WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Location Weather vs Simple Location
Custom Location Weather
by paulanunobi
Fewer than 10 installs
Simple Location
by David Shanske
300+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Simple Location has more active installs: 300+, against fewer than 10 for Custom Location Weather.
- On a typical day, Simple Location is downloaded about 42 times, Custom Location Weather about 1.
- Custom Location Weather has no reviews yet.
- Simple Location was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Apr 1, 2025 for Custom Location Weather.
- Simple Location is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Custom Location Weather.
- Simple Location has been around longer: since 2015, against 2025 for Custom Location Weather.
Line by line
Simple Location leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Location Weather | Simple Location |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #68,070 | #11,109 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 41 | 4.4K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(8) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.48 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | today |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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