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GEO my WP · Version history

GEO my WP changelog and version history

Latest version
4.5.5.7
Oct 23, 2026 (17 days ago)
Releases
116
since 2012
In the last year
7
about one every 29 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.4 or later

Releases each year

  • 20126 releases
  • 20137 releases
  • 201411 releases
  • 201511 releases
  • 20164 releases
  • 20172 releases
  • 201820 releases
  • 20196 releases
  • 20207 releases
  • 20213 releases
  • 20223 releases
  • 20239 releases
  • 202412 releases
  • 20258 releases
  • 20267 releases

20267 releases

  1. GEO my WP 4.5.5.7Latest

    • Security * Hardened info-window access checks and protected saved display settings. Thanks to 0xdr3n for reporting through Patchstack. * Improved member visibility checks in info windows and location searches. * Hardened usage tracking to safely decode stored form settings without creating PHP obje…
    • Requirements * Minimum PHP version is now 7.4.

  2. GEO my WP 4.5.5.5

    • Security * Fixed a PHP object injection vulnerability by restricting import/export actions to administrators and safely validating imported and stored form settings. Reported by Ayukiab through Patchstack (CVE-2026-61992).

  3. GEO my WP 4.5.5.4

    • Security * Hardened AJAX info-window template loading to prevent untrusted local files from being included.
    • Compatibility * Verified compatibility with WordPress 7.1.

  4. GEO my WP 4.5.5.3

    • Security * Tightened location form update authorization to validate existing records against the stored location owner before applying updates.

  5. GEO my WP 4.5.5.2

    • Security * Added authorization checks before updating or deleting location form records. Props Yaswanth Reddy Sunkara for reporting the issue via WPScan.
    • Fixes * Prevent PHP TypeError when submitted address or post form values are not arrays. Props SAY-5.
    • Tweaks * Removed redundant echo usage before translation output helpers. Props DAnn2012.

  6. GEO my WP 4.5.5.1

    • Security * Harden map boundary query handling for swlatlng and nelatlng: validate finite numeric lat/lng ranges and build boundary SQL using prepared statements.
    • Compatibility * Verified compatibility with WordPress 7.0.

  7. GEO my WP 4.5.5

    • Security * Harden lat/lng distance queries against malformed input to prevent PHP type errors and query math failures. ( Fixes #81 )
    • Fixes * Normalize null location fields before update. * Marker append logic when previous locations are empty. * Frontend CSS selectors for locator icon i/span elements. * Use span locator markup in BP directory address field.
    • Compatibility * Standardize translation text domain to geo-my-wp across plugin files. * Update location types text domain and escaping function usage.
    • Tweaks * Refactor addon bootstrap required notices flow to avoid early translation loading warnings. * Refactor updater include loading to guarded absolute-path require_once.

20258 releases

  1. GEO my WP 4.5.4

    • Fixes * Fix: Adjust ‘fields’ parameter for ‘posts_locator’ based on WordPress version to prevent conflict with WordPress 6.8. * Fix: Deregister BuddyPress Select2 assets on GEO my WP admin pages to prevent conflicts. * Fix: Markers not showing on map when using clusterer.

  2. GEO my WP 4.5.3

    • Fixes * Fix: relocate load_plugin_textdomain() from plugins_loaded to init to resolve incorrect usage warning introduced in WP 6.7. * Fix: set ‘fields’ to ‘all’ for WP 6.8+ compatibility in Posts Locator query. * Fix: improve map performance by batching marker clustering; use addMarkers() for Googl…
    • Enhancements * Update language files.

  3. GEO my WP 4.5.2

    • Fixes * Fix: Load textdomain during init to prevent PHP warnings.
    • Enhancements * Tweak: Enhance the scroll-to-element feature of the map marker for improved user experience. * Tweak: Add a short delay to map initialization to ensure Google Maps fully loads, preventing potential errors.
    • Tweaks * Tweak: Add ‘parent’ argument to taxonomy settings for modifying taxonomy hierarchies. * Tweak: Clear default address fields before geocoding a new location to prevent previous address data from persisting.
    • Filters * Filter: Introduce gmw_pt_taxonomy_terms_args filter to customize taxonomy term arguments before output in search forms.

