Waymark
by morehawes · Uncategorized
Also makes 2 other plugins · 2.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create beautiful, interactive Maps with Waymark.
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
900+
≈960 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “track” for “exercise”. “track” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “exercise” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 58 average across 25,737 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.0%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 45.2K 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 17 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 1 day ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 54 reviews, smoothed to 4.57★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
4 of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-1.9
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| elevation your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| gis your tag | #3 | #3 | down 2 |
| geojson | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| map maker your tag | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| association | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| gpx your tag | #6 | #6 | up 2 |
| trunk | #5 | #3 | 0 |
| exercise | #5 | #4 | down 2 |
| localhost | #7 | #6 | down 2 |
| unit testing | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| kml | #7 | #8 | up 1 |
| mapping | #11 | #9 | up 5 |
| overlay | #12 | #10 | 0 |
| track your tag | #23 | #18 | 0 |
| i18n | #14 | #9 | — |
| interactive maps | #21 | #15 | down 2 |
| callback | #14 | #8 | up 3 |
| multiple markers | #16 | #13 | up 2 |
| wordpress map maker | #9 | #8 | 0 |
| trail | #17 | #11 | up 2 |
124 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 88 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “track” for “exercise”. “track” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #23. “exercise” sits at #5 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.8K · 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.
17
releases in the last 12 months
yesterday
latest release · v1.8.0 · 30 Oct 2026
28
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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 8 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Aug 2020
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 4 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-04-09 CVE-2025-32495 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.2 Patched in 1.5.3
- 2025-02-14 CVE-2025-26770 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.0 Patched in 1.5.1
- 2024-12-10 CVE-2024-12325 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.4.1 Patched in 1.4.2
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 11 languages, 5 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 "Create beautiful, interactive Maps with Waymark."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for developers"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,160 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "map maker", "track" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-11 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-10 900+ → 800+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2026-02-27 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-26 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-02-25 800+ → 900+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-23 900+ → 800+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 800+ → 900+ up after 69 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 900+ → 800+ down 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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WP GPX Maps 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
GPX Viewer 900+ installs · 3.8★ · 3 shared tags B -
Lf Hiker 200+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D -
GPX Route Map 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A - B BSPlaces 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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OSM – OpenStreetMap 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
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