Flexible Map
by webaware · Uncategorized
Also makes 12 other plugins · 152.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Embed Google Maps shortcodes in pages and posts, either by center coordinates or street address, or by URL to a Google Earth KML file.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
7K+
≈7.5K estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “google”, “google maps” and “maps” for “street”, “map markers” and “cs”. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “street” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “map markers” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cs” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
92 health vs 58 average across 25,756 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.9%
of downloads still active
At least 7K of 360.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 56 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 66 reviews, smoothed to 4.50★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| flexible map | #1 | #1 | — |
| google earth | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| earth | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| web map | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| de map | #1 | #2 | — |
| coordinates | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| sponsorship | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| kml your tag | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| flexible | #8 | #7 | 0 |
| street | #6 | #2 | down 2 |
| map your tag | #8 | #9 | up 1 |
| fr map | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| flexible content | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| embed google maps | #11 | #9 | down 1 |
| map markers | #9 | #10 | down 1 |
| site map | #6 | #5 | 0 |
| korean | #10 | #11 | down 1 |
| map to address | #6 | #6 | 0 |
| simple map | #6 | #5 | up 1 |
| sponsored | #11 | #7 | up 1 |
| google your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| google maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| maps your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
100 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 46 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “google”, “google maps” and “maps” for “street”, “map markers” and “cs”. “google” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “street” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “google maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “map markers” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “maps” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “cs” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.6K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.19.0 · 12 May 2026
51
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 49% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “7K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 11 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chinwag4.0y ago
Implemented so quickly and easily. Worked straight out of the box for KML files. Highly recommend!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ black85vette5.4y ago
Can’t get much easier to display a .kml file on a webpage. For a time Google had a hard time loading a local .kml file so I stored mine on a public Google.sites page, but that seems to have been resolved. Just paste the shortcode pointing to a local .kml file and it will automatically center the contents on a map that will have Terrain, default or satellite maps. Zoom and scroll work correctly. My page is all about the map so this makes maintaining my webpage simple.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mickyharris7.5y ago
Just works, but you’ll need a Google maps API key.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ azlivin0088.2y ago
I use this on ALL of my websites – at least five as of now. This is by far the easiest and most complete maps plugin out there. No need to create a “post” for every map. Just enter your address and parameters right in the shortcode on the page. Totally awesome, simple, lightweight, and lots of ways to configure your map. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by azlivin008. This topic was modified 7 years, 10 months ago by azlivin008.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kato688.8y ago
Perfect “simple” plugin the just does what it sould do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grigione9.3y ago
It’s free and have all features of a paid plugin It’s very simply to use
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ masterchef7779.3y ago
After initial uncertainty due to not finding any configurations/settings page, then realized that only the shortcode – with attributes – was needed. This plugin is really lightweight and works as expected – just getting a map in my page in the exact way I want. And in a flawless way too. Thank you all!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ volker629.4y ago
Nach langer Suche für ein Map-Plugin, stieß ich auf dieses hier. Gefunden habe ich den Tipp über die Webseite “http://gmaps.co/top-5-google-maps-wordpress-plugins/”. Dort steht ganz klar zu lesen: “you don’t need an API key to get it working”. Und was sehe ich als erstes nach der Installation und nach Aufruf des Plugins? Die Seite auf der ich einen API-Schlüssel eingeben muss, weil ansonsten das Plugin offenbar nicht funktioniert. 6 setzen, durchgefallen!! Verkaspern kann ich mich selber… This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by volker62.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.19.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 6.4 Flexible Maps <= 1.18.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Flexible Maps Shortcode ↗2025-08-18 CVE-2025-8622 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.18.0 Patched in 1.19.0
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 64 languages, 6 at 90% or more
Plus 40 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Embed Google Maps shortcodes in pages and posts, either by center coordinates or street address, or by URL..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 14 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 14 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,329 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 245 days in tier
- 2025-05-25 9K+ → 8K+ down after 251 days in tier
- 2024-09-16 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1427 days in tier
- 2020-10-20 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1462 days in tier
- 2016-10-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 97 days in tier
- 2016-07-14 20K+ → 30K+ up
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).
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Snazzy Maps 30K+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags C -
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Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 3 shared tags A
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