TechGasp Weather Master
by TechGasp · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 18 other plugins · 2.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
TechGasp Weather Master is the heavy duty, professional wordpress weather plugin. Just like on TV.
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
90+
≈99 estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “forecast”, “shortcode” and “weather” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
39 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 90 of 38.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2062 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
2.9★ over 19 reviews, smoothed to 3.77★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2062 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 16d
29%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 16d
+0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| techgasp your tag | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| forecast your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| weather your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
9 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “forecast”, “shortcode” and “weather” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 139 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #16,800 to #17,400, alongside the other plugins at 90+ 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
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
5.6y ago
latest release · v5.1.6 · 10 Mar 2021
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “90+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 2.4 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 100.
Install history since 22 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dbrownok6.7y ago
Works as advertised. i like the flexibility, especially the option of severe alerts, current conditions, a truly incredible map forecast feature and more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kajamd7.6y ago
waste of time not working
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ boijacks7.7y ago
This is perfect. Simple. Gets the job done.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lars von Olleschik8.8y ago
I was looking for plugin, that can inform my users ‘(physicians, pharmacists, personal trainers and their clients) of a Vitamin diagnostics test D not just about the weather, but also comes with some special information that can included, like UV index to expected. The setup was quite straight forward an I am now going to start using it in various ways as an additional free service on http://www.vitality-health-check.com. Lars
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ eepfish10.1y ago
Had a little difficulty at the beginning. I have then reported to the support and they helped me very well. Keep it up ! Best regards Peter
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mnr10.2y ago
It just doesn’t do anything except display the google map… useless, no weather reports are shown
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shayne10.2y ago
The shortcodes don’t work….
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ miskywarn10.7y ago
FREE VERSION 4.4.3 with wordpress 4.4.2 Yet another weather plugin that says weather on a State level, but fails. Yet another weather plugin that says auto-detect location, but fails. Yet another weather plugin that fails to display weather data. WordPress should really consider setting up a process to force designers to submit their plugins for validity and approval before allowing them to be offered to the public. I wonder just how many millions of hours have been wasted over the years by site owners installing, attempting to configure, and uninstalling bogus and/or misleading plugins? What a waste! Almost makes me want to go back to a basic forum software.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.7
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 31 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 4 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Insert Shortcode in Pages or Posts").
- ! 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 Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,498 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
- 2026-07-13 100+ → 90+ down after 863 days in tier
- 2024-03-02 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-01 100+ → 200+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-02-27 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-26 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-25 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-24 100+ → 200+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2024-02-20 200+ → 100+ down after 2 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-forecast 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
Donations via PayPal 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Reusable Blocks Extended 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Content Blocks (Custom Post Widget) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Shortcode Widget 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
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