WP Geo
by Ben Huson · Uncategorized
Also makes 17 other plugins · 14.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds location maps to your posts, pages and custom post types.
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Health
D 52/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
800+
≈880 estimated
Momentum
+67%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “geo”, “geocoding” and “google” 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.
52 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 800 of 109.3K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
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 2389 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.28★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2389 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 20d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 20d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| geo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geocoding your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “geo”, “geocoding” and “google” 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 280 · 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
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v3.5.1 · 16 Apr 2020
59
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% 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 “800+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 900.
Install history since 18 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ saganas1.5y ago
In general it is awesome. It works most of the time as it should. The only issue that coordinates from google maps are off a little bit so need to adjust manually. The plugin seemed broken with the new version of WordPress 6.8.1, but re-installing the plugin from scratch seems solved the issue. This topic was modified 1 year, 2 months ago by saganas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ annebl10.6y ago
used to be awesome, but now I can’t get the widget to show clickable links to my posts anymore, and that was the best benefit of this plugin for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wp_dev511.5y ago
Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous11.7y ago
I find this plugin very powerful and flexible, and it cnado most of what I want. the wpgeo_map_js_preoverlays hook is especially helpful in getting overlays to display. I wish there were a way to pass post data in to the preoverlays hooks, so as to customize the overlays for particular maps or post categories. Still, pretty awesome.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Patzman11.7y ago
Google Maps API V3 using is a bit confusing, but it seems that you don’t need it to get it work…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Andy Smith12.7y ago
Simple and effective – the way all plugins should be (for me!)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bozukpusula12.9y ago
very useful plugin for travel blogs. Multiple geo taging on one post would be very good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ karinanana13.0y ago
love it!=)
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (3.5.1). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-09-28 CVE-2025-62904 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.5.1 No patch available
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 7.2.16 · WP 5.4
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
5 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 location maps to your posts, pages and custom post types."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you have"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps, Zoom.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,021 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "geocoding" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-09 900+ → 800+ down after 138 days in tier
- 2026-03-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 843 days in tier
- 2023-12-02 2K+ → 1K+ down after 963 days in tier
- 2021-04-13 3K+ → 2K+ down after 863 days in tier
- 2018-12-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2018-09-01 5K+ → 4K+ down
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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Flexible Map 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
Maps for WP 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags C -
Map Me 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D - M Map My Posts 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D
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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
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