Basic Google Maps Placemarks
Embeds a Google Map into your site and lets you add map markers with custom icons and information windows.
4.4(51 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 days agoAs of April 2026, Basic Google Maps Placemarks is a WordPress map plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.4/5 rating from 51 reviews. It has been downloaded 205K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.1+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are up 2445% this week. Top alternative: WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps).
4.4/551 reviews
3.0K+active installs
205K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
BGMP creates a custom post type for placemarks (markers) on a Google Map. The map is embedded into pages or posts using a shortcode, and there are settings to affect how it’s displayed. You can create markers that will show up on the map, and set their icons using the Featured Image meta box. When a marker is clicked on, a box will appear and show the marker’s title and description.
Features
- Each map marker can have a unique custom Installation icon, share a common custom icon, or use the default icon.
- Options to set the map type (street, satellite, etc), center location, size, zoom level, navigation controls, etc.
- Setup unique maps on different pages with their own placemarks, map types, center locations, etc.
- Placemarks can be assigned to categories, and you can control whi…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Simple efficient & fast
by drazon·5 years ago
Well although this plugin hasn’t been updated the last 3 years it works perfectly well, and as I said if you need something simple without any bloat this is it.
@iandunn if you could bump the plugin version to avoid some “security plugins” marking it as an abandoned plugin it would be great
Fantastic, thanks!
by correll250·8 years ago
This saved me a lot of work adding Google Maps to my site. Thanks for all the work!
Just what I was looking for
by marinetg·8 years ago
Looked for over 4 hours for the best and most customisable maps plugin. This is the winner. Great job and thanks!
Just the baseline I needed
by psuba·9 years ago
Great plugin if you want to start of customising one. I am using it to display mapped areas for a local orienteering club, and with some customisation it does exactly that – both a category page to show different types of areas on one page and with using the clustering feature, whilst also using it as I am displaying a single page with descriptions for each area itself.
I have added category specific placemarks, and adjusted the description display instead to use excerpts, add a featured image (instead of using that as a placemark) and link to the page of the area itself. Done in two days. Thanks.
Good plugin, cluster option appreciated
by hello·9 years ago
Good plugin, appreciate the cluster option.
There are sometimes issues with with the display, need to drag the map to refresh.
Download Trends
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.1+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.10
99.0%
Other
1.0%
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Changelog
v1.10.8 (3/31/2026)
- [SECURITY] Fixed an unauthenticated arbitrary map-coordinate write vulnerability. An unauthorized person could alter the map’s center location. Capability and nonce checks were added to fix it. props pwnie for responsible disclosure.
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