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10 googlemaps plugins for wordpress

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Although Blogger is the apliacación of Google, it is very difficult to find artilfugios (widgets) or plugins ready to deploy outside the displayed map Google put only use your API suggests that certainly is very robust but there are few Tutorials And is a bit taken from the hair.

On the other hand, in the case of Wordpress, with thousands of editors thinking about needs, it is not difficult to find applications to display maps, kml files, photos, and others. Just try them; here is the list of some of them

Google MapMarker

  • You can load points on a map, but you can produce kml files for Google Earth.

  • Plugin Page
  • »Decargar«
  • Fw-WPGoogleUserMap
    Allows users Logged in of Wordpress add marks on a map of Googlemap and see the location of others. those who are not Logged in They can only see them but not add them. Requires Googlemap API key.

    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«
  • GeoPressLat / long coordinates can be added to a post's entries only by entering an address. You can save locations, embedded maps and other miquis.
    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«


  • GeoXMLAllows deploying geoRSS files as geoxml classes.
    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«


  • ItHappenedHere!You can add geographic information to your entries, manually by means of coordinates or by scrolling through a map. The result can be shown as image served (static IMS) or google maps window with the zoom and panning functionality. Apparently it is easy to implement.
    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«


  • Lightweight Google MapsIt shows a map window that can be displayed in the entries, you can configure the center coordinates of the map, the approach, including kml marks with configurable characteristics.
    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«


  • PhotoMapperYou can place points on a Googlemap map and associate photos with the Panoramio style.
    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«
  • Post GeoPositionMore complex, this plugin allows you to create a search engine with some libraries that can be associated to display both maps, brands and searches.
    uses :
    - Google Maps API
    - jQuery Javascript library
    - jQuery plugin for wordpress
    - jquery's googlemaps plugin from dyve.net
    - Geo microformat

    • Plugin Page
    • »Download«
  • RoutesAdding points or routes by clicking on the map panel also allows you to create searches. Possibly one of the applications with more functionalities now that Google has embedded the routes of many cities.

    Trayle plugin

    It allows to add standard metadata to the embedded information, under the microformat features.

Golgi Alvarez

Writer, researcher, specialist in Land Management Models. He has participated in the conceptualization and implementation of models such as: National Property Administration System SINAP in Honduras, Management Model of Joint Municipalities in Honduras, Integrated Cadastre-Registry Management Model in Nicaragua, Territory Administration System SAT in Colombia . Editor of the Geofumadas knowledge blog since 2007 and creator of the AulaGEO Academy that includes more than 100 courses on GIS - CAD - BIM - Digital Twins topics.

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