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Seed Places

Seed Places – Wikidata place seeder for WordPress

by mofistudio · github.com/mofistudio/seed-places

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/mofistudio/seed-places/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/mofistudio/seed-places ↗

Seed Places is a WordPress plugin that generates real-world place content using Wikidata.

It allows you to quickly populate your site with location-based posts, including images and descriptions sourced from Wikipedia.

🚀 Features

  • Import place data from Wikidata
  • Automatically includes:
    • Title
    • Description (Wikipedia)
    • Coordinates (lat/lng)
    • Featured image (Wikimedia)
  • REST API endpoint for querying nearby places
  • Optional front-end Google Maps display via shortcode
  • Lightweight and no external dependencies beyond APIs

📦 What it’s for

Seed Places is designed for:

  • Creating dummy/demo content for development
  • Building location-based websites
  • Rapidly populating a site with real-world data
  • Prototyping map-based or directory-style projects

🧭 Usage

1. Activate the plugin

Upload the plugin to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory and activate it in WordPress.

2. Configure Google Maps (optional)

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