Stellar Places
Easily create, manage and display locations in a way that makes sense.
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Stellar Places shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- No update in 5 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 5.6 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
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 Stellar Places stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| geolocation | >100 |
| location | >100 |
| map | >100 |
| maps | >100 |
| places | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 6 reviews
About Stellar Places
From the official readme · v1.3Description
Stellar Places is an intuitive plugin for easily creating, managing and displaying locations using Google Maps.
How?
Using this plugin is simple:
- Install the plugin
- Activate the plugin
- In the WordPress admin, click on ‘Places’
- Click on ‘Add New’ and create a new place.
Once you have added a new place, you will be able to access the listing view and single location view, both of which will automatically have maps associated with them. If you wish to insert a map in a custom location, just use the [stellar_places_map] shortcode (see FAQ section for more details).
Why?
There are plenty of Google Maps plugins for WordPress, but very few actually use custom post types to manage locations. Additionally most don’t have a simple and intuitive interface. Let’s take a look at some use cases where Stellar Places shines:
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Store Locator – If you own a business that has multiple physical locations, this plugin will automatically feature a list of all store locations as well as provide a page for each store location, which is good for local SEO.
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Local Events – If your organization sponsors or holds local events, this plugin makes it easy to display them all on a map, or even display subsets based on categories.
Let us how know how you are using Stellar Places!
Features
- Live map preview
- Drag and drop marker relocation
- Location pages for better SEO
- Unlimited locations and maps
- Mobile friendly, responsive maps
- Easy map embeds via shortcode
- Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site
Upcoming Features
If there is a feature or integration that you are interested in, please let me know. What I build will be entirely based on what my users need, so let your voice be heard by using the support forum or creating a new issue on GitHub.
Banner Disclaimer: The icon used in the banner was designed by alecive. It has been altered and used with the author’s permission under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license.
Special Thanks
A very special thank you to our plugin translators:
Jacques Soulé (French) – http://wordpress-pour-vous.com/
Installation
Prerequisites
If you don’t meet the below requirements, I highly recommend you upgrade your WordPress install or move to a web host that supports a more recent version of PHP.
- Requires WordPress version 4.5.0 or greater ( if you are running an older version of WordPress, version 1.0.3 or earlier of this plugin will support WordPress 3.5)
- Requires PHP version 5.2 or greater ( PHP version 5.2.4 is required to run WordPress version 3.2 )
Install via Search
- In your WordPress admin, go to ‘Plugins’ and then click on ‘Add New’.
- In the search box, type in ‘Stellar Places’ and hit enter. This plugin should be the first and likely the only result.
- Click on the ‘Install’ link.
- Once installed, click the ‘Activate this plugin’ link.
Install via Direct Download
- Download the .zip file containing the plugin.
- In the WordPress admin, click on ‘Plugins’ and then ‘Add New’
- On the resulting ‘Install Plugins’ page, find the ‘Upload’ link at the top and click on it.
- Click on the ‘Choose File’ button and point your machine to the .zip you initially downloaded.
- Click ‘Install Now’
- After the install is complete, click the ‘Activate Plugin’ link.
Compatibility
- Currently, there are no known conflicts with other WordPress plugins. If you believe you’ve found one, please let us know on the support forum
- The current version of this plugin is only compatible with WordPress 4.5 or greater.
- Versions 1.0 to 1.0.3 of this plugin are compatible with WordPress 3.5 up until, but not including, version 4.5.
Changelog
Minor bug fixes: 1) Fix the minzoom and maxzoom shortcode attributes. 2) Ensure map centers properly on the window resize event. 3) Process shortcodes in the location description that appears in the map popups. 4) Remove the div that wraps the map canvas to avoid complicating the CSS.
1.3
- Enhancement: Added ability to set a global custom icon.
- Security: Updated JavaScript dependencies.
- Testing: Compatible with WordPress 5.5.
1.2
- Added ability to set custom icons on a per-category and per-post basis.
1.1.4
- Fix issue where file name case was causing a 404.
1.1.3
- Added support for custom location-based queries.
1.1.2
- Fixed issue with plugin build.
1.1.1
- Minor code updates and fixes.
- Updated “Tested up to” to WordPress version 5.4
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FAQ
Stellar Places: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Stellar Places free?
Yes. Stellar Places is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Stellar Places safe to use in 2026?
Stellar Places shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 6 years ago, and scores 37/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Stellar Places?
Stellar Places is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 10,390 times since it launched in July 2014. It was downloaded 77 times in the last 30 days.
Does Stellar Places work with WordPress 7.1?
Stellar Places is officially tested up to WordPress 5.6.21, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Stellar Places need?
Stellar Places requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Stellar Places last updated?
The latest version, 1.3, was released on December 13, 2020 (6 years ago).
Who makes Stellar Places?
Stellar Places is developed and maintained by Micah Wood.
What are the best alternatives to Stellar Places?
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