Google Maps Easy for WordPress

Yes, every Google Maps plugin needs an API key — Google requires it to serve map tiles. Getting one takes about two minutes and the plugin shows where to paste it. Google gives every account a monthly free usage allowance that covers a typical business site many times over; you only pay if traffic goes far beyond it. Step-by-step guide to creating a key.

Use our sister plugin Ultimate Maps by Supsystic. It builds the same kind of maps — markers, categories, clustering, KML, sliders — on OpenStreetMap, Leaflet, Mapbox or Bing, with no Google account and no API key. If your site must work in China or you want to avoid Google scripts entirely, that is the right choice.

The free version is not a trial: unlimited maps and markers, custom icons, popups with photos and video, marker categories and filters, clustering, CSV import and export, map language and region locale, a Gutenberg block and an Elementor widget. Pro adds directions and routes, 300+ map themes, KML layers, heatmap, shapes and polygons, traffic and transit layers, marker sliders and lists, front-end marker editing and custom map controls.

CSV import and export of maps and markers is included free — upload a spreadsheet export and every row becomes a marker. KML layers, KML import to markers and a KML layer filter are Pro. There is no marker limit in either version; for maps with hundreds of pins, switch on clustering so markers group as visitors zoom out.

Yes, in the free version. Pick the map language in the map settings and set a two-letter region code (CA for Canada, US, GB, DE, FR…) in the plugin options. Google then renders labels in that language, uses the country’s spelling and borders, and biases address search and directions to that region — so a Canadian site gets Canadian results, not American ones.

Yes. The plugin ships a Gutenberg block and a native Elementor widget, and every map has a shortcode you can paste into any builder — WPBakery, Divi, Beaver Builder, Bricks — or into a widget area, a template or PHP. The map is rendered by the plugin, so it looks the same whichever builder you use.

Yes. Add every branch as a marker with a category, enable the marker list beside the map and the category filter, and visitors can search the list, filter by type and click a location to zoom to it. With Pro, the Get Direction button then routes them from their own address. See the store-locator style example.

The plugin stores nothing about visitors itself. Because the map is served by Google, the Google Maps script loads when a page with a map opens, and your privacy policy should say so. If your consent tool blocks third-party scripts until the visitor accepts, the map simply appears after consent. For a Google-free setup, use Ultimate Maps with OpenStreetMap.

The Google Maps script and the plugin's own scripts are enqueued only on pages that actually contain a map; the rest of your site is untouched. On pages with a map, keep the marker count reasonable and use clustering for large sets. Pro also offers a static-image map mode that shows a lightweight picture until the visitor interacts.

Yes, with Pro. Each marker gets a Get Direction button; the visitor types a start address or uses their current position and the route is drawn on your map with turn-by-turn steps — no redirect to Google Maps. You can also enable alternate routes and a path router for fixed trails. See the directions example.

There is no one-click importer between plugins, but the practical route is quick: export your markers from the old plugin as CSV, match the columns (name, address or coordinates, description, link) and import the file in Google Maps Easy. Most users are done within an hour. Our support team is happy to check your file if the import doesn't look right.

Your maps keep working and nothing is removed from your site — every marker, theme and layer stays exactly as you left it. An active license is needed for plugin updates, new Pro features and priority support; renew whenever you want them again, at any time, from your Supsystic account. Lifetime licenses never expire.

Personal covers one site, Developer five and Enterprise an unlimited number — the features are identical. Count every site where the Pro plugin will be installed, including client sites you build. Agencies usually take Developer for a handful of projects and Enterprise for a portfolio. The 30-day money-back guarantee applies to all three.