Simple Map
This plugin allows you to convert address into google maps like below:
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Simple Map shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 41/100 on our health check.
- Proven at scale on 10K+ active sites
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.9 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & supportDaily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simple Map stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| address | >100 |
| Google Maps | >100 |
| map | >100 |
| shortcode | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 12 reviews
About Simple Map
From the official readme · v4.9.0Description
Easy way to embed google map(s) using gmaps.js.
This plugin allows you to convert address into google maps like below:
[map]San Francisco, California[/map]
Another way, you can embed Google Map with url only like oEmbed.
You can also use coordinates, set width, height and zoom:
[map lat="37.77493" lng="-122.41942"]
Text you would
like to appear
as a tooltip
goes here
[/map]
In this case there will be a marker on the map with a tooltip appearing on click on the said marker.
You can use simple html as the tooltip content.
This plugin is maintained on GitHub.
Some features:
- Allows you to embed google map based on shortcode.
- Markers can be added using address or lat/long.
- Displays static map for iPhone automatically.
- oEmbed Support.
Arguments
- width: Width of the map. Default value is “100%”.
- height: Height of the map. Default value is “200px”.
- zoom: Zoom of the map. Default value is “16”.
- breakpoint: If display is narrower than this value, this plugin will display static map. Default value is “480”.
- addr: Address of the map you want to place.
- lat: Lat of the map you want to place.
- lng: Lng of the map you want to place.
- infowindow: If you want to open infoWindow by Default, please set “open”.
- map_type_control: True or Flase.
- map_type_id: ‘ROADMAP’ or ‘SATELLITE’ or ‘HYBRID’ or ‘TERRAIN’.
If you will set lat/lng and address, this plugin gives priority to lat/lng.
Filter Hooks
This plugin has some filter hooks for customize default.
- simplemap_default_width
- simplemap_default_height
- simplemap_default_zoom
- simplemap_default_breakpoint
-
simplemap_default_infowindow
add_filter( ‘simplemap_default_zoom’, function(){
return 10; // Default zoom is 10
} );
Translators
- Japanese(ja) – Takayuki Miyauchi
Please contact me.
- https://github.com/miya0001/simple-map/issues
Contributors
Credits
This plugin is not guaranteed though the user of WordPress can freely use this plugin free of charge regardless of the purpose.
The author must acknowledge the thing that the operation guarantee and the support in this plugin use are not done at all beforehand.
Contact
twitter @miya0001
Installation
- Download the zip, extract it and upload the extracted folder to your-wp-directory/wp-content/plugins/
- Go to the plugins administration screen in your WordPress admin and activate the plugin.
OR
- Download the zip, go to the plugins administration screen in your WordPress admin, click on Add New then on upload, browse to the downloaded zip, upload the plugin and activate it.
OR
- Go to the plugins administration screen in your WordPress admin, click on Add New, search for Simple Map and click on Install Now.
Usage
This plugin allows you to convert address into google maps like below:
[map]San Francisco, California[/map]
Another way, you can embed Google Map with url only like oEmbed.
You can also use coordinates, set width, height and zoom:
[map lat="37.77493" lng="-122.41942" width="100%" height="400px" zoom="15"]
Text you would
like to appear
as a tooltip
goes here
[/map]
In this case there will be a marker on the map with a tooltip appearing on click on the said marker.
You can use simple html as the tooltip content.
Changelog
2.14.2
- Fix API key problem on static map
2.13.0
- Tested up to WordPress 4.5
2.12.0
- Add args
map_type_controlandmap_type_id.
2.10.1
- Requires WordPress 3.9 or later.
- Tested on PHP7
https://github.com/miya0001/simple-map/compare/2.10.0…2.11.0
2.10.0
- Fix warning for Google Map api
https://github.com/miya0001/simple-map/compare/2.9.0…2.10.0
2.8.5
- Auto deploy
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Simple Map: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Simple Map free?
Yes. Simple Map is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simple Map safe to use in 2026?
Simple Map shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 41/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simple Map?
Simple Map is active on 10K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 336,998 times since it launched in June 2012. It was downloaded 349 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simple Map work with WordPress 7.1?
Simple Map is officially tested up to WordPress 4.9.33, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Simple Map last updated?
The latest version, 4.9.0, was released on March 11, 2018 (9 years ago).
Who makes Simple Map?
Simple Map is developed and maintained by Takayuki Miyauchi.
What are the best alternatives to Simple Map?
The most popular alternatives to Simple Map are Custom Post Type Permalinks (200K+ installs), Custom Permalinks (100K+ installs) and zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs).
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