WordPress plugin comparison
Location Weather vs Simple Location
At a glance
- Location Weather has more active installs: 10K+, against 300+ for Simple Location.
- On a typical day, Location Weather is downloaded about 176 times, Simple Location about 42.
- Simple Location is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 8 reviews, against 4.5 from 103 reviews.
- Simple Location was updated more recently: Nov 9, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Location Weather.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Simple Location has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Location Weather.
Line by line
Location Weather leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Location Weather |  Simple Location |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,716 | #11,109 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 300+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.8K | 4.4K |
| Rating | 4.5(103) | 4.6(8) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.97 | ×0.48 |
| Last release | 20 days 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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