WP Store Locator vs API KEY for Google Maps (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
API KEY for Google Maps
40K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, API KEY for Google Maps has a higher user rating (4.9/5 from 55 reviews) while WP Store Locator leads in active installations (50K+ vs 40K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. WP Store Locator has accumulated 1.5M+ total downloads while API KEY for Google Maps has 810K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | WP Store Locator | API KEY for Google Maps | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.8/5 | ► | 4.9/5 |
| Total Reviews | 311 | ◄ | 55 |
| Active Installs | 50K+ | ◄ | 40K+ |
| Total Downloads | 1.5M+ | ◄ | 810K+ |
| Support Resolution | 25% | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 3 weeks ago | ◄ | 4 months ago |
| First Released | 2013 | 2016 | |
| Age | 13 years | 10 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.7+ | 5.0+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 5.6+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 2.3.0 | 1.2.14 |
Rating Breakdown
WP Store Locator
API KEY for Google Maps
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, WP Store Locator averaged approximately 948 daily downloads while API KEY for Google Maps averaged 103.
Recent Reviews
WP Store Locator Reviews
Switched from Agile
Love this plugin, and love it’s simplistic approach. Easy to setup and get locations quickly listed and published. Switched to this one after using Agile Store Locator, which is so complicated that I
Perfect
Got all I needed.
Amazing Plugin and Great Support!
I’ve used this plugin on 2 commercial sites and it is rock solid. When my client wanted to use this as a way to add cities with customers, but didn’t want to specify who they were or their street
API KEY for Google Maps Reviews
didn’t do anything apparently
followed the easy instructions and checked on the mapfix.dev page and says it can’t find api key or api calls but there is no help to fix it, so not sure what this plugin is supposed to do.
Nice Plugin
The plugin is simple and functional
Excelente
Después de buscar tantos tutoriales de como resolver mi problema, encuentre este plugin que por fin resolvió y genero mi API key sin problema
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