Google Maps Locator plugin to build custom Google Maps with high quality markers and additional instruments. Frontend submission form allows users to submit markers and listings from frontend of WordPress site. Search form filters markers and listings by categories, locations and content fields. Draw Area functionality is the most perfect tool to search needed places in accurately pictured area.

Features of Wordpress Google Maps plugin

Custom icons and colors of map markers
Frontend dashboard for regular users
Draw Area functionality
5-star ratings for listings
Load only visible map markers – thousands of markers will not slow down the site
Load marker InfoWindow by AJAX – additional tweak for performance
Customizable content fields of different types
Font Awesome icons for custom content fields
Category-based content fields
Search by categories and locations
Powerful search by content fields
Powerful directions panel
Markers icons and colors by categories
Icons for categories and locations dropdowns search
Locations search in radius – results displaying on the map
Markers clusters
Automatic Geolocation
Set up listings active period or make them eternal
Ability to renew expired listings
Set up any number of locations for one listing
Assign any number of categories for one listing
Listings Images with AJAX uploading
YouTube and Vimeo videos attachments for listings
Contact listing owner form + integration with Contact Form 7 plugin
Email notifications
Adapted for reCaptcha
Comments in listing window
Start address or start latitude/longitude point on the map
Fully customizable and easy in configuration
The plugin uses custom post types and taxonomies
Responsive and mobile-friendly design
Fully compatible with WPBakery Page Builder
5 shortcodes, including: maps, search box, submission form, frontend dashboard and submit button
Custom Google Map styles
Order address elements as you wish, commas and spaces help to build address line
Supports RTL (Right To Left) – layout, functionality, UI widgets
CSV import/export/bulk update with ability to import images files

Please look at our Directory plugin for WordPress

Responsive design

Google Maps And Marker Icons

Custom Content Fields

Draw Area functionality

Frontend Submission and Dashboard pages

Compact search form with radius slider

Customizable Color layout

Full Screen Map option

Five Star ratings

Fully Compatible with Visual Composer

Bulk CSV Import

Attach YouTube Videos

Please, note, that Google Maps is no longer free. You must enable billing with a credit card and have a valid API key for all of your projects. https://developers.google.com/maps/billing/understanding-cost-of-use

Google Maps Platform gives $200 credit monthly which gives near 28.000 map loads per month for free. This is requirement of Google Maps service and not the plugin itself.

Changelog

Version 2.7.4  - June 3, 2025
- bug fix: frontend submission form did not work on certain occasions

Version 2.7.3  - May 15, 2025
- improvement: added map marker with icon and color at the backend listing edition
- bug fix: categories marker icons did not save after last update

Version 2.7.2 - April 28, 2025
- bug fix: admin map metaboxes did not save after last update

Version 2.7.1 - April 1, 2025
- bug fixes and common improvements

Version 2.7.0 - May 29, 2024
- new feature: nested content fields groups
- new feature: horizontal content fields groups
- new feature: place HTML in select/checkboxes/radio content fields options
- security update

Version 2.6.6 - December 1, 2023
- bug fix: fatal error "Call to undefined function is_shop()" on some occasion

Version 2.6.5 - October 24, 2023
- improvement: map infoWindow max width responsive to map width
- bug fix: "no listings" error when random sorting

Version 2.6.4 - October 17, 2023
- new feature: expand arrow on radius search to make radius circle wide/narrow
- bug fix: date-time content field range parameters were corrected

Version 2.6.3 - April 4, 2023
- new setting: The farest zoom level. How far we can zoom out: 1 - the farest (whole world) - min_zoom parameter
- new setting: The closest zoom level. How close we can zoom in: 19 - the closest - max_zooom parameter
- new setting: enable info window
- new setting: close info window on outside click
- improvement: better compatibility with PHP 8.2

Version 2.6.2 - November 5, 2022
- improvement: display locations with same coordinates in one scrolling infoWindow using clusters on the map

