StoryMap Plugin
by Josep Sitar · Uncategorized
Create interactive WordPress Storymaps with customizable maps, introductory content, and ordered points of interest.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈28 estimated
Momentum
+93%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “map” and “route” for “election” and “cycling”. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “election” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “route” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cycling” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 5.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 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.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 4 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 1 review, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
27
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-1.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| storymap | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| points of interest your tag | #8 | #21 | 0 |
| story map your tag | #11 | #20 | down 1 |
| cycling | #19 | #22 | down 4 |
| election | #18 | #21 | down 1 |
| map your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| route your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| trip your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
8 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “map” and “route” for “election” and “cycling”. “map” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “election” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “route” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cycling” sits at #19 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “story map”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 491 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4d ago
latest release · v3.3 · 29 Oct 2026
17
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 9 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 30.
Install history since 22 Jul 2021
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2025-09-05 CVE-2025-58874 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.0 Patched in 3.1
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create interactive WordPress Storymaps with customizable maps, introductory content, and ordered points of..."
- ! 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 Mentions Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,963 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("route", "story map", "Trip" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-24 30+ → 20+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 50+ → 30+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-06-02 60+ → 50+ down after 63 days in tier
- 2026-03-31 50+ → 60+ up after 23 days in tier
- 2026-03-08 60+ → 50+ down after 46 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 50+ → 60+ up after 243 days in tier
- 2025-05-23 40+ → 50+ up after 313 days in tier
- 2024-07-14 30+ → 40+ up after 137 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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Nomad World Map 600+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - M MW Google Maps 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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TraveledMap Trip itinerary: Embedded map 80+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B - T Travelmap 80+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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WP Trip Summary 20+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
TraveledMap Embedded Map 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/wp-storymap" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="StoryMap Plugin — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> StoryMap Plugin: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-02. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-storymap
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