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Best Google Maps WordPress Plugins

6 plugins · 550K combined installs · 4.6/5 avg rating

Google Maps plugins for WordPress embed interactive location maps directly into posts, pages, and sidebars using the Google Maps JavaScript API, enabling businesses to display their address, service area, multiple branch locations, or custom-styled maps without writing any JavaScript. They support custom map markers, info window pop-ups, draggable route overlays, store locator search fields, and responsive sizing so maps render correctly on all device widths. Local businesses, restaurant chains, real estate listing sites, event venues, and travel content publishers are the heaviest users of WordPress Google Maps plugins. Configuration typically includes an API key management screen, and the best plugins minimise billable API calls by implementing marker clustering and deferring map initialisation until the element enters the viewport.