Agile Store Locator vs Slick Google Map

Agile Store Locator is a free WordPress store locator for stores, dealers, branches, retailers, offices, and service centers. This flexible store locator WordPress solution also works as a store finder and where to buy directory. Add unlimited locations, display responsive maps, and help visitors find the nearest location by address, ZIP code, category, or their current position—without writing code. Start with free maps that need no API key by using MapLibre with OpenStreetMap. You can also choose Geoapify, Mapbox, MapTiler, a custom MapLibre style, or the plugin’s native Google Maps integration. Address search can use Google Places, Geoapify, or Mapbox independently from your map provider. Whether you manage one storefront or hundreds of business locations, Agile Store Locator creates a fast, mobile-friendly locator that works with any WordPress theme. Build SEO-friendly location pages with unique store URLs and detailed business information to make individual locations easier for customers and search engines to discover. The free version provides flexible location management, multiple map and search providers, and Template 0. Pro adds CSV import/export, multiple templates, analytics, advanced filters, search widgets, registration forms, and additional professional tools. 🆓 Free Maps — No API Key Needed Choose MapLibre + OpenStreetMap to publish a complete interactive store locator without creating a Google Maps account, adding billing details, or entering an API key. OpenStreetMap tiles work out of the box and are a practical option for directories, local businesses, and new websites. Prefer another service? Agile Store Locator also supports: Google Maps with native map types, Google Places search, directions, and Advanced Markers Geoapify maps and address search Mapbox maps and address search MapTiler map tiles and styles Custom MapLibre style URLs for compatible third-party map services 🌟 Key Features & Benefits 📍 Unlimited Store Locations Create a store locator with unlimited stores, dealers, branches, retailers, offices, or service centers. Add detailed information, images, business hours, contact details, and custom markers for every location. 🔍 Powerful Store Search Help visitors find the nearest location using an address, ZIP code, category, or their current position. Choose Google Places, Geoapify, or Mapbox for address suggestions and geocoding. 🗺️ Multiple Map Providers Display locations using no-key OpenStreetMap maps, MapLibre, Geoapify, Mapbox, MapTiler, custom compatible styles, or native Google Maps. Switch providers from WordPress settings without rebuilding your stores. ✍️ Flexible Custom Fields Store additional information such as business hours, phone numbers, emails, social links, galleries, services, promotions, or any custom data using flexible custom fields. 🌐 SEO-Friendly Store Location Pages Create a dedicated, indexable page for each store with a unique URL, address, opening hours, contact information, images, and location content. These local landing pages help search engines connect customers with the most relevant business location. 📱 Mobile-Friendly Design Deliver a fast and responsive store locator that works perfectly across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices without requiring additional customization. 🎨 Easy Map & Layout Customization Customize map styles, marker icons, colors, zoom levels, languages, labels, and layouts to match your website and brand. 🌍 Multiple Languages & RTL Support Display your store locator in multiple languages with full RTL support, making it suitable for international businesses and multilingual WordPress websites. 🔒 Privacy & GDPR Ready Support GDPR compliance with Google Maps consent options and compatibility with popular cookie consent solutions. 🚀 Upgrade to Pro Unlock even more features including CSV import/export, multiple templates, analytics, store registration forms, search widgets, advanced customization, category management, and many more professional tools. 🛠️ How It Works 1️⃣ Install the Plugin Install Agile Store Locator from the WordPress Plugin Directory or upload it manually like any other WordPress plugin. 2️⃣ Add Your Store Locations Create your store locations by adding addresses, business details, categories, custom fields, images, and opening hours. 3️⃣ Choose Your Map Provider Use MapLibre with OpenStreetMap immediately—no API key needed. Alternatively, connect Google Maps, Geoapify, Mapbox, MapTiler, or a custom compatible MapLibre style. 4️⃣ Display Your Store Locator Place the [ASL_STORELOCATOR] shortcode on any page or post to instantly display your interactive Store Locator. 🚀 Unlock More with Agile Store Locator Pro Upgrade to Agile Store Locator Pro and access powerful tools designed for growing businesses, franchises, retailers, dealers, and enterprises managing multiple locations. 📥 Bulk Import & Export Import or export thousands of store locations with CSV files, making it easy to migrate, update, and manage large store networks. 