Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps vs WP Maps – Google Maps,OpenStreetMap,Mapbox,Store Locator,Listing,Directory & Filters

Open User Map is a flexible map plugin for creating custom maps, community maps, directories, store locators and location-based projects. You can add your own markers — or let website visitors submit new markers directly from the frontend. New submissions can wait for your approval before they appear on the map, so you stay in full control. No Google Maps API key is required. Open User Map is based on Leaflet Map JS and includes free OpenStreetMap and MapBox based map styles, marker styles, address search and flexible embed options for Gutenberg, Elementor and shortcodes. Want to test all premium features? Start the 7-day Open User Map PRO Trial — no credit card required. 🚀 Start 7-day PRO Trial (No Credit Card) | 🔥 See Live Demos | 📖 More Info | ❓ Help What can you build with Open User Map? 📍 A simple custom map – Show your own markers on a beautiful interactive map. 👥 A community map – Let visitors add new markers directly from the frontend. ✅ A moderated map – Review and approve new marker submissions before publishing. 📡 A store locator – Showcase business locations and help visitors find nearby places. 🔎 A filterable directory map – Organize markers with categories, search and custom fields. 😎 Personalized user maps – Show individual maps for signed-in users. Why Choose Open User Map? ✅ Beautiful interactive maps – Create modern maps that do not feel like boring default map embeds. ✅ Made for WordPress – Embed maps with Gutenberg blocks, Elementor widgets or shortcodes. ✅ Frontend marker submissions – Visitors can add pins without backend access. ✅ Approval workflow included – Keep control over what gets published. ✅ No Google Maps API key required – Avoid API setup, access tokens and Google Maps restrictions. ✅ Multiple map styles – Use OpenStreetMap, OpenFreeMap vector, MapBox and other flexible map styles. ✅ Powerful search options – Marker search, address search and category filtering. ✅ Customizable forms & fields – Collect the exact location data you need. ✅ Media-rich markers – Add descriptions, images, audio, videos and more. ✅ Perfect for directories, community maps, travel blogs, events, local guides and business locations. Get a Map in 1 Minute 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Getting Started with Open User Map 🌏 How to create a Simple Map Create a clean, customized map that shows only your own markers. This is perfect for business locations, travel spots, event places, real estate listings or any other collection of places you want to display on your website. You can disable visitor submissions and use Open User Map as a simple custom map plugin for WordPress. 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: How to create a Simple Map 👩🏾‍🚀🤵👩🏻‍🎤👩🏽‍🌾👩🏿‍💻 How to create an Interactive Map Create a community map where visitors can add new markers directly from the frontend. You can receive a notification for new submissions and approve each location before it is published. Your visitors can search for addresses or existing markers worldwide to quickly find the right spot. You can add custom fields and descriptions to the submission form to collect the data you need. Image, video and audio uploads are possible as well. Let your users collaborate and watch your map grow. How your website visitors add new markers to your map: Visitors simply click the “+” button on the map. A form opens where they can enter the location details in a comfortable frontend interface. After submitting, the new marker can be saved as “pending” and wait for your review before it gets published. 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Add a new Location 🆕 Regions Add regional navigation tabs and let your visitors fly back and forth between locations that are far apart from each other. This is useful for maps covering multiple cities, countries, regions or large areas. See the Demo Map. 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Regions More than 60 options to customize Use the Gutenberg Block, Elementor Widget or shortcode to add your map anywhere on your WordPress site. Nearby markers can be grouped together with marker clustering. You can customize the map size, marker styles, map focus, search options, frontend form fields, text labels, redirects, thank-you messages and much more. Custom fields allow you to adapt the marker submission form to your exact use case. Free Features: frontend adding of markers (can be disabled) frontend editing of locations for registered users admin approval for pending locations based on Leaflet no API keys required multiple map styles including MapBox GDPR-ready map tiles with servers in Germany multiple marker styles Regions as tabs 🆕 full-width map size keep map focus in fixed position (stay in an area) optional scroll wheel zoom 🆕 search for markers 🆕 address search with OSM geosearch auto-generate address from marker location with reverse geocoding 🆕 locations with custom fields 🥳 private custom fields pre-filter locations by custom fields pre-filter locations by date or date range conditional fields (🪄 experimental, please see Help section) “subtitle”, “description”, “image”, “audio” and even “title” fields can be disabled “subtitle” field links to Google route every text bit can be customized locations with images and audio multiple images as slider per location 🆕 shortcode with custom settings Gutenberg Block with custom settings Elementor Widget with custom settings marker clustering fullscreen option refresh, redirect or thank-you message after submit use URL parameter &markerid=123 to highlight a specific marker on the map get a specific value from a location by using the PHP function oum_get_location_value( ‘YOUR VALUE’, $post_id ) use WordPress hooks to extend the plugin functionality with your own code, including a hook to modify location data before rendering 🆕 use shortcode [open-user-map-form] to display the “Add Location” form stand-alone custom JS inputs custom CSS inputs 🚀 PRO Open User Map PRO gives you more control, more automation and more flexibility for advanced community maps, directories and professional map projects. You can try all PRO features for 7 days — no credit card required. 