple, private alternative to Google Maps."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("perfect for", "ideal for", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Google Maps.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,219 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-06 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-04 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-03 300+ → 400+ up after 100 days in tier
- 2025-07-26 400+ → 300+ down after 128 days in tier
- 2025-03-20 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-19 400+ → 300+ down after 41 days in tier
- 2025-02-06 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-05 400+ → 300+ down after 18 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 Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Store Locator for WordPress📍 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
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