Yes, Locationews is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use Locationews?

Locationews has 0 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Locationews alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Locationews include WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps), WP Maps – Store Locator,Google…, MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does Locationews work with the latest WordPress?

Locationews has been tested up to WordPress 4.9.29. It requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP false+.

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Locationews

Name: Locationews
Author: anttiluokkanen

Publish location based articles in Locationews.

By anttiluokkanen·Map·Free

·0 active installs·Updated 7 years ago

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As of April 2026, Locationews is a WordPress map plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Go Maps (formerly WP Google Maps).

0/5Rating

0active installs

2.0K+total downloads

9 yearssince 2017

Overview

Locationews is a location based publishing channel that works both as a tool for journalists (as a plugin and template for the most widely used publishing platforms such as WordPress) and as an application that shows the content in a convenient map-based interface.

Go to locationews.com, register your free account and start publishing.

The plugin is made as simple as possible so that publishing on Locationews would be effortless for the publisher. Essentially you only need to install the plugin and enable it in one switch and you are ready to go.

Locationews plugin is WordPress multisite compatible.

This plugin is built on Cerado’s Structure.