🎨 Multiple Templates & Layouts Choose from multiple professionally designed templates, list layouts, grid layouts, accordion views, and category layouts to match your website. 📊 Store Locator Analytics Track customer searches, popular locations, top-performing stores, and user activity with built-in analytics and reporting dashboards. 🔍 Store Search Widget Let visitors search for nearby stores directly from your homepage, sidebar, landing pages, or any widget area before opening the full Store Locator. 📝 Store Registration Form Allow dealers, franchisees, retailers, or business partners to submit new store locations through a customizable registration form with administrator approval. ⚙️ Advanced Customization Customize colors, fonts, templates, map styles, search filters, labels, and layouts to perfectly match your website and brand. 🌍 Multiple Languages & RTL Support Build multilingual Store Locator experiences with full RTL support for international businesses and WordPress websites. 💡 Perfect for franchises, dealer networks, retailers, distributors, service centers, healthcare providers, restaurants, real estate agencies, and businesses with multiple locations. ⭐ Free Features 📍 Store Management Unlimited store locations Duplicate stores with one click Delete all stores with one click Store logos and galleries Custom fields Multiple business hours 12/24-hour time format Assign multiple categories Store priority management SEO-friendly Location Pages Store Detail Pages CTA buttons GDPR Compliance 🔍 Search Google Places, Geoapify, or Mapbox address search Current location detection Nearest store search 🗺️ Maps MapLibre map engine OpenStreetMap with no API key needed Geoapify, Mapbox, and MapTiler providers Custom MapLibre style URLs Native Google Maps integration Google Advanced Markers Marker clustering Draggable markers Driving directions Street View Traffic, Transit & Bicycle layers Hybrid, Roadmap, Satellite & Terrain maps Map language & region support Adjustable zoom Full-screen maps Scroll wheel control 🎨 Customization Responsive design Full-width layout Color customizer Font customizer InfoWindow customization Store list customization Placeholder text Shortcode overrides 🚀 Pro Features 📥 Bulk Import & Store Management CSV Import & Export Bulk editing tools Scheduled synchronization (Cron Jobs) Import automation Store schedules & opening hours management 🔍 Advanced Search & Filtering Radius search Distance slider Additional filter dropdowns Cascading dropdown filters Category & sub-category filters AND filtering logic Search within map bounds Country-restricted search Search Widget Display matching locations while searching Store Database Search Store by Store Names 📝 Store Registration & Lead Capture Store Registration Form Lead Forms with nearest store routing 🗺️ Advanced Google Maps Advanced Google Maps customization Category-specific markers Time Switch (Open Now / Business Hours) Multiple map templates & styling options 🎨 Premium Templates & Layouts 8 premium Store Locator templates Grid Layout Accordion Layout Category Layout Profile Layout 📊 Analytics & Insights Search analytics Store analytics Top searched locations Most viewed stores 🌍 Enterprise & Integrations WooCommerce Multi-Store integration REST API integration Google Business Profile synchronization Multi-language store data support 🏬 Perfect for Every Business with Multiple Locations Agile Store Locator helps businesses of every size create interactive Google Maps that make it easy for customers to find stores, dealers, offices, service centers, and business locations. Whether you operate a few locations or thousands worldwide, Agile Store Locator adapts to your business. Popular Use Cases 🚗 Dealer Locator – Display car dealers, equipment dealers, distributors, and partner networks. 🏢 Branch Locator – Help customers find bank branches, offices, and business locations. 🛍️ Retail Store Locator – Showcase retail stores, shopping centers, and chain locations. 🛠️ Service Center Locator – Display repair centers, support locations, and maintenance facilities. 🤝 Agent Locator – Connect customers with agents, representatives, consultants, and local partners. 🏬 Franchise Locator – Help customers discover franchise locations across multiple regions. 📦 Warehouse & Distributor Locator – Display warehouses, fulfillment centers, and distributors. 🏥 Healthcare Locator – Hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, laboratories, and healthcare providers. 🍽️ Restaurant Locator – Restaurants, cafés, food chains, and takeaway locations. 🏨 Hotel & Hospitality Locator – Hotels, resorts, and accommodation providers. 🏠 Real Estate Locator – Offices, developments, agencies, and property locations. 🎓 Education Locator – Schools, universities, campuses, and training centers. 🏋️ Fitness Locator – Gyms, sports clubs, fitness centers, and wellness studios. 🛒 Shopping Mall Locator – Shopping malls, supermarkets, and convenience stores. 