Store Locator Widget vs WP Go Maps Block

A fully featured store locator plugin that is incredibly quick and easy to configure, add locations and embed in your WordPress site. Our store locator is fully customisable and adjustable for all types of service or business including custom Google Maps and Markers, with different layouts to suit all themese. All plans allow completely unrestricted and unlimited usage. You can customize the text used throughout the locator to suit it to your business so you aren’t just limited to stores – we have locators for dentists, karate dojos, vodka distilleries and pretty much everything you can think of! Add multiple language support at the click of a button if your site services non-English speaking countries. Get started in minutes with no coding Get your locator up and running by simply pasting a code snippet into your website or online store platform. Integrates with any platform Our software works with every major web platform including Shopify, Squarespace, Joomla, Magento, Droopal, BigCommerce, Volusion, Wix, WordPress, Facebook and more. Powerful Google Maps with Geolocation Our powerful store locator supports automatic geolocation, address autocompletion, distances in miles or kms, search within radius and more. Unlimited usage We’re ready for your business to grow as all our plans offer unlimited usage. Simple location management Upload location lists via CSV or Excel, synchronise from a Google Sheet or use our Location Management API, the choice is yours. Fully customizable Customize the look and feel of your Store Locator to make it your own – all wording, colors, fonts, map style, distance units, sizing – everything can be tweaked! Sample Customer Reviews (all reviews are taken from https://www.reviews.io/company-reviews/store/store-locator-widgets) ★★★★★ “Super responsive team, very customizable widget, awesomely easy for consumers to use!! Utilizing for two of my companies :-)” – Lisa Fleck ★★★★★ “I am extremely happy with the Store Locator product, it’s so easy to use and feature suggestions are taken on board and implemented. The customer service is fantastic, by far the best support I’ve come across – thank you for helping with all my queries Tom.” – Chrissy ★★★★★ “Comprehensive features, simple setup, excellent service, good prices.” – Jack Jordan Major features Unlimited Traffic No matter which plan you choose, we don’t limit store locator page views or traffic. Automatic Geolocation Choose whether customers are autoamtically geolocated on the map when the store locator loads, which allows you to immediately display the closest store to their current location. Not just a Store Locator – we support any kind of location requirement You’re not just limited to a store locator. As all text – buttons, links, titles etc – is customizable, you can use it to host any kind of locator – dealers, distributors, doctors and teachers, the list of what our customers have used us for goes on. Search Filters Create clickable search filters for your stores with options like “Open 24 Hours” or “Wheelchair Accessible” and more! Distance Calculations Built in real-time distance calculator showing the distance to each store in miles or kilometres. Directions Customers can get directions from their location to any of your locations with one click. Directions are inside the store locator so your customers don’t need to leave your store. Flexible Search Options Search by address, zip or postal code, or just city. Fully Customizable Customize the look and feel of the Store Locator. Font colors, drop pin, change the units from KM to Miles, customize your map size, where it starts geographically and much more. Multilingual Support Customize all the titles, wording, button text, results text. Change the wording to fit your style or even change everything to your language of choice! Responsive Mobile-friendly design Right out of the box Store Locator Pro comes with a beautiful touch mobile layout that looks great on all devices. It’s fully responsive design is suitable for phones, tablets and any kind of small screen device. Multi-platform Support We support Shopify, BigCommerce, Volusion, Magento, 3dCart, OpenCart, Squarespace, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Wix and just about every other platform out there. Store Locator Pro integrates with sites written in any language – HTML, PHP, Ruby, Python, ASP, .NET and more. Powerful Analytics Suite (Premium and Ultimate plans only) Visualize where customers want your product on a heatmap and in a detailed report. See where customers are searching but not finding your stores. Export it all to CSV, PDF or Excel. Supports Google Maps customizations (Ultimate plans only) Custom markers / pins – choose from our selection or upload your own. Multiple markers so you can differentiate location types. Custom colors and map styles are all available out of the box. Set the initial Map location Set the start zoom and location for the map. Preload all the map pins or not, your choice. Prevent competitors from stealing your list Limit the number of results returned per search so competitors can’t get your full distribution list. Synchronise with Google Docs We now support automatic synchronisation with Google Docs Sheets. Update your date in a single sheet and your Store Locator automatically updates it’s store list. Let your retailers / stockists submit their own store location Our store location submission form can be embedded on your own web page allowing retailers to submit their own store to be added to your store locator. REST API Location Management If you’d like to integrate your location management workflow with our systems, we offer a REST based API which makes this easy. Free Image uploading and hosting All plans include free image uploading and hosting. Upload images to our lightning fast content delivery network for use in your locator. Help and Support If you run into any issues, need any help installing or uploading your store list then don’t worry, we are here to help! Just use the chat function on the https://www.storelocatorwidgets.com website to get in touch with us. We also have a comprehensive support section for all aspects of the StoreLocatorWidgets.com service which is found here: https://www.storelocatorwidgets.com/Support.

The easiest to use Google Maps and Open Layers Map Plugin is now available as a standalone map block! Create a custom map block with high-quality markers and add them to your WordPress posts and pages effortlessly. Perfect for contact pages, business locations, event venues, and more! Map blocks are lightweight and deliver optimal performance, ensuring a seamless experience for your WordPress site. They’re easy to customize, allowing you to quickly add and configure maps to suit your needs without compromising site speed or performance. If you need more features like multiple markers, shapes, and a store locator, our full (free) WP Go Maps plugin might be perfect for you. Block Features Add unlimited map blocks to your posts/pages Choose between Google Maps or OpenLayers for each block Edit your marker directly from the block editor Set marker location by free location search, or by right-clicking on the map preview Preview your map in real time, within the block editor Easy to use and customize without any coding experience Control width, height and alignment of your maps From the team that brought you the most popular Google Maps plugin on WordPress Lightweight for optimal performance No database queries or tables Basic info-window for your marker Control zoom level of your map Support for localization Latest Google Maps API Latest OpenLayers API Already using WP Go Maps? You can still use this block for single locations, as it is fully integrated with both our basic and Pro versions! References We make use of a various libraries and 3rd party service providers in order to render maps in your preferred mapping engine. This section will describe each of these in more detail and when they are used. OpenLayers: Served from a local library file (lib/ol.js & lib/ol.css), provided by OpenLayers. We use this library when you set your block to use OpenLayers (default). You can find the source files on the OpenLayers GitHub. OpenStreetMap: When you select the OpenLayers engine, a default map tile server is used, which is provided by OpenStreetMap. This is a 3rd party service provider that we rely on to render your map. They may also make use of MapBox for some of their assets. Google Maps API: If you decide to use Google Maps as your map engine, we will include the Google Maps API as a 3rd party service provider that we rely on to render your maps. In this case, admin map previews are still rendered by OpenLayers and OpenStreetMap. Nominatim (OpenStreetMap): If you perform an address search within the admin area, we will make use of the OpenStreetMap Nominatim to lookup locations and suggest addresses to you. This is a 3rd party service provider that we rely on for address searches.