WordPress plugin comparison
Locations and Areas vs Open User Map
At a glance
- Open User Map has more active installs: 10K+, against 100+ for Locations and Areas.
- On a typical day, Open User Map is downloaded about 189 times, Locations and Areas about 5.
- Both are rated 5.0 out of 5.
- Open User Map was updated more recently: Oct 23, 2026, against Feb 10, 2025 for Locations and Areas.
- Open User Map resolves more of its support threads: 100% in the last two months, against 0% for Locations and Areas.
- Open User Map is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.7.11 for Locations and Areas.
- Locations and Areas has been around longer: since 2020, against 2021 for Open User Map.
Line by line
Open User Map leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Locations and Areas |  Open User Map |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #13,710 | #2,139 |
| Active installs | 100+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 77 | 20K |
| Rating | 5.0(3) | 5.0(70) |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.7.11 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.11 | ×1.16 |
| Last release | 1 year ago | 17 days ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | 7.0 |
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