🐾 Pet Store & Veterinary Locator – Pet shops, veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. ⚖️ Professional Office Locator – Legal firms, accounting offices, insurance agencies, and consulting businesses. And many more. If your business has physical locations, Agile Store Locator helps customers find them quickly using Google Maps and intelligent location search. 🌍 Global Support & Compatibility 🌐 Built for Global Businesses Agile Store Locator supports multilingual WordPress websites with translations available in multiple languages, including: 🇺🇸 English 🇩🇪 German 🇫🇷 French 🇪🇸 Spanish 🇮🇹 Italian 🇳🇱 Dutch 🇵🇹 Portuguese 🇸🇦 Arabic (RTL) 🇯🇵 Japanese The plugin also supports RTL (Right-to-Left) languages, making it an excellent choice for businesses serving customers around the world. 💻 Works with Your Favorite WordPress Tools Agile Store Locator is designed to work seamlessly with modern WordPress websites and is compatible with: WordPress 6.x+ Elementor Divi WPBakery Page Builder Gutenberg Astra Theme Avada Theme GeneratePress Kadence Theme Blocksy Theme WooCommerce GeoDirectory Most WordPress themes and plugins 🎉 Live Demos & Integrations 🖥️ Explore Agile Store Locator See Agile Store Locator in action and discover different layouts, templates, and real-world implementations. 🌐 Live Store Locator Demo 📍 Location Pages Demo 🔍 Store Search Widget 📝 Store Registration Form Store Locator Templates 🎨 Classic Template 💼 Professional Layout 📂 Category Layout 👤 Profile Layout 🟦 Grid Layout 📋 Accordion Layout 📍 Minimal Layout 👉 Browse all demos: https://agilestorelocator.com/demos/ 🛒 WooCommerce Multi-Store Integration Need more than a Store Locator? Agile Store Locator integrates seamlessly with Multi Store Addons for WooCommerce, allowing you to manage inventory, local pickup, shipping, and store selection directly inside WooCommerce. Key Features 📦 Local Pickup by Store 🏬 Store Selector for WooCommerce 🚚 Distance-Based Shipping 💰 Table Rate Shipping 📍 Store-Based Payment Methods 📊 Store Manager Dashboard 🛒 Multi-Store Inventory Management 🔄 Store List Widgets For Help, Please create a ticket here, we will reply at our earliest. https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/agile-store-locator 📚 Documentation & Support For detailed documentation and support, visit the Agile Store Locator Knowledge Base. If you have any questions, feel free to contact our support team at [email protected]

A simple, intuitive Google Map / OpenStreetMap plugin that installs as a Gutenberg block and a shortcode. Packed with useful features — geo-mashup of posts, KML overlays, marker icons, address geocoding — and fully free and open source. No subscriptions, no SaaS, no telemetry. Slick Google Map lets you embed maps using either: Google Maps — requires your own API key (configurable per-site). Leaflet / OpenStreetMap — no key required, free tile service. Features: Insert maps via the Slick Google Map Gutenberg block (with a multi-marker repeater) or the [slick_map] shortcode. Classic Editor users get a Slick Map media button above the editor that opens a dialog with the same repeater. Marker geo-mashup — aggregate every post/page that has lat/lng custom fields onto a single map. KML and GPX overlays — drop a track or boundary onto any map. KML works on both providers; GPX is Leaflet-only. Address geocoding — write address="Vienna, Austria" instead of coordinates. Geocoded once per address and cached for 30 days. Uses your Google Geocoding API key if set, falls back to Nominatim/OSM otherwise. Coordinate formats — accepts decimal (48.2082) and DMS (48°12'29.5"N) in any marker. Marker icons — bundled set of 13 modern SVG pins (default, restaurant, lodging, cafe, bar, museum, airport, rail, shop, camera, mountain, castle, religious), plus your own URL. Legacy filenames from the 2014-era plugin are auto-aliased. Map controls — toggle the zoom / map-type / street-view / scroll-wheel / drag controls per map. Layers — Google bicycling and traffic overlays on demand. 45° aerial tilt — passed through to Google as tilt: 45. Only takes visible effect on vector Map IDs, or on satellite/hybrid view over the specific cities where Google has 45° aerial imagery. No effect on raster maps or on Leaflet. Custom Google styles JSON — for branded maps without cloud-styled Map IDs. Wiki-style links in marker titles: [[https://example.com|Display text]] becomes a real link. Compatible with WordPress page caches — no per-visitor state in the rendered HTML, no AJAX side-effects. No fixed-cost dependencies — Leaflet / OSM is free; Google Maps is pay-as-you-go with a generous monthly free tier (≈28k map loads/month at no charge). History: Slick Google Map 1.0 is a rewrite of the original plugin version 0.3, which was itself a fork of the Comprehensive Google Map Plugin by Alexander Zagniotov (2011–2014). Version 1.0.0 is a complete rewrite for WordPress 6.4+ and PHP 8.1+ — see the “Parity & rewrite” section below for what changed. Insert a map via the Slick Google Map Gutenberg block, the Slick Map media button in the Classic Editor, or the [slick_map] shortcode. Optionally aggregate posts/pages that have lat/lng custom fields onto a single map (“geo-mashup”), and overlay a KML or GPX file. Shortcode [slick_map