  4. GEO my WP 4.4

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: issue with Reset Form button doesn’t clear the coordinates and other hidden fields in the form.
    • Fix: incorrect output of PeepSo profile field ( user_meta ) in the search results ( for select-box field ).
    • Tweak: temporary disable caching of the form object as it causes issues on some sites that have object cache enabled.
    • Tweak: verify that form’s data exists and valid when retrieving it from the database to prevent PHP errors/notices.
    • Tweak: rename the function initMaps() to gmwInitMaps() to better identify with GEO my WP.
    • Function: function ‘gmw_wp_parse_args_recursive’ to merge two arrays or objects that can be recursive and return an array.
    • Enhancement: Keywords search box can now also search post custom fields ( in addition to post content and excerpt ) ( requires the Premium Settings extension ).
    • Enhancement: the map in the Location form of GEO my WP now uses the Advanced Markers library of Google Maps API ( unless disabled in the Settings page ).
    • Enhancement: the methods ::get_custom_field() and ::get_custom_fields() moved from the Premium Settings extension to the core plugin so they can be used without the Premium Settings extension and with other extensions.
    • Enhancement: new method GMW_Admin::dequeue_scripts() with high priority to dequeue/deregister select2 enqueued by other plugin/themes in GEO my WP admin pages.
    • Enhancement: generate maps that are generated during an AJAX call. For example, map of the Single Location shortcode that is placed inside an info-window that is loaded via AJAX.
    • Enhancement: move the function gmw_get_search_form_custom_fields() from the Premium Settings ( v3.1 ) to GEO my WP core plugin to allow other extensions to make use of the functions.
    • Tweak: use the “mapId” map option only when using the Advanced Markers library to allow some features like map styling still work when using the legacy markers.
    • Tweak: do not hide admin “updated” notices when hiding notices in GEO my WP’s admin pages.
    • Tweak: new filter to disable license verification.
    • Tweak: new CSS class “.gmw-is-hidden” to hide GEO my WP’s elements when needed.
    • Tweak: new function that gets the extensions data from remote server and local extensions merged.
    • Tweak: move the function gmw_get_search_form_custom_field() from the Premium Settings extension to GEO my WP core plugin.
    • Tweak: when Submit button label is omitted in teh form editor, hide the Submit button via CSS rather than completely removing it from the form which prevents form submission.
    • Tweak: add short delay to gmw.map and gmw.core JavaScript files to allow Google Maps library to be fully loaded and to prevent JS errors.
    • Tweak: load the Single Location classes during AJAX calls as well.
    • Tweak: make search results responsive on mobile even when settings specific number of columns in the form editor.
    • Tweak: load the smartbox library for select-box fields in the core plugin ( rather than the Premium Settings extension ) to allow other extensions to use it as well.
    • Tweak: replace deprecated function bp_get_group_permalink() with bp_get_group_url().
    • Tweak: remove the default value for the word count option of the Post Excerpt settings of the form editor to allow users to leave it blank in order to display the full content.
    • Tweak: verify that $map_id is a string to prevent JavaScritp errors with Google Maps API.

  5. GEO my WP 3.4.1

  6. GEO my WP 3.2.0.1

  7. GEO my WP 2.6.6.2

  8. GEO my WP 2.6.0.1

202412 releases

  1. GEO my WP 4.5.1

    • Security: verify nonce and user authorization during the gmw_get_field_options() ajax call.
    • Security: sanitize, verify, and escape various functions.
    • Enhancement: improve the map script loader. Make sure that Google Maps library was loaded first to prevent JavaScript errors.
    • Fix: incorrect path when loading deprecated custom search results template files.
    • Tweak: enhance code that checked if image exists using the function wp_get_attachment_image_src().
    • Tweak: changed the location of the filter ‘gmw_get_image_element_args’ to allow better filtering of the image attributes.
    • Tweak: enhance the ‘gmw_get_field_options’ ajax JS function.
    • PHPCS.

