A simple yet cool and intuitive Google maps widget for your website
As of April 2026, Simple Google Maps Widget is a WordPress gmap plugin with 0 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 1.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Last updated 7 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Mage Google Maps.
The title is optional but good to have if you use multiple map widgets on your site. There is also a cool feature, where you can insert a snippet of information about the location of your choice in the widget and it’ll show the snippet when you click on your map location marker.
Note that you should have a valid and one specific API key for each widget in order to get the map to work. But, don’t worry, just follow the steps in this article to set up an API key for your map widget. Then, insert it into the API Key field in the widget and you have a working map widget with minimal steps.
The widget options are as follows:
– Title (Optional)
– API Key (Necessary)
– Location (Recommended)
– Latitude (o…
| WordPress | 4.0+ requiredTested up to 4.9.29 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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