WP Google Latitude
by TheITJuggler · Admin & Utilities
This plugin is a really simple way to add the Google Latitude "Where Am I" badge code as part of your sidebars.
41 health vs 54 average across 3,699 Admin & Utilities plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 17+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 2.8, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 6244 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
53
now · peak 135
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “10+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-19 20+ → 10+ down after 43 days in tier
- 2025-12-07 10+ → 20+ up after 103 days in tier
- 2025-08-26 20+ → 10+ down after 632 days in tier
- 2023-12-03 30+ → 20+ down after 360 days in tier
- 2022-12-08 40+ → 30+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2022-12-06 30+ → 40+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2022-11-30 40+ → 30+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2022-11-17 30+ → 40+ up after 10 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Widgets for Google Reviews 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Image Widget 100K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fixed Widget and Sticky Elements for WordPress 80K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-google-latitude" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="WP Google Latitude — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> WP Google Latitude: 10+ active installs, 0.0★ (0 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-google-latitude