VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps vs WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map

Tired of complex Google Maps API keys, fees, and tracking cookies? VenoMaps is the lightweight, privacy-focused solution for displaying beautiful, responsive, and interactive maps on your WordPress website. Based on OpenLayers and OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, VenoMaps ensures quick setup and full compliance with modern privacy standards, as the default map styles require NO API KEY and are free from tracking. 👉 Try the online demo and see it in action! Key Advantages (The VenoMaps Difference) 🔑 NO API KEY REQUIRED: Use the default OpenStreetMap styles completely free and without registration. 🍪 Privacy-First: The default maps are loaded without any tracking cookies, making GDPR compliance easier. ⚡ Performance-Focused: A lightweight library ensures fast loading times compared to heavy Google Maps scripts. 🎨 Fully Customizable: Upload your custom markers, create multi-stop routes, and choose from multiple map styles, or add your own custom tilesets. Features Live Marker Search: Allow users to instantly filter locations by searching marker titles and infobox content. Perfect for store locators and directories. Custom Routes: Create and display custom routes by selecting markers as waypoints. Ideal for travel blogs, event maps, and delivery routes. Gutenberg Block for easy insertion into posts and pages. Manage custom markers using the WP Media Library. Responsive design ensures a perfect display on all devices. Advanced Marker Clustering for better performance with large data sets. Import large lists of markers efficiently via CSV file. Geolocation utility to find Latitude/Longitude from an address. Supports external custom styles from Stadiamaps, Thunderforest, and Maptiler (API keys required only for these optional services). More from Nicola Franchini If you find VenoMaps useful, you might also like my other tools for WordPress: 💎 QRcdr: From static codes to a full Dynamic QR SaaS. Sell plans, track scans and monetize. 🖼️ VenoBox: A fast, responsive, and flexible lightbox for images, videos, and galleries. Zero jQuery dependency. Discover all my solutions at veno.es. High-quality scripts, premium add-ons, and professional tools designed for performance-focused developers.

The easiest to use Google Maps, Leaflet and Open Layers Map Plugin (including a Map Block)! Formerly WP Google Maps. Add a customized Google map, map block or Store Locator to your WordPress posts and/or pages quickly and easily with the supplied shortcode. No fuss. No iFrames and super easy to use! Perfect for contact page maps, routes, maps showing delivery areas and any other use you can think of! While the free version of WP Go Maps allows you to create a Google map with as many markers as you like, the Pro version allows you to do so much more! Create Elementor Maps, map blocks and map widgets easily with our WP Go Maps Elementor map block integration, straight out the box! Do you use the classic editor? We still support map widgets for classic WordPress installations. No need to compromise, the map widget includes the same functionality as our map blocks! The WP Go Maps Pro Version version allows you create custom Google maps with high quality markers containing locations, descriptions, images, categories, links and directions. Lite Version (Free) The most popular WordPress map plugin Choose between Google Maps, Leaflet, Azure Maps, Stadia Maps, Maptiler, LocationIQ, Zero Cost or Open Layers Maps Super easy to use, no coding required! Create as many map markers as you need by simply typing in the address Responsive maps Elementor Map block Edit your map markers with the click of a button 9 popular map themes to choose from Create or add your own map theme Drag map markers to an exact location Add a map block to your page Google Maps Streetview supported UTF-8 character support Map widget functionality Full screen map functionality Support for localization Choose from four Google maps types: roadmap, terrain, satellite and hybrid Define your own width, height and zoom level for your map Add animations to your map markers! Store locator functionality Restrict a store locator search by country Add Polygons to your Map Add Polylines / Routes to your map Create a map in less than a 30 seconds! Right click to add a marker to your map No advertising or links Google Maps Autocomplete Google Maps Transport Layer Set the max zoom level for your map Serve your map marker data via your database or an XML file Compatible with caching plugins Compatible with Cloudfare Latest Google Maps API Latest OpenLayers API Latest Leaflet API Professional Edition Create multiple maps! Allow your visitors to get directions to your markers. Add descriptions, links and images to your map markers. Add categories to your map markers Filter markers by category Mashup multiple maps Advanced map blocks Store locator map block Directions map block Infowindow block Map block (filter) Add different marker icons, or your own icons to make your map really stand out! List your map markers in the four ways; basic list, basic table, carousel, advanced table Allow visitors to use their map location as the starting or ending point for the directions Choose between the Default Google Maps Infowindow and the new Modern Infowindow Export/Import your markers to a CSV file for quick editing. Link Fusion tables to your Google Maps Show your visitor’s location on the Map Import KML/KMZ files to your map More advanced options for the Store Locator Allow users to use their map location for the store locator Store locator search by category Hide all map markers until a store locator search is done Move your marker list inside the map window Multiple map widget functionality Add retina-ready map marker icons WordPress Network friendly Get the WP Go Maps Professional Edition Translations Get a free copy of the WP Go Maps Pro version in exchange for translating our plugin! English – default Russian (Alexandra Bondareva) German French (Arnaud Thomas) Polish (Michal Kotnowski) Finnish (Johanna Joutti) Dutch (Jan Wind) Hebrew (Gal Dotan) Danish (Patrick Jepsen) Italian (Tommaso Mori & Massimo Bregani) Croatian (Sven Kopun) Greek (Konstantinos Koukoulakis) Romanian (Cosmin Stroe) Spanish (Carmelo Villegas Cruz) Portuguese (Jose Antonio Ribeiro) Brazilian Portuguese (Roberto Costa) Turkish (Suha Karalar) Swedish (Martin Sleipner) Bulgarian (Lyubomir Kolev) Indonesian (Neno) Lithuanian Czechoslovakian^ ^Language file needs to be updated Demos WP Go Maps Lite Basic Google Map with Markers Store Locator Polygons & Polyines/Routes Google Maps Transit Layer Google Maps Traffic Layer Google Maps Bicycle Layer WP Go Maps Pro Google map with advanced markers Marker listings – Simple Marker listings – Advanced Google Maps Directions Responsive Map Marker Categories (Filtering) Advanced Store Locator WP Go Maps Editor (Back-end Screenshots) Visitor Generated Markers – (WP Go Maps VGM Add-on) Custom Map Styling (WP Go Maps Gold Add-on) Documentation Installing WP Go Maps Creating your first map Adding a map block to your page or post Google Maps mashup (Pro) Exporting and importing map markers (Pro) Changing the Google Maps language Create a google map and marker using custom fields (Pro) View all documentation Troubleshooting My Google Map is not showing on my website My markers are not showing View all troubleshooting articles