89
OSM – OpenStreetMap
A reliable map maker that keeps your budget and data free.
HealthyGrowing
89/100
Users appreciate the reliable free mapping features and the developer's responsive support.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.6★
137 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+17%
Growing
89 → 104 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORreviews unevenly distributed over time
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +17% in the last year
89/day a year ago→104/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayOSM, OpenStreetMap is widely praised for its reliable free mapping features and responsive support, though a few users have run into occasional bugs after updates and limited Gutenberg integration.
What people like
- +Responsive and fast support from the developers×9
- +Stable performance and reliable functionality for displaying waypoints, routes, tracks and geolocated posts×7
- +Completely free with no hidden costs×3
- +Easy to use and customize with custom markers and icons×2
- +Feature-rich yet not bloated, offering essential mapping functions
Common complaints
- −Occasional bugs or issues after plugin updates (since Sep. 2024)×2
- −Some quirks in functionality that may require workarounds
- −Difficulty embedding maps in Gutenberg editor or certain themes (e.g., Avada)
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.45★Verified rating — drops from 4.60★ once one-shot reviewers are removed
- 21%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 33% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-10-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 137 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-24★★★★★Works great – good supportulife
- 2026-04-20★★★★★Great Performance and Outstanding Supportarma88
- 2026-03-29★★★★★Great Free Plugin for Geo-Tagging Postsacrockofschmidt
- 2026-01-25★★★★★Great implementation of OSM!!tdebaillon
- 2024-10-13★★★★★Great useful Plugin – active support and developmentSakudo
- 2024-10-04★★★★★Das OSM-Plugin ⭐stephanknorr
- 2024-10-02★★★★★Versatile & quick supportjean38
- 2024-09-27★★★★★simple to use, clean look, responsive support!alexishuxley
- 2024-09-23★★★★★Nice Plugin that also allows openseamap easilytired68
- 2023-12-30★★★★★Nice Plugin! Nettes Plugin!argonaut4416
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
78
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
95
Prior 7-day baseline
65
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
78
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-17.9%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
33%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.23
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
84%
5★ share in analyzed sample
21%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.56 → 4.45★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered