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Volcano Widget

The plugin places a customizeable iframe containing an interactive map of volcanoes and earthquakes worldwide as widget into the sidebar.

By volcanodiscovery·Map·Free
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·10 active installs·Updated 9 years ago
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As of April 2026, Volcano Widget is a WordPress map plugin with 10 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 9 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps).

0/5Rating
10active installs
2.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012

Overview

The plugin creates a customizeable interactive map with active volcanoes and current earthquakes worldwide.
The map is loaded in an iframe and can be used as widget that can be placed in a sidebar of the layout.

The map itself, which is being updated daily, contains interactive features:
– click on each earthquake to see details (depth, magnitude, time, source of data and link to detail info)
– submit a “I felt the earthquake” report straight from the earthquake list or the map
– click on each volcano to see more details (status, last activity, link to more info)
– access a list of latest volcano news

The map display can be customized in may ways:
– display only earthquakes or only volcanoes or both
– select a geographic region / country fro…

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Ratings & Reviews

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Compatibility

WordPress3.0.1+ requiredTested up to 4.5.33
PHPfalse+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.0

  • First release
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

volcanodiscoveryvolcanodiscovery
Plugin Info
Version
1.2.2
Last Updated
Jun 2, 2016
WP Requires
3.0.1+
Tested Up To
4.5.33
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
10
Downloads
2.2K+
Added
Dec 14, 2012
Business
Free

Tags

mapwidgetvolcanoesworldwideearthquakes

Developer

V
volcanodiscovery
2 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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