WP Nearby Places Basic
by alharlow · Uncategorized
WP Nearby Places allows you to dynamically display nearby places on a Google map surrounding a centralized location and grouped by categories in a act …
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
-16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “google map” for “police”. “google map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “police” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 7.7K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19.
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 1818 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.8.19; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1818 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| police | #22 | #14 | up 1 |
| google map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google map nearby places your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| nearby places your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp google map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wp nearby places 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
- Swap “google map” for “police”. “google map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “police” sits at #22 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 256 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,300 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
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
5.0y ago
latest release · v1.9 · 8 Nov 2021
2
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
Install history since 28 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jbgglgdev7.3y ago
Many thank’s to the team, perfect plugin and very fast support. Really what I was looking for. Best regards JB
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andredevilliers7.6y ago
I moved from Store Locator but what really impressed me apart from the added functionality of the Pro version is the support I got when I picked up a problem. PROMPT and no rush to get rid of me – a genuine desire to assist and to improve the product. I am here for the long haul! Great product and I am a fan!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nico131008.4y ago
Great plugin and the support team is very helpful and reactive.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jdartdesign8.4y ago
Howdy…. I found an Awesome plugin to find Nearby by Places from my office….work really very well…You should try it. Thanks Yash This topic was modified 8 years, 1 month ago by jdartdesign.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "WP Nearby Places allows you to dynamically display nearby places on a Google map surrounding a centralized..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,206 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Google map nearby places", "wp google map" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 10+ → 20+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2026-10-20 20+ → 10+ down after 322 days in tier
- 2025-12-02 30+ → 20+ down after 8 days in tier
- 2025-11-24 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-21 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-20 30+ → 20+ down after 38 days in tier
- 2025-10-13 20+ → 30+ up 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).
- W WP_NearbyFacilities — installs · 3.6★ · 4 shared tags
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Gmap Block 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
Five Star Business Profile and Schema 7K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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