🔥 Start 7-day PRO Trial (No Credit Card) ⭐️ Filterable Marker Categories Organize locations in multiple filterable marker groups. Each group category can have an individual marker icon and will be accessible to visitors. ⭐️ Lines & Areas Add Lines and Areas as additional location types. Visitors can draw routes, paths, zones or boundaries directly on the map. ⭐️ Live Marker Filter Use the search bar to filter markers as you type. Instantly see relevant locations on the map. ⭐️ Advanced Filter Interface Create a filter sidebar next to your map and let visitors filter locations by any custom field you have configured. You can also add custom HTML content sections to display additional information or branding. Video ⭐️ Custom Image Map Style Add a custom image layer to your map or replace the map entirely with a custom image, such as a floor plan, event map, seating plan or fantasy map, while keeping interactions, clustering and popups. ⭐️ Pre-filter locations by user or role Use shortcode attributes to filter locations by current user, user ID or role. This works for maps, lists and galleries. ⭐️ Vote button for locations Add a customizable button for likes, upvotes or flagging, with flexible privacy controls. ⭐️ Star Rating Let visitors rate locations with a customizable star rating system. ⭐️ More custom field types Add custom fields such as links, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, opening hours and HTML. Social media links can automatically be rendered as icons. ⭐️ Additional geosearch providers Use additional geosearch providers including Geoapify, HERE and MapBox. ⭐️ Videos from YouTube & Vimeo Use videos instead of images to highlight each location. ⭐️ Export & Import locations Already have a list of places you want to show on the map? Use CSV export and import to add, move or bulk edit locations more easily. ⭐️ Email user notification Notify users by email after their location has been approved. ⭐️ Email admin notification Send notifications to an admin email address when new location proposals are submitted. ⭐️ Zapier/Webhook Integration Trigger an external webhook when locations are created or updated. ⭐️ User restriction Restrict the “Add location” feature to registered users only and redirect visitors to your registration form. ⭐️ Auto-publish Let registered users publish directly without admin approval. This can also be enabled for unregistered users. ⭐️ Extend user registration Add the “Add location” feature to the WordPress user registration form. ⭐️ Custom filesizes Customize the maximum filesize for image and audio uploads. The default is 10 MB. ⭐️ Custom marker icons Use your own custom marker icons. ⭐️ Current location Add a button that moves the map to the visitor’s current location. ⭐️ Limit visible locations Limit the locations shown on a map by marker categories or post IDs. This makes it possible to show only locations of a specific type or render a single location. This can be done in the block settings or with shortcode attributes. ⭐️ Single pages for locations By default, locations do not have single pages. This helps prevent large numbers of location posts from negatively affecting your SEO. If you want to add more content to locations, you can enable single pages in Open User Map PRO. ⭐️ Default template for single pages When single pages are enabled, locations automatically get a post thumbnail, an excerpt and a default content template. You can also show locations within query loop blocks to create your own list or grid view. ⭐️ Shortcodes for single location values Use the shortcode [open-user-map-location value=”YOUR VALUE” post_id=”POST ID (optional)”] to display a value from a location. This is useful when creating single pages for locations. You can find all available values in the Help section of the plugin settings under Open User Map > Settings > Help. ⭐️ Show all location images as gallery Use the shortcode [open-user-map-gallery] to display a gallery view of all location images. Each image links to the corresponding location marker on the map. ⭐️ Show all locations as list or grid Use the shortcode [open-user-map-list] to display all locations as a list. Alternatively, you can use native query loop blocks to build a custom list or grid. ⭐️ Allow registered users to edit their locations Open User Map PRO extends WordPress capabilities to allow backend access. If assigned to the user role, registered users can read, edit and delete their own locations from within the map. 🔥 Start 7-day PRO Trial (No Credit Card) Use Cases 🍕 Restaurant & Food Guides Build a collaborative map where visitors can add locations on their own. This is great for travel blogs, city guides, bar maps, restaurant guides or local recommendation platforms. Ask your audience for their favorite food and drink spots. Prepare categories such as food, drinks, music or nightlife and let visitors drop markers directly from the frontend. Watch your map grow fast. 👭👬 Community Building Extend the WordPress user registration form with an “Add location” input. New users can drop a marker on the map to share their location. Use it to build a user map and help your audience connect with each other. 📺 Video Tour Map Bring locations to life with video. Let visitors enhance markers by embedding YouTube or Vimeo videos directly on the map. This could be a video tour of a neighborhood, a restaurant walkthrough, a city guide or a cultural event highlight. Perfect for travel bloggers, city guides and virtual tours. 🎤🎸 Sound Map Create a sound map and let your audience upload audio files to locations. This is useful for documenting soundscapes in urban or remote areas, collecting field recordings, building audio tours or creating creative map-based projects. 🎯 Business Directory List businesses on a map with categories, filters, search and custom fields. 🗺️ Event or Travel Maps Show tour locations, landmarks, event places, routes or recommended spots. 🏠 Real Estate Listings Display properties with images, videos, descriptions and custom details. 📍 Store Locator Make it easy for customers to find physical store locations. 📖 View More Examples & Live Demos The possibilities are endless. We are very curious about what you are building with the help of Open User Map. Please do not hesitate to contact us, share your project or ask for feature requests. This plugin is under constant development and your feedback helps us improve it.

