WP GeoNames
by Jacques Malgrange · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 330+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to insert all or part of the global GeoNames database in your WordPress base.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+25%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “city”, “data” and “geo” 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.
86 health vs 58 average across 25,755 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 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.
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 20 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| geonames | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| city your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| data your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| geo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sql your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| table your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “city”, “data” and “geo” 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.
- Already on top for “geonames”. #1 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 334 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 74% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ thommycgn9.0y ago
Thank you for this great plugin! It saved me a lot of work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Manadar11.5y ago
Exactly as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.9.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 WP GeoNames <= 1.9.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-12-11 CVE-2024-11757 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.9.0.1 Patched in 1.9.1
- 2024-12-02 CVE-2024-53812 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.8 Patched in 1.9
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.
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to insert all or part of the global GeoNames database in your WordPress base."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 611 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "sql", "table" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-23 200+ → 100+ down after 722 days in tier
- 2024-05-31 300+ → 200+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2024-02-27 200+ → 300+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2024-02-05 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-02-03 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2024-01-21 200+ → 300+ up after 59 days in tier
- 2023-11-23 300+ → 200+ down after 4 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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My wpdb 40+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
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GS to WP 20+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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