WP_Places

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Share 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.

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1. ★★★★★ mahsarhan

   7.4y ago

   Amazing plugin

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2. ★★★★★ hwuser

   7.6y ago

   Excellent plugin, it works very well and saves you a lot of time by not having to copy all the google data in your post. In addition, you will always have your web updated, with address, phone, hours etc … An improvement would be to save the data in wp and this data will be updated every 15 or 30 days. When someone enters the post, they take the saved data, and if it has been stored for more than 30 days they are taken by Google with the API, and if less than 30 days ago they are saved, they do not consult google and show the saved data, so you avoid that every time someone enters the post you use the google API that with many queries is paid. Many thanks!!

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3. ★★★★★ jfarley

   8.3y ago

   Thank you for making this plugin.

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4. ★★★★★ nudone

   9.8y ago

   After searching for plugins that might help with “Google My Business” details and finding nothing suitable I was losing all hope. A bit more reading lead me to realise I needed “Google Places” data instead – but there was still the problem of having to learn about the API to obtain the correct data from a json file. Again, I started to lose all hope as the api stuff seemed far too complicated. The solution – this plugin “WP_Places”. Thanks for creating it Gary.

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5. ★★★★★ tagsdomino

   10.3y ago

   Great – does what it says on the tin!

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6. ★★★★★ dis-annie

   10.4y ago

   This is an amazing little plugin! Very easy to use with simple shortcodes. I use it on my business websites, and how great to be able to show at a glance that the business is currently open. It’s also nice that it brings in the Google Places information, not just something hardcoded. It forces me to keep Google Places up-to-date. Thanks!!

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7. ★★★★★ bartdyer

   10.5y ago

   I only use the shortcodes, but this tool has been flawless for me. I had one issue, which really wasn’t an issues but a request I had, I contacted the dev and he resolved within 24 hours. Great tool superior support.

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8. ★★★★★ FAHIM AKHTAR

   10.6y ago

   So far so good

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Translated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-09-24 20+ → 10+ down after 60 days in tier
2. 2025-07-26 10+ → 20+ up after 9 days in tier
3. 2025-07-17 20+ → 10+ down after 485 days in tier
4. 2024-03-19 30+ → 20+ down after 195 days in tier
5. 2023-09-06 20+ → 30+ up after 3 days in tier
6. 2023-09-03 30+ → 20+ down after 216 days in tier
7. 2023-01-30 40+ → 30+ 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).

• My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Easy Google Maps 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
• Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile) 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
• Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C
• Reviews Block for Google 1K+ installs · 3.5★ · 1 shared tag D
• If-So Conditional Content for Elementor 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B

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WP_Places: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (9 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-places