Build stunning, interactive maps with listing in minutes — no coding required. WP Maps is a powerful yet easy-to-use WordPress map plugin that supports both Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. Create fully customized maps in just a few clicks with custom markers, searchable listings, and smart filters. Whether you’re building a store locator, showcasing locations, or simply adding a map to your contact page — this plugin makes it effortless. Perfect for: Business directories and listings Store locators Service area maps Contact pages Any map-based project you can think of. Easily create simple or advanced maps tailored to your needs, fully customizable to match your website’s branding. Features Free Version Easily create interactive Google Maps with custom markers, smart search, filters, and paginated listings. Use Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, or Mapbox as your map provider, with easy switching between them. Create multiple maps with different locations and listing. Enable sorting and pagination for listings. Enable marker clustering from the backend to group markers on the map. Automatically update the map center based on filtered markers. Display maps easily using shortcodes. Display maps in posts, pages, and widgets. Manage listing and marker infowindow content from the backend using dynamic placeholders. Auto-center the map using custom latitude and longitude, the visitor’s location, or backend-assigned locations. Fully GDPR-compliant Google Maps integration for privacy-friendly usage. Draw circles, squares, polygons, and custom shapes on the map. Display infowindows on click or hover for shapes, similar to marker infowindows. Display a circle and marker at the center location of the map. Show or hide markers on page load. Supports Snazzy Maps. Use custom or pre-built marker icons. Open marker infowindows on click or hover. Add bounce and drop animation effects to markers on map load. Center or zoom the map on marker click. Show listings below the map with search and filters. Reset map button to restore the map to its original state. Predefined color schemes for listings. Custom color schemes for listings. Show infowindow when a listing title is clicked. Custom map color schemes. Set primary and secondary colors. Add custom CSS. Responsive and mobile-friendly design. Enable or disable zoom, fullscreen, map type, scale, Street View, camera, and “Locate Me” controls. Position map controls at different locations on the map. Limit map panning using SW/NE coordinates. Enable KML/KMZ, traffic, transit, and bicycling layers. GeoJSON support. Import/export settings via JSON. Localization ready. Add custom styling. Works with all major page builders and themes. Fully documented with step by step and easy to understand instructions. Cross-browser compatible — tested on IE8+, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Pro Version WP MAPS PRO Version. Includes everything in the free version, plus powerful premium features: Multiple designs and layouts for marker infowindows. Multiple designs and layouts for listing records. Display blog posts, pages, or any existing data (custom post types) from your WordPress site with just a few clicks. Display posts using custom fields. Display posts using the Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) plugin. Create unlimited custom filters in the backend based on custom fields, taxonomies, or ACF fields — ideal for complex map searches. Enable searching and filtering using URL parameters — great for sharing filtered map views. List and grid-style listing layouts. Allow users to filter markers by location and radius (in kilometers or miles). Filter markers based on marker categories. Filter markers based on custom taxonomy terms of any custom post type. Display multiple custom routes between locations directly on your map for a seamless navigation experience. Customize color, opacity, and weight for each route. Directions API integration to allow users to get directions between locations on the map. Add custom HTML, images, or videos as map controls for interactive, branded maps. Prevent overlapping markers with automatic spiderfier effects — perfect for clustered or identical locations. Enable smart tabs for Categories, Directions, Routes, and Nearby Amenities to enhance user experience. Admins can apply additional customization to infowindows and listing layouts from the backend. Apply country restrictions on search results and autosuggestions for more accurate results. Advanced feature: Integrate with Microsoft