WordPress plugin comparison
Location Weather vs WS40
At a glance
- Location Weather has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for WS40.
- On a typical day, Location Weather is downloaded about 158 times, WS40 about 37.
- WS40 is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 103 reviews.
- WS40 was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Oct 20, 2026 for Location Weather.
- Both are tested up to WordPress 7.1.4.
- Location Weather has been around longer: since 2016, against 2026 for WS40.
Line by line
Location Weather leads on 4 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Location Weather |  WS40 |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,716 | #31,188 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 10.9K | 797 |
| Rating | 4.5(103) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.97 | ×0.19 |
| Last release | 21 days ago | 4 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 8.0 |
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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