10 Best WP Go Maps Block Alternatives in 2026
Updated September 7, 2026 · Ranked by how closely each plugin matches, from WordPress.org data · How this works
WP Go Maps Block has 3,000+ active installs on WordPress.org. These 10 plugins share its category or its tags on WordPress.org, are actively maintained, and each has at least 100 active installs. They are ordered by how closely they match, not by our opinion.
The 10 closest alternatives to WP Go Maps Block
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Map Block for Google Maps
Closest match4.6 (21) 20,000+ active installsMap block for Gutenberg editor powered by Google Maps. Simple. Fast. Just a map block.
Shares the Google Maps, map, map block tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.8 (66) 7,000+ active installsEmbed Google Maps shortcodes in pages and posts, either by center coordinates or street address, or by URL to a Google Earth KML file.
Shares the Google Maps, map, maps tags on WordPress.org. About 2.3 times the installs, last updated May 12, 2026.
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Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map
4.8 (172) 10,000+ active installsGoogle Map plugin for WordPress is very Simple, light-weight and Easy to use Google Custom Map with markers in Posts, Pages, Sidebar as shortcode.
Shares the Google Maps, map, maps tags on WordPress.org. About 3.3 times the installs, last updated 23 days ago.
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WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters
4.0 (20) 20,000+ active installsNo API key is required to launch Google Maps & OpenStreetMap.
Shares the map block, maps tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated August 7, 2026.
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4.7 (33) 1,000+ active installsInclude Google and OpenStreetMap maps in posts and pages, and map posts, pages, and other objects on global maps. Make WordPress into a GeoCMS.
Shares the Google Maps, maps tags on WordPress.org. About a third of the installs, last updated May 3, 2026.
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MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet
4.7 (148) 30,000+ active installsUnlimited maps and markers. Free, no API key, no setup. Google Maps, Leaflet, OpenStreetMap & Mapbox. Map editor, blocks and store locators.
Shares the Google Maps, maps tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated today.
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CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps
4.2 (31) 3,000+ active installsCodePeople Post Map lets you geotag posts and seamlessly integrate your blog with Google Maps for a smooth, location-aware experience.
Shares the Google Maps, maps tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.6 (46) 3,000+ active installsA simple shortcode for embedding Google Maps in any WordPress post, page or widget.
Shares the Google Maps, maps tags on WordPress.org. A similar number of installs, last updated June 22, 2026.
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4.6 (512) 30,000+ active installsAre your Google Maps slow? Try Map Widget for Google Maps. You'll have a fast Google Maps widget with a thumbnail & lightbox map in minutes!
Shares the Google Maps, map tags on WordPress.org. About 10 times the installs, last updated 22 days ago.
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4.6 (252) 20,000+ active installsGoogle Maps with markers, locations and clusterization, KML layers and filters. Custom Google map markers with text, images, videos, links.
Shares the Google Maps, map tags on WordPress.org. About 6.7 times the installs, last updated 3 days ago.
Switching from WP Go Maps Block: common questions
What is the best alternative to WP Go Maps Block?
Map Block for Google Maps is the closest match: it shares the same WordPress.org tags and has 20,000+ active installs with a 4.6 out of 5 rating.
Which WP Go Maps Block alternative has the most users?
MapPress, with 30,000+ active installs reported by WordPress.org.
Which WP Go Maps Block alternative is rated highest?
WP Google Map, rated 4.8 out of 5 by 172 reviewers. Only plugins with at least 50 reviews are counted.
Are these WP Go Maps Block alternatives free?
Every plugin listed here is free to install from WordPress.org. Where WordPress.org marks a plugin as commercial, the developer also sells a paid version or add-ons, and that is shown on each plugin.
How are alternatives chosen?
Automatically, from WordPress.org data: plugins that share a category top 10 with WP Go Maps Block score highest, then plugins that appear in the same WordPress.org rankings, then plugins with the same tags, weighted so rare tags count more than common ones. Plugins by the same author and plugins rated under 4.0 are left out.
How we choose these alternatives
Nothing on this page is picked by hand. Every day we walk the whole WordPress.org directory, then score every plugin against WP Go Maps Block on three signals: sharing a category top 10 counts most, then appearing in the same WordPress.org rankings, then carrying the same tags, with rare tags counting for more than common ones like "wordpress". Plugins by the same author are excluded, so an author's own add-ons cannot fill the list, and so is anything rated below 4.0 or with fewer than 100 active installs. The ten highest scores are what you see, in that order. Full methodology.
The bottom line
Map Block for Google Maps is the closest match to WP Go Maps Block by the data we track, and MapPress has the widest reach with 30,000+ active installs. MapPress shipped the most recent release, on September 6, 2026. The list is rebuilt every day from WordPress.org, so a plugin that stops being maintained drops out on its own.
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