Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather vs Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,717, ahead of Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather at #12,956. Over the last 7 days Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget climbed 1 place and Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather climbed 38 places. Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget has the largest install base, roughly 50× the next: 10K+ active installs against 200+ for Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather. Downloads this week: Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 6,928 and Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather 23. Ratings: Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather 4.9★ from 7 and Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 4.5★ from 103 reviews.
| Metric | Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather | Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #12,956 ▲ 38 | #1,717 ▲ 1 |
| Active installs | 200+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 23 | 6,928 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (7) | 4.5★ (103) |
| Last updated | Oct 16, 2017 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.5 | 3.1.0 |
| Best rank on record | #12,913 | #1,701 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Oct 2013 | Apr 2016 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
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Which is more popular, Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather or Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget?
By active installs, Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget: 10K+ sites run it against 200+ for Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 26, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather or Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget?
Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget, at #1,717 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather at #12,956. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Australian Weather Widget – WillyWeather or Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.