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Possibly abandoned Tested up to 3.3.2 #6 in custom templates

Quick Location Maps

This Plugin insert a location map in your posts/pages using the iFrame based Google Maps without any Api. The user can set the exact coords (latutude or longitudes) or insert the location address. If you want to insert…

Active installs10+10+ tier
Downloads · 30d68▲ +28.3% vs prev. 30d
Rating—0 reviews
Health score23/100At risk
All-time downloads2.3KSince Nov 2012
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 2.8PHP any
Downloads · 7d8▼ -52.9% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

Quick Location Maps shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 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 3.3 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

257Jul 14Aug 27Oct 11
Yesterday1
Daily average (1y)2
Peak day12May 4, 2026
Last 12 months590

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where Quick Location Maps stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
custom templates >100 9,784 Best custom templates plugins →
geolocation >100 876 Best geolocation plugins →
latitude >100 436 Best latitude plugins →
longitude >100 426 Best longitude plugins →
maps >100 5,044 Best maps plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.0100.0%

About Quick Location Maps

From the official readme · v1.0.0

Description

This Plugin insert a location map in your posts/pages using the iFrame based Google Maps without any Api.
The user can set the exact coords (latutude or longitudes) or insert the location address. If you want to insert a map in a posts you must to generate two personalized fields (called ‘latitude’ and ‘longitude’) with the coordinates or a personalized field called ‘location’ with the address.

This is good for Real Estate type of Blog as shown in the pics and Custom filed type location. It is very lightweight tested in wordpress 3.3.2 version, custom template ready, Google API free.

Installation

  1. Upload quick-location-maps to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Place <?php quickMap(); ?> in your templates or Short Code [QuickMap]
  4. Add latitude, longitude and location in custom post template

Changelog

First release

  1. Short code added

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

This is a demo output 'screenshot-1.jpg'
This is a demo output 'screenshot-1.jpg'
You can use custom filed maker plugins to use latitude, longitude and location 'screenshot-2.jpg'
You can use custom filed maker plugins to use latitude, longitude and location…
You can do like this in each post 'screenshot-3.jpg'
You can do like this in each post 'screenshot-3.jpg'

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FAQ

Quick Location Maps: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 12, 2026

Is Quick Location Maps free?

Yes. Quick Location Maps is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is Quick Location Maps safe to use in 2026?

Quick Location Maps shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 14 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.

How many websites use Quick Location Maps?

Quick Location Maps is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,268 times since it launched in November 2012. It was downloaded 68 times in the last 30 days.

Does Quick Location Maps work with WordPress 7.1?

Quick Location Maps is officially tested up to WordPress 3.3.2, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was Quick Location Maps last updated?

The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on November 10, 2012 (14 years ago).

Who makes Quick Location Maps?

Quick Location Maps is developed and maintained by Shashikanta.

What are the best alternatives to Quick Location Maps?

The most popular alternatives to Quick Location Maps are Custom post types, Custom F… (3K+ installs), WP Page Templates (300+ installs) and Hide Header on Posts for La… (200+ installs).

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