  2. GEO my WP 4.5.0.4

    • Security: Security patch.
    • Fix: change the Get Directions link from HTTP to HTTPS.
    • Fix: the output of the posts’ address in the list of posts page of the admin’s dashboard.
    • Fix: Search form filters no showing properly within the Modal Box on mobile view.
    • Tweak: code enhancement.
    • Fix: PHP warnings.

  3. GEO my WP 4.5.0.3

    • Fix: AJAX info-window doesn’t load its content when a custom template file is selected.
    • Fix: AJAX info-window doesn’t load its content when a custom template file is selected.

  4. GEO my WP 4.5.0.2

    • Fix: Security issue.
    • Typos.

  5. GEO my WP 4.5.0.1

    • Fix: AJAX info window content isn’t loading for AJAX forms.
    • Fix: add a short delay to the location form initiate function to allow the main script of GEO my WP and Google maps to load first and prevent JavaScript errors.
    • Some premium extension requires an update to their latest version.
    • Remove unused code.
    • WPCS/PHPCS.

  6. GEO my WP 4.5

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Security: fix security vulnerability detected by the WordPress team.
    • Security: various security/escaping enhancements.
    • Fix: improve how the plugin collect the map and geocoding providers to prevent PHP warning on initial activation of the plugin.
    • Fix: geolocation details are not always appended to the list of results in the BuddyPress Directory pages.
    • Fix: various PHP warnings.
    • Fix: add a short delay to the mapInit() function in the BuddyPress Directory pages to allow the main script of GEO my WP to load first and prevent JS errors.
    • Enhancement: enhance the map icons uploader. User wp_handle_upload() instead of move_uploaded_file().
    • Enhancement: move the content of the file gmw-posts-locator-ajax-info-window-laoder.php to a function gmw_pt_ajax_info_window_loader();
    • Enhancement: move the content of the file gmw-members-locator-ajax-info-window-laoder.php to a function gmw_fl_ajax_info_window_loader();.
    • Enhancement: enhance the DB query of the forms table.
    • Tweak: Remove the updater file from GEO my WP core plugin.
    • Tweak: extend the JS file of the BuddyPress Directory pages so it can work with other objects.
    • Tweak: new css_class argument added to the get_map_element() function to allow adding additional classes to the map wrapper element.
    • Tweak: remove the use of deprecated second argument in get_terms().
    • Tweak: temporary delete files not being used. Will be uploaded when ready.
    • Tweak: enhance GMW_Forms_Table class.
    • Tweak: check if some classes exists before calling them to prevent PHP errors.
    • Tweak: check if the file class-gmw-plugins-updater.php exists before including it.
    • Tweak: check that the class GMW_License_Key exists before executing it.
    • Tweak: default value for minimizing settings in settings pages and form editor is now set to 0.
    • Tweak: add geocode_address method to the GMW_BuddyPress_Directory_Geolocation class.
    • Tweak: enhance how the “No results” message in the BuddyPress Directory pages is being generated.
    • PHPCS.
    • WPCS.

  7. GEO my WP 4.4.0.2

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: error when exporting user privacy data.
    • Fix: distance value from the page load results form settings overrides the default value of the form submission settings.
    • Fix: getting incorrect blog ID when in multisite installation.
    • Fix: various PHP warnings.
    • Tweak: replace deprecated function.

  8. GEO my WP 4.4.0.1

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: wrap the functions gmw_get_search_form_custom_fields() and gmw_get_search_form_custom_field() with function_exists to prevent PHP errors.

  9. GEO my WP 4.3.1.1

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: JavaScript error when the marker bounce animation feature is enabled ( using the Premium Settings extension ).

