Maps Widget for Google Maps

Are your Google Maps slow? Try Map Widget for Google Maps. You'll have a fast Google Maps widget with a thumbnail & lightbox map in minutes!

4.6

Rating summary

510

Reviews

40K

Active installations

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Main benefits

Fast loading maps

Custom map styles

Interactive lightbox maps

Multiple pin support

Easy shortcode integration

About this plugin

Categories: Widgets and Sidebars

Version: 4.26

Last updated: 07-07-2024

WordPress version: 4.0

Tested up to: 6.6

PHP version required: 5.2

Languages: English (Australia), English (Canada) [+12]

Tags:

Google Maps Google maps widget Map Map widget Google map

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Overview

Maps Widget for Google Maps is a user-friendly WordPress plugin designed to integrate efficient, fast-loading, and customizable Google Maps into your website with minimal setup time. Offering features like thumbnail maps with lightbox views, customizable map sizes, types, and color schemes, this plugin ensures speedy performance by using the Google Maps Static Maps API, which requires significantly fewer requests compared to other plugins. The PRO version further extends functionality with extra features such as multiple map pins, clustering, custom pin icons, interactive map options, and extensive customization settings. With over 100,000 satisfied users, this plugin is noted for its reliability and ease of use, making it an ideal choice for anyone looking to enhance their website with professional and highly customizable maps.

Fast Loading

Uses Google Maps Static Maps API for faster loading.
Loads the entire map in only one request compared to 20+ requests by other plugins.
Ensures your site loads as fast as possible.

Customization Options

Custom map size, type, and color schemes.
Custom map pin icon with a library of 1500+ pins in PRO.
Multiple map types including road map, satellite map, terrain map, and hybrid map.

Interactive Maps

Interactive maps load in a lightbox or as an in-place replacement.
Features like directions, search, view, and Google Street View in PRO.
Customizable lightbox size, map mode, and map color scheme.

Multiple Pins and Clustering

Supports full clustering and filtering for pins.
Allows unlimited pins with custom markers and descriptions in PRO.
Options for pin behavior including custom description bubbles and URLs.

Features list

Feature

Premium version

Unlimited client & personal sites

Create and manage unlimited websites for clients and personal use.

Lifetime upgrades

Receive all future software updates at no additional cost.

Lifetime priority support

Access priority customer support for the lifetime of the product.

All current & future PRO features

Unlock all existing and upcoming professional features.

Pricing

PRO Personal

$29 / yearly

Plan includes

1 site

1 year of upgrades

1 year of support

All PRO features

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PRO Unlimited Agency

$79 / one-time

Plan includes

Unlimited client & personal sites

Lifetime upgrades

Lifetime priority support

All current & future PRO features

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Rating and reviews

4.6

Rating summary

510

Reviews

40K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the WordPress plugin for its ease of installation and intuitive use, particularly for embedding maps on their sites. Many users highlighted that the plugin is effective for quickly adding maps, especially in sidebar widgets, and found it helpful for SEO and providing clear directions for business locations. The support team received positive feedback for their prompt and patient assistance. However, numerous users experienced issues such as faulty map displays, problems with adding or changing map markers, API key errors, and limitations in the free version. These drawbacks led to frustrations, with some users finding the plugin unreliable and support inconsistent.

barryoneill

22 Jul, 2024

They say it’s free, but you can’t use it – add pins, save locations etc. without paying ALOT of money. I’m going to keep looking for an alternative.

zfantastic4

21 Dec, 2023

Great to have maps on my page

Arjanto AB

18 Jun, 2023

Terdepan l Memuaskan l Excellent

tokyomagic

28 Feb, 2023

There is no way to add or change a map marker location. I would have though this would have been a key feature in a plugin designed to show map markers but when I add the GPS co-ordinates from google maps, click save, nothing changes. This plugin is broken.

Moira Ashleigh

30 Dec, 2021

Sigh I have tried all the steps recommended but relying on Google is the pits. Sometimes the thumbnail shpows up as a broken imahe and sometimes as a link to a larger map – If I could get it to work…I would lovge it but alas it is difficult

Maps Widget for Google Maps

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Fast Loading

Customization Options

Interactive Maps

Multiple Pins and Clustering

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

FAQ

Who is this plugin for?

Google Map shows the wrong location

How to generate the API key

Google map thumbnail works but lightbox won’t open on click

The Google map is not working!!! Arrrrrrrrr

How do I get Maps Widget for Google Maps Pro?

I’ve installed the plugin, now what?

How do I put a Google map on my page/post?

I want to use Google Maps but don’t have WordPress