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- π·π» This plugin is actively maintained and contributors are really committed to it!
- π Excellent plugin. It's one of the Top 100 WordPress plugins here.
- β€οΈ Mindblowing! More than 758,000 people use plugins from this team.
- π 62% of 90,000+ users are on the latest version.
- π₯ Seems like a popular plugin - 639 people download this plugin everyday.
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- π’ Aweful or Awesome?? 118 total updates and 118 in just last 12 months. That's a lot!
- π This plugin is going to celebrate it's 9th anniversary after 7 months.
Key Numbers
- 90,000+ Active Installs
- 4.7 Avg. Users Rating
- 492 Total Ratings
- 1,970,975 Total Downloads
- 2012-08-06 Added
- 118 Releases in 12 Months
- 2019-08-03 Last Update
- 4.17 Current Version
Peer Comparison
# | Plugin | WPMeta Score | Users | Rating |
1 | Google Maps Widget – Best Google Maps Plugin | 4.3 | 90,000+ | 4.7 |
2 | Advanced Google Maps Lite | 1.1 | 40+ | 5 |
3 | Maps Block for Gutenberg powered by Google Maps | 1.1 | 2,000+ | 5 |
4 | Mihdan: Elementor Yandex Maps | 0.9 | 1,000+ | 5 |
5 | Events Manager – Google Maps Styling (Add-on) | 0.6 | 5 | |
6 | Google Map Widget | 0.5 | 0 | |
7 | Simple Google Maps Widget | 0.3 | 0 |
Description
Tired of buggy & slow Google Maps plugins that take hours to setup? With Google Maps Widget you’ll have a perfect map with a thumbnail & lightbox in minutes! No nonsense Google maps – we know you’re in a hurry! Join 100,000+ happy Google maps users.
Check out some examples on the Google Maps Widget site or give us a shout on Twitter @WebFactoryLtd.
General Google Maps Widget options
- title
- address
Thumbnail Google map options
Google Maps Widget thumbnail uses the Google Maps Static Maps API. It loads the entire google map in only one request compared to 20+ requests it takes other Google maps plugins to load them. This ensures your site loads as fast as possible!
- Custom google map size – map width & map height
- Choose any google map type you prefer – road map, satellite map, terrain map & hybrid map
- Plenty of google map color schemes – default, bright, gowalla, gray, midnight, refreshed, ultra light, mapbox + 11 extra & any custom google map style in PRO
- zoom level
- pin type
- pin color
- pin size
- pin label
- custom map pin icon – any image can be used
- 1500+ map pins library in PRO
- link type – lightbox map, custom URL, replace thumbnail map with interactive google map (PRO), immediately show interactive google map (PRO) or disable link
- image format
- google map language
- hide widget title
- text above google map
- text below google map
Interactive Google map options
Interactive google maps loads in a lightbox or as an in-place replacement for the thumbnail Google map if your using Google Maps Widget PRO. It has all the standard interactive google map features users are accustomed too.
- lightbox size – map width & map height (auto-adjusted on smaller screens) or fullscreen map in PRO
- map mode – place + in PRO: directions, search, view & google street view
- map type – road & satellite
- map color scheme – 15 map styles & any custom google map style in PRO
- pins clustering – PRO feature
- map zoom level
- lightbox skin – light, dark + 20 extra in PRO
- lightbox features – close on overlay click, close on esc key, close button & show map title
- map language
- header text
- footer text
Shortcode
- by using the [gmw id=”#”] shortcode you can display the google map in any page, post, or custom post type (PRO feature)
Multiple Pins
- full clustering and filtering support for pins on Google maps – demos available on site
- you can add unlimited pins with custom markers and descriptions to thumbnail and interactive Google maps (PRO feature)
- every map pin has the following options: show on the map thumbnail and/or interactive map, set custom map pin image, set on-click behavior: open custom description bubble, open URL in new/same tab or do nothing
Showcase & What others say about Google Maps Widget
- see a live example of Google Maps Widget showing off server locations around the world on Bitcatcha
- voted on the Top 100 List by WordPressian
- made it on the Tidy Repo as “well supported Google Maps plugin”
- reviewed 5/5 by Web Smush
- one of 3 best Google map plugins by The Torque Mag
- “an easier way to add Google maps to your site” says WP Beginner
- Design Crazed puts in on the top 20 Google maps list
- InkThemes shows how easy it is to use Google Maps Widget
- IndexWP calls it a “handy google maps plugin”
- A Painless Guide For Adding Google Maps In WordPress by WHSR
Google Maps Widget Translators (thank you!)
- English – original ?
- Swedish – Sofia Asklund
- Spanish – Jesus Garica
- Croatian – Gordan from Web factory Ltd
- German – Karimba
- French – Karimba
- Chinese simplified – Wyeoh
- Chinese traditional – Wyeoh
- Dutch – Arno
- Ukrainian – Victor Shutovskiy
- Serbian – Ogi Djuraskovic from FirstSiteGuide
- Russian – Ivanka
License info
- Select2 v4, licensed under MIT
- Colorbox 1.6, licensed under MIT
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Contributors
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Keywords
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- directions
- gmaps
- google map
- google maps
- google maps directions
- google maps shortcode
- google maps widget
- map
- map markers
- map shortcode
- map widget
- maps
- shortcode
- streetview
- widget
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