  10. GEO my WP 4.3.1

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: The map marker doesn’t load on the map when there is only one marker ( when a single location is found in search results ) to show.
    • Fix: retrieving incorrect blog ID in a subside of multi-site resulting in no members found.
    • Fix: incorrect taxonomy usage variable passes to the taxonomy output in the search form when using a filter to modify the taxonomy arguments.
    • Enhancement: enhance the output of the search results permalink function.
    • Enhancement: enhance the way the advanced markers library loads to prevent conflicts with other plugins that use Google Maps.
    • Filter: new filter ‘gmw_get_search_results_permalink’ to modify the permalink in the search results.
    • Tweak: new settings options to enable the legacy Marker class of Google Maps instead of using the advanced markers.
    • Tweak: we no longer load the advanced marker library when loading the Google Maps API key. We now load it via the JavaScript file of the maps script to better control how and when it is loaded and to prevent conflicts with other plugins that use Google Maps.
    • Tweak: instead of passing the advanced marker variable via the map options, we now have it set in the main options of GEO my WP.

  11. GEO my WP 4.3

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: days & hours showing incorrectly in the results when the Multiple Locations feature is enabled.
    • Fix: Select2 conflict with My Listing theme.
    • Fix: conflicts with BuddyPress 12.0.
    • Enhancement: switch to using Google Maps Advanced Markers instead of the legacy Marker class which is now deprecated.
    • Enhancement: load Google Maps API via async to improve performance.
    • Tweak: CSS to add bounce animation to Google Map Advanced markers.
    • Tweak: update the Marker Clusterer library for Google Maps ( v2.5.3 ).
    • Tweak: enable Google Maps Advanced Markers by default. Use the filter ‘gmw_map_element’ to instead enable the legacy Marker class which is now deprecated.
    • Tweak: Pass the map_id to the map options.
    • Tweak: replace BuddPress’s deprecated function3.
    • Tweak: add a check for the Youzify plugin when loading the geolocation features in the Directory pages of BuddyPress.
    • Deprecated: The Markers Spiderfier option is now deprecated. This is a 3rd party library that is no longer supported by its developer and is incompatible with Google Maps Advanced Markers.

  12. GEO my WP 4.2

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: font secondary color not saving properly in GEO my WP Settings page.
    • Security: add a nonce check when deleting and duplicating a form.
    • Tweak: PHP notices.
    • Tweak: Modify the remote URL of the usage tracking.
    • Tweak: Log tracking update once a month instead of once a week.
    • Tweak: when generating the class name of a GMW Locator Form, make sure the name is capitalized to prevent issues on some servers/websites.
    • Tweak: Generate hyperlink when outputting a URL via meta field value in the search results.
    • Tweak: enhance how the license key data is generated before verifying a license key.
    • Tweak: dequeue Select-2 from the Event Tickets plugin on GEO my WP pages.
    • Tweak: add space before the distance unit in the results message.
    • Tweak: replace “mi” and “km” with “miles” and “kilometers” in the results message.
    • Tweak: New function gmw_get_post_location_form_args( $post ) to generate the arguments of the post’s location form.
    • Tweak: use the function gmw_get_post_location_form_args() to generate the location form args.
    • Tweak: pass the location name to the location args.
    • Tweak: objects are not loading in the “Object” select box option of the Single Location widget.

20239 releases

  1. GEO my WP 4.1

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: conflict between GEO my WO location form and the Pods plugin in the Edit Post page of the admin’s dashboard.
    • Fix: issue with the “Orderby” form settings.
    • New: Cache tab in the Tools page of GEO my WP to manage the internal cache of GEO my WP.
    • Filter: JavaScript filter ‘gmw_location_form_force_proceed_form_submission’ to prevent GEO my WP from preventing the submission of the form that contains the Location form which can cause conflicts in some scenarios.
    • Tweak: use the filter ‘gmw_location_form_prevent_form_submission’ to stop GEO my WP from preventing the form submission on the Edit Post page of the admin’s dashboard.

  2. GEO my WP 4.0.4

    • Please follow the steps below if you are updating from GEO my WP version 3.x:
    • please read this post before updating to GEO my WP version 4.x on your site.
    • GEO my WP v4.0 is a major release. It is highly recommended that you either test it on a staging and/or make a complete backup of your site before installing it on a live site.
    • VERY IMPORTANT: When updating to GEO my WP v4.x, you need to first update the premium extensions of GEO my WP and only then update GEO my WP core plugin. Not following these steps might cause a fatal error on your site.
    • Fix: The license key box isn’t showing on the Plugin’s page for third-party plugins that are unrelated to GEO my WP.
    • Tweak: Update the styling of the license key box on the Plugins page.