Version 2.6.1  - September 1, 2022
- bug fix: reCAPTCHA v3 contact form fix
- bug fix: drawing panel incorrect search requests in polygon area
- bug fix: multi-select fields did not work in WPBakery Page Builder directory widgets settings

Version 2.6.0  - July 25, 2022
- New updater
- New feature: track visitors and display on map

Version 2.5.9  - June 17, 2022
- improvement: better search by address and in radius
- bug fix: wrong database structure on installation
- bug fix: broken string/textarea fields search

Version 2.5.8  - April 11, 2022
- new feature: center point on radius search - move and search
- improvement: added 'use_wrapper' parameter in [webmap-dashboard] shortcode
- improvement: clusters grid size was reduced
- new setting: Images required
- bug fix: disable listing link in info Window when readmore button disabled
- bug fix: disable wheel zoom setting did not work
- bug fix: could not disable search form on maps
- bug fix: 5-columns layout of a search form could not be saved

Version 2.5.7  - February 16, 2022
- bug fix: missing map markers after previous update

Version 2.5.6  - February 10, 2022
- bug fix: missing javascript files on load after previous updates

Version 2.5.5  - February 9, 2022
- improvement: edit "Try to search" and "Search in radius" labels in search forms options
- improvement: tags filter was added to the map configuration settings
- improvement: now decimal values available when search by radius
- bug fix: search field select dependency terms problem
- bug fix: follow content fields shortcode parameters
- bug fix: hierarhical and multi-select search fields reset error

Version 2.5.4  - November 26, 2021
- improvement: search by opening hours field
- improvement: sticky-scroll search forms on map now have fixes position in the map sidebar
- improvement: sort listings by distance when search in radius
- improvement: pan the map to entered address when search in radius
- bug fix: removed unverified message of WooCommerce Search & Filter plugin

Version 2.5.3  - October 22, 2021
- bug fix: broken post types functions on the last update

Version 2.5.2  - September 30, 2021
- improvement: more accurate items count on address radius search
- improvement: taxonomy specific and dependency terms shown by tree in Search Forms panel
- bug fix: mile/miles, kilometer/kilometers translation function updated

Version 2.5.1 - September 30, 2021
- improvement: adapted for Loco translate

Version 2.5.0 - September 29, 2021
- New search system
- new feature: search/listings sidebar on the right
- new feature: listings below the map
- improvement: clickable phone number in map marker InfoWindow

Version 2.4.8 - July 23, 2021
- improvement: new Google Maps style: No default Points Of Interest on the map
- bug fix: main map reload on listing window open

Version 2.4.7 - May 8, 2021
- bug fix: could not switch off "Directions" and "Read more" buttons

Version 2.4.6 - April 29, 2021
- improvement: map marker info window generated in template (customize it now)

Version 2.4.5 - March 5, 2021
- improvement: compatibility with new version of Contact Form 7 plugin
- bug fix: broken map on admin backend during listing creation

Version 2.4.4 - February 12, 2021
- improvement: ability to import additional map marker info in CSV file
- improvement: added "no listings found" note at the listings sidebar
- bug fix: clusters not working correctly

Version 2.4.3 - January 18, 2021
- bug fix: error on predefined values of checkboxes content fields in search form

Version 2.4.2 - January 14, 2021
- improvement: better compatibility with WordPress 5.6

Version 2.4.1 - November 27, 2020
- new setting: enable map dragging by one-finger movements
- improvement: reCAPTCHA v3 was added
- improvement: redirect='URL' parameter for the [webmap-search] shortcode
- bug fix: logo space persists when "Speed up loading on AJAX" enabled in map settings
- bug fix: separate translation strings of expiration email notification subjects

Version 2.4.0 - August 5, 2020
- new feature: add predefined locations at the frontend submission form
- bug fix: php errors on a map with preselected categories
- bug fix: search input reset did not work on certain occasions
- our plugins section updated

Google Maps locator plugin WordPress Plugin