lat="48.2082" lng="16.3738" zoom="13" height="400px" provider="leaflet"] Geo-mashup of posts and pages: [slick_map mashup="post,page"] KML or GPX overlay: [slick_map kml="https://example.com/track.kml"] [slick_map provider="leaflet" gpx="https://example.com/hike.gpx"] KML works with both providers; GPX requires the Leaflet provider (Google’s Maps JS API does not natively render GPX). Markers with addresses and custom icons (nested [marker] children): [slick_map zoom="6"] [marker address="Vienna, Austria" title="Home"] [marker lat="52.5" lng="13.4" title="Berlin" icon="https://example.com/star.png"] [/slick_map] Each [marker] accepts address (geocoded once and cached) or explicit lat/lng, plus optional title and icon. The icon attribute accepts either an https://… URL pointing to your own image, or one of the bundled short names: default, restaurant, lodging, cafe, bar, museum, airport, rail, shop, camera, mountain, castle, religious. Legacy filenames from the 2014-era plugin (1-default.png, museum_naval.png, hotel_0star.png, …) are auto-aliased to the nearest modern equivalent. For geo-mashup markers, set a marker_icon custom field on each post to override the default pin for just that post. Map controls and layers Toggle Google’s built-in UI: zoomcontrol, maptypecontrol, streetviewcontrol, scrollwheel, draggable (all default true). Google-only overlays: showbike="true", showtraffic="true". 45° aerial tilt: tilt="45". Only takes visible effect on a Google vector Map ID, or in satellite/hybrid view over cities where Google has 45° imagery. Ignored elsewhere. Custom Google map styles JSON: styles='[{"featureType":"poi","stylers":[{"visibility":"off"}]}]' (ignored when a Map ID is configured — cloud styling takes precedence). DMS coordinates Marker lat / lng values accept either decimal (48.2082) or DMS form (48°12'29.5"N). Wiki-style links Marker titles support [[https://example.com|Display text]] to embed real links, or [[Plain Page]] for unlinked highlighted text. Geocoding When a Google Maps API key is configured the plugin uses the Google Geocoding API (same Cloud project as Maps; enable Geocoding API alongside Maps JavaScript). Otherwise it falls back to Nominatim/OpenStreetMap. Results are cached in a 30-day transient per address, so each unique address is geocoded at most once. Privacy Using the Google provider loads scripts and tiles from maps.googleapis.com. Using the Leaflet/OSM provider loads tiles from tile.openstreetmap.org and the Leaflet library from unpkg.com. Choose the provider that matches your site’s privacy posture. Parity & rewrite Version 1.0.0 is a complete rewrite of the 2015 codebase. The old plugin’s PHP and JavaScript were written against WordPress 3.6 and PHP 5, used the long-retired Google JSAPI loader, geocoded addresses on every page view, shipped 300+ marker PNGs of mixed provenance, and had several unauthenticated AJAX write paths in wp-admin. Re-issuing it as-is on a modern stack was not viable, so the codebase was rewritten from scratch around the same shortcode vocabulary. What you keep. Posts written against the very old [google-map-v3 ...] shortcode still render. The plugin registers google-map-v3 as a back-compatibility alias that maps the still-useful attributes (width, height, zoom, kml, maptype, addmarkermashup, addmarkerlist, maptypecontrol, zoomcontrol, streetviewcontrol, scrollwheel, draggable, showbike, showtraffic, tiltfourtyfive, styles) onto the new renderer. The Google provider is selected by default for these legacy shortcodes, the old addmarkerlist="addr{}icon{}desc|..." packed format is parsed transparently, and the most-used legacy icon filenames (1-default.png, museum_naval.png, hotel_0star.png, …) are aliased to the bundled modern SVG set. What’s gone for good. Some features can’t come back because the upstream services or APIs disappeared: panoramio — Google shut Panoramio down in November 2016. pancontrol — Google removed panControl from the Maps API in 2017; there is no flag to set anymore. google.maps.KmlLayer — deprecated April 2026; replaced internally with a fetch + KML→GeoJSON renderer. The old https://www.google.com/jsapi loader — retired by Google in 2017; the modern loader requires a user-supplied API key. What’s not yet back. Marker clustering, directions/routing, geolocation marker, and marker drop/bounce animations are reachable from the rewrite but not yet wired up. See PARITY.md on GitHub for the full, categorised list (restored / new / missing-but-doable / deprecated-by-upstream / deliberately-dropped) plus a migration cheat-sheet. What was dropped on purpose. The sidebar widget (Classic Widgets is in long-term legacy mode), the saved-shortcodes admin library (it was the largest single security surface in the old plugin), and the 300+ marker PNG library (replaced with 13 modern SVGs plus a legacy-filename alias map) — see PARITY.md for the rationale on each. Contributors Current maintainer Norbert Preining Original author of the upstream “Comprehensive Google Map Plugin” (2011–2014) Alexander Zagniotov — thanks for the original work, released under GPL. Additional contributors Honza Rameš