IHS Geo Location
This plugin detects your location and makes certain classes available to you which you can apply to the div elements or use shortcodes in your theme to display the user’s current locality, city, state, country and…
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IHS Geo Location shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where IHS Geo Location stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| address | >100 |
| city | >100 |
| geo | >100 |
| geo location | >100 |
| geolocation | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 3 reviews
About IHS Geo Location
From the official readme · v1.0.3Description
This plugin detects your location and makes certain classes available to you which you can apply to the div elements or use shortcodes in your theme to display the user’s current locality, city, state, country and address.
Use :
1- Class name ‘ihs-locality’ for locality
2- Class name ‘ihs-city’ for city
3- Class name ‘ihs-state’ for state
4- Class name ‘ihs-country’ for country
5- Class name ‘ihs-address’ for address
You can also add the below shortcodes in your posts or pages content from WordPress Dashboard for locality, city, state, country and address respectively:
1- [ihs_geo_locality] for locality
2- [ihs_geo_city] for city
3- [ihs_geo_state] for state
4- [ihs_geo_country] for country
5- [ihs_geo_address] for address
Demo Videos
Please check the demo videos
[2018-03-11] How to use IHS Geo Location Plugin?
[2018-03-11] Detailed explanation of how the plugin works ( for Developers )
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/plugin-namedirectory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
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Add the following classes to the div elements in your theme to display the user’s current locality, city, state, country and address respectively.
a- Class name ‘ihs-locality’ for locality
b- Class name ‘ihs-city’ for city
c- Class name ‘ihs-state’ for state
d- Class name ‘ihs-country’ for country
e- Class name ‘ihs-address’ for address
You can also add the below shortcodes in your posts or pages content from WordPress Dashboard for locality, city, state, country and address respectively:
a- [ihs_geo_locality] for locality
b- [ihs_geo_city] for city
c- [ihs_geo_state] for state
d- [ihs_geo_country] for country
e- [ihs_geo_address] for address -
You can get locationObjResult obj available inside request.done() in main.js which you can use to access the location data.
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FAQ
IHS Geo Location: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 15, 2026
Is IHS Geo Location free?
Yes. IHS Geo Location is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is IHS Geo Location safe to use in 2026?
IHS Geo Location shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use IHS Geo Location?
IHS Geo Location is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,866 times since it launched in March 2018. It was downloaded 62 times in the last 30 days.
Does IHS Geo Location work with WordPress 7.1?
IHS Geo Location is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.22, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does IHS Geo Location need?
IHS Geo Location requires PHP 5.2.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was IHS Geo Location last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.3, was released on December 25, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes IHS Geo Location?
IHS Geo Location is developed and maintained by Imran Sayed.
What are the best alternatives to IHS Geo Location?
The most popular alternatives to IHS Geo Location are Custom Post Type Permalinks (200K+ installs), zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs) and Simple Map (10K+ installs).
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