Clarity, Google Analytics 4, Meta Pixel, and Zapier to track marker click events. Access 25+ additional add-ons available with the Pro version, offering extended functionality. Use SVGs as marker icons — choose from pre-built options or upload your own. Automatically center the map based on assigned locations. Show nearby amenities like ATMs, banks, and stores to provide useful local context. Draggable markers and option to open infowindows by default on page load. Categorize locations for better organization and filterable maps. Choose from 100+ ready-to-use colorful markers via Map Icons Collection. Multilingual ready — supports WPML and other translation plugins. Compatible with WordPress Multisite, with network-wide activation support. Easily style maps using Snazzy Maps. Built-in search control to locate places directly on the frontend map. Install sample data to get started quickly. Role-based access control for backend pages. Seamless upgrade to Pro — no data loss when switching from free to paid. Live Demos All Live Demos Important Links Tutorials Hooks & Filters Support Custom Development Available 🏬 Use Cases – Map Solutions for Every Business WP Maps helps you build advanced location maps for any industry. From store locators to real estate maps, here are popular use cases powered by Google Maps or Leaflet: 🛍️ Retail Store Locator – Showcase nearby outlets, branches, or chain locations 🍽️ Restaurant Locator – Help users find your cafes, diners, or food franchises 🏠 Real Estate Property Map – Display properties with filters for listings 🏥 Hospital & Clinic Map – Show medical centers, diagnostic labs & walk-ins 🏋️ Gym & Fitness Center Locator – Promote local gyms, yoga studios & wellness hubs 🛒 Shopping Mall Directory – Build interactive directories with category filters 🏨 Hotel & Resort Locator – List resorts, BnBs, and vacation rentals by location 🚗 Car Dealership Map – Map showrooms, service centers, and authorized dealers 🏦 Bank & ATM Locator – Help customers locate ATMs and branches 💊 Pharmacy Finder – Display medical stores and 24/7 pharmacy locations 💅 Salon & Spa Locator – Show salons, nail bars, and beauty spas nearby ✂️ Barber Shop Locator – Map grooming centers, barbershops, and hair stylists 🎓 School & University Maps – Display educational institutions with filters 🎤 Event Venue Locator – Help users find event halls, venues, and stadiums 🎬 Cinema & Entertainment Map – List theaters, gaming zones, and arcades 🖼️ Museum & Art Gallery Locator – Showcase local exhibitions and museums 🏛️ Government Office Map – Map municipal offices, courts, or embassies 📦 Post Office & Courier Center Locator – Find shipping centers and drop boxes ⛪ Religious Center Locator – Show churches, mosques, temples, or community halls 📚 Library Map – Display public and academic library locations 🐾 Veterinary & Pet Store Map – Highlight vets, clinics, or pet supply stores 🔧 Hardware & Home Services Map – Show electricians, repair centers, or hardware stores 💼 Co-working Space Locator – Help users find shared office spaces or business hubs 🏗️ Construction & Project Map – Showcase new projects or development plots 🍷 Wine & Liquor Store Map – Find wine shops and liquor outlets with filters 🚴 Outdoor & Sports Store Map – Locate gear shops, bike rental points, etc. 🧸 Toy Store Locator – Promote branded or local toy stores 🌻 Garden Center & Nursery Map – Help users find garden shops and nurseries 📖 Bookstore Locator – Showcase independent and chain bookstores 📱 Electronics Store Map – Map mobile, computer, and appliance retailers 👗 Clothing Store Locator – Help users find fashion outlets and boutiques 🛠️ Service Center Locator – Map repair centers for electronics, cars, or devices ⚖️ Legal & Consultancy Locator – List law firms, advisors, and service offices 📄 Insurance Office Map – Show agents, offices, and policy assistance centers 🚛 Dealer & Warehouse Locator – Display regional warehouses and distributors 🍼 Childcare & Preschool Finder – Help parents locate daycares and nurseries 🛒 Supermarket & Grocery Store Map – Show supermarkets, mini-markets, or organic stores 💡 Whether you’re running a small local shop or a global brand, WP Maps helps you build responsive, searchable, and filterable maps tailored to your business. How It Works Add your locations from Add Location Create a map from Add Map and assign locations Use the shortcode (from Manage Maps) in posts, pages, or widgets Note: Google Maps requires an API key. OpenStreetMap works without a key. Try It Now Explore the plugin instantly using the WordPress Playground: 👉 Try WP Maps