SimpleMaps

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 51% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ jamiebreynolds

   4.7y ago

   Chris has worked with me closely to get this map up and running on our site. This is our company’s second purchase of this map, but the first time we needed some support in getting it going. Support is exceptionally responsive and patient, I cannot say enough good things about this company. The map itself is perfect for our needs; fully customizable including the option to directly edit the code if needed.

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2. ★★★★★ mbauer89

   10.9y ago

   I really like the Plugin and it does what it should. Had a little problem with the responsive Design (see support) and got an answer with a solution within several minutes. Thx

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3. ★★★★★ msbozee

   10.9y ago

   Awesome plugin and supporting documentation. Great user support. Simplemaps.com has a whole host of additional resources applicable to this plugin. Using HTML, CSS, and JS/jQuery allows wider customization over software-generated map programs that utilize other methods of visualization, interaction, and data interpretation. For instance, embedding images within hover elements/tooltips is a breeze with this plugin. Great work, simplemaps!

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4. ★★★★★ eloou

   11.4y ago

   Well, i’ve tested all the world map plugin for wordpress and it’s definetly the best one! Why? Because it’s simple to use, it’s easy to custom it as you want and IT’S TOTALLY FREE. Others plugin don’t allow you to make all you want or if so, they ask you to upgrade for a pro non-free version. Even if you don’t know a lot about coding, it’s really easy to manage everything with the online documentation. And i personnaly had a little problem i couldn’t solve. So i asked the online support (wordpress plugin forum) and they answered me really quickly! So what else? Just congratulation for this really really good work!

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5. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   11.5y ago

   Great plugin. I searched high and low for a good interactive map plugin. This is the best one out there. They offer excellent support as well. You need to be fastidious with your code on the .js file – once you get it – its fairly straight forward. I recommend this plugin.

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6. ★★★★★ bpebble

   11.7y ago

   It took a bit of fussing around to get it right, but I finally got it working. I had trouble with the map not displaying. I obviously know little about code. I was having trouble stopping the locations from displaying, but after experimenting with deleting different segments of code. I finally got those sample location tags to stop displaying, without wiping out the whole map. Yay! Word to the wise. Save a copy of mapdata with another name so you have the functional copy of it you can go back to. Then make your changes. If you change even the smallest thing in any of that code, the map doesn’t display. Great plugin guys and thank-you!

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7. ★★★★★ andyptravel

   12.8y ago

   The maps are pretty, very responsive and customizable in a number of simple ways. With some tinkering (and help from the excellent and speedy customer support) I have created an ideal menu for city/province specific information. I haven’t found any other plugins out there like it.

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8. ★★★★★ EzraSky

   12.8y ago

   It was perfect for my needs – displaying a global map, with the ability to place markers over various locations, which in turn displayed copy on hover. I also had options for coloring continents / oceans / location markers etc. The plugin strikes a good balance between being simple to install and get working, and having enough customization options. They also offer very good service.

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1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 Simple Maps <= 0.98 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2025-04-17 CVE-2025-39424 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 0.98 Patched in 0.99

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-29 700+ → 600+ down after 3 days in tier
2. 2026-01-26 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-01-24 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
4. 2026-01-23 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
5. 2026-01-19 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2026-01-18 600+ → 700+ up after 5 days in tier
7. 2026-01-13 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
8. 2026-01-11 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• HTML5 Maps 4K+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags A
• MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A
• Interactive World Map 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags B
• Interactive World Maps Clickable 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags C
• Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Max Interactive Maps — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B

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SimpleMaps: 600+ active installs, 4.8★ (10 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/interactive-maps