  3. GEO my WP 4.0.3

  4. GEO my WP 4.0.2

  5. GEO my WP 4.0.1

  6. GEO my WP 4.0

  7. GEO my WP 4.0-beta5

  8. GEO my WP 4.0-beta4

  9. GEO my WP 3.7.2.2

20223 releases

  1. GEO my WP 4.0-beta3

  2. GEO my WP 3.7.2.1

  3. GEO my WP 3.7.2

20213 releases

  1. GEO my WP 3.7.1

  2. GEO my WP 3.7.0.1

  3. GEO my WP 3.7

20207 releases

  1. GEO my WP 3.6.3.2

  2. GEO my WP 3.6.3.1

  3. GEO my WP 3.6.3

  4. GEO my WP 3.6.2

  5. GEO my WP 3.6.1

  6. GEO my WP 3.6

  7. GEO my WP 3.5

20196 releases

  1. GEO my WP 3.4

  2. GEO my WP 3.3

  3. GEO my WP 3.2.1.1

  4. GEO my WP 3.2.1

  5. GEO my WP 3.2.0.2

  6. GEO my WP 3.2

201820 releases

  1. GEO my WP 3.1

  2. GEO my WP 3.0.5

  3. GEO my WP 3.0.4

  4. GEO my WP 3.0.3

  5. GEO my WP 3.0.2

  6. GEO my WP 3.0.1

  7. GEO my WP 3.0

  8. GEO my WP 2.4.6.4

  9. GEO my WP 2.4.6.3

  10. GEO my WP 2.4.6.2

  11. GEO my WP 2.4.6.1

  12. GEO my WP 2.4.6

  13. GEO my WP 2.4.5

  14. GEO my WP 2.4.4

  15. GEO my WP 2.4.3

  16. GEO my WP 2.4.2.1

  17. GEO my WP 2.4.2

  18. GEO my WP 2.4.1

  19. GEO my WP 2.7.2

  20. GEO my WP 2.4

20172 releases

  1. GEO my WP 2.7.1

  2. GEO my WP 2.7

20164 releases

  1. GEO my WP 2.6.6.3

  2. GEO my WP 2.6.6.1

  3. GEO my WP 2.6.6

  4. GEO my WP 2.6.5

201511 releases

  1. GEO my WP 2.6.4

  2. GEO my WP 2.6.3

  3. GEO my WP 2.6.2.2

  4. GEO my WP 2.6.2.1

  5. GEO my WP 2.6.2

  6. GEO my WP 2.6.1.1

  7. GEO my WP 2.6.1.0.1

  8. GEO my WP 2.6.1

  9. GEO my WP 2.6.0.2

  10. GEO my WP 2.6

  11. GEO my WP 2.5

201411 releases

  1. GEO my WP 1.3

  2. GEO my WP 1.2.7

  3. GEO my WP 1.2.6

  4. GEO my WP 1.2.5

  5. GEO my WP 1.2.1

  6. GEO my WP 1.2

  7. GEO my WP 1.1.2

  8. GEO my WP 1.1.1

  9. GEO my WP 1.1

  10. GEO my WP 1.0

  11. GEO my WP 2.3

20137 releases

  1. GEO my WP 2.2

  2. GEO my WP 2.1

  3. GEO my WP 2.01

  4. GEO my WP 2.0

  5. GEO my WP 1.7.2

  6. GEO my WP 1.7.1

  7. GEO my WP 1.7

20126 releases

  1. GEO my WP 1.6.2

  2. GEO my WP 1.6.1

  3. GEO my WP 1.6

  4. GEO my WP 1.5.2

  5. GEO my WP 1.5.1

  6. GEO my WP 1.5

Questions about GEO my WP’s releases

What is the latest version of GEO my WP?

4.5.5.7, released on Oct 23, 2026 (2 weeks ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.4 or later.

How often is GEO my WP updated?

7 releases in the last year, about one every 29 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from August 2012.

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