what3words Address Field
Official plugin to allow customers to enter and validate a what3words address on your checkout for accurate deliveries.
Use with caution
what3words Address Field works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 45/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (200+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where what3words Address Field stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| 3 word address | #1 |
| search | >100 |
| searchbox | #4 |
| three word address | #1 |
| what3words | #1 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4 from 4 reviews
About what3words Address Field
From the official readme · v4.0.19Description
Add a what3words address field to collect more accurate delivery locations from customers
Reduce lost parcels, spend less time on delivery admin, and improve customer satisfaction. This address field enables you to collect and validate what3words addresses entered by your customers. They can then be passed to your delivery provider, so orders arrive in exactly the right place.
what3words enables your customers to give precise delivery locations. Every 3 metre square in the world has an address made of 3 random words.
- Enable a what3words address field at checkout
- Validate what3words addresses as they are entered
- AutoSuggest feature helps customers enter the correct address
- Option to limit entry of what3words addresses to a specific country or area
- Save location coordinates so they’re easy to pass on to couriers and delivery partners
Installation
WordPress Installation (recommended)
You can install the what3words Address Field plugin through the WordPress plugins page in your WordPress admin panel.
- Navigate to the Plugins > Add New page
- Search for “what3words”
- Click the Install Now button.
- Once installed, you can activate the plugin on the Plugins page.
Manual Installation
You can download the what3words Address Field plugin from the WordPress Plugins site.
- Download the what3words Address Field plugin from the WordPress Plugins site
- Once you have downloaded the zipped plugin, you can upload it to your WordPress installation by navigating to Plugins > Add New, click the Upload Plugin button
- Select the zipped plugin file and click Install Now
- Once installed, you can activate the plugin on the Plugins page.
Frequently asked questions
I have a question that’s not answered here; what do I do?
Have a read of the what3words Knowledge Base, which contains many more frequently asked questions and their answers.
More about what3words
what3words is available in 45+ languages, with pre-assigned, standardised 3 word addresses that are much easier to remember than lat/lng coordinates. Find our full developer documentation here: https://developer.what3words.com You can learn more about our privacy policy here: https://what3words.com/privacy
Get in touch with us
Have any questions? Want to learn more about how the what3words Address Field plugin works? Get in touch with us at support@what3words.com.
Changelog
Fixed non-critical bug which caused null to be rendered to the DOM in some instances
4.0.18
- Release 2025.08.19
- Bug fixed for wordpress instances crashing when it doesn’t have woocommerce
4.0.17
- Release 2025.07.03
- Support for woocommerce blocks based check out
4.0.16
- Release 2025.02.10
- Added input text sanitation in plugin settings
4.0.15
- Release 2024.09.23
- Fixed duplicate autosuggest component
4.0.14
- Release 2024.09.03
- Updated the notes on save coordinates option in settings page
4.0.13
- Release 2024.08.28
- Updated autosuggest component from version 4.8.0 to 4.9.0
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FAQ
what3words Address Field: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is what3words Address Field free?
Yes. what3words Address Field is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is what3words Address Field safe to use in 2026?
what3words Address Field works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 200+ sites, is rated 4/5 and was last updated 9 months ago, and scores 45/100 on our health check.
How many websites use what3words Address Field?
what3words Address Field is active on 200+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 18,096 times since it launched in February 2017. It was downloaded 182 times in the last 30 days.
Does what3words Address Field work with WordPress 7.1?
what3words Address Field is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.9, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was what3words Address Field last updated?
The latest version, 4.0.19, was released on January 6, 2026 (9 months ago).
Who makes what3words Address Field?
what3words Address Field is developed and maintained by what3words.
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