Custom Business Locations
This is a nice way to add your business locations to your WordPress site. You have options to add your locations’ contact information and display special messages (like holiday hours), as well as automatically put your…
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Custom Business Locations shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 13 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.5 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Custom Business Locations stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| business | >100 |
| foundation | >100 |
| >100 | |
| locations | >100 |
| maps | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 from 4 reviews
About Custom Business Locations
From the official readme · v1.1.2Description
This is a nice way to add your business locations to your WordPress site. You have options to add your locations’ contact information and display special messages (like holiday hours), as well as automatically put your locations on a Google Map.
- Displays location contact info.
- Displays location hours of operation.
- Displays a Google Map with locations.
- Provides a button to Google Maps that users can then get directions to your business.
- Add your locations with a simple shortcode
[cbl-map]. - A Google API key is REQUIRED before a custom map can be displayed. https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial#api_key
Support will be at the [GitHub repo] (https://github.com/anchorstudios/custom-business-locations/issues). [Documentation] (https://github.com/anchorstudios/custom-business-locations/wiki) as well.
Installation
- Upload the
custom-business-locationsdirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add your Google Maps API key on your WordPress site (Settings->Custom Business Locations).
- Create and edit your locations.
- Place the
[cbl-map]shortcode in your pages or posts
Changelog
1.1.1 & 1.1.2
- Minor bug fix with phone numbers not being displayed
- Minor bug fix with old plugin options taking over new ones
- Compressed CSS
1.1
- Many speed fixes (Javascript was drastically simplified)
- No more jQuery problems
- Removed custom post types
- New settings UI
- Google API Key validation
- CSS fixes for frontend
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FAQ
Custom Business Locations: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 29, 2026
Is Custom Business Locations free?
Yes. Custom Business Locations is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Custom Business Locations safe to use in 2026?
Custom Business Locations shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 4.8/5 and was last updated 13 years ago, and scores 29/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Custom Business Locations?
Custom Business Locations is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,326 times since it launched in June 2013. It was downloaded 47 times in the last 30 days.
Does Custom Business Locations work with WordPress 7.1?
Custom Business Locations is officially tested up to WordPress 3.5.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Custom Business Locations last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.2, was released on July 5, 2013 (13 years ago).
Who makes Custom Business Locations?
Custom Business Locations is developed and maintained by tatemz.
What are the best alternatives to Custom Business Locations?
The most popular alternatives to Custom Business Locations are Business Reviews (1K+ installs), Ever Accounting (1K+ installs) and Staffer (600+ installs).
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