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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

No release zip yet. The repository archive installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow:

wp plugin install https://github.com/mofistudio/seed-places/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
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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