Whereabouts
Users can set their current location via the WordPress dashboard. A widget displays the location and the corresponding time (zone).
5(5 reviews)
·20 active installs·Updated 2 years agoAs of April 2026, Whereabouts is a WordPress nomad plugin with 20 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 5 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.9+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 2 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.
5/55 reviews
20active installs
6.4K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
Each user can save his/her current location and the corresponding time (zone). The information is stored as user meta data.
The Whereabouts widget displays the location and time (zone) of a specified user (select user in the widget options).
You can – of course – add multiple widgets to show more than one user/location.
Dashboard-Widget
Each user can comfortably set her/his current location directly on the WordPress dashboard.
A little help from Google
Activate the use of the Google Geocoding and Timezone API in the settings:
You can then use the browser’s geolocation API to determine your location, and the Plugin will automatically fetch the time zone of your whereabouts.
Want to use another location? Just type in a location name and the plugin will get all the relevant…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.9+ requiredTested up to 4.6.30 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
0.7.0
- Adapt to changes in Google’s APIs
- Important: You now need a Google API key to use the geolocation feature!
- Also: In most modern browser your website needs a working SSL-certificate to use the geolocation